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Benoit Mandelbrot <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:46:43 -0700
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FYI... For more info, contact www.rncguide.com Hi folks, Here's a calendar of the next few weeks' events I've tried to pull together. All events are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. I'm sure there are items missing, so if you know of any that would intere= st our crew, please send them to me, and I'll include'm in the next mailing ....... Have fun, and don't forget to keep a smile on yer lips and a song in yer heart when you're out there smashing the state....... Mitchel TUES AUG 24 Night Kick off Party for anti-Conventionistas, Webster Hall, 125 E. 11 St. Man= hattan *********************************************** WEDS AUG 25 7:30 pm Frank Barbaro for Congress organizing meeting in Park Slope at Ozzie's Cafe (at 249 5th Ave. in Park Slope) BROOKLYN *********************************************** WEDS AUG 25 Banner making party BROOKLYN Wednesday August 25th 5:30pm - 9:30 pm El Puente CHE Institute 227 Roebling St. between S2/S3 Come join us in making banners for the 28th and 29th. We will have some materials but please bring your own if you can. *********************************************** WEDS AUG 25 7 pm Sunfrog talks at Bluestockings about Fifth Estate newspaper collective an= d the anarchist movement. *********************************************** WEDS AUG 25 6 pm =E2=80=93 10 pm The Summer of Love Concert for Equality East Lawn, Central Park *********************************************** THURS AUG 26 War Crimes Tribunal on Iraq: the case against Bush <http://www.peoplejudgebush.org/>http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org Put the Bush regime on trial! War Crimes Tribunal Thursday August 26 3-9 pm Martin Luther King Auditorium 65th St & Amsterdam, Manhattan, NY 212-633-6646 *********************************************** THURS AUG 26 7 pm Art Opening for Rana Bishara, at Xanadu gallery (and chess place), 217 Thompson St. (bet. 3rd St. and Bleecker) in Manhattan. *********************************************** THURS AUG 26 The Artists Network of Refuse & Resist! presents UNCONVENTIONAL HEROES An Evening of Performance to Honor Courageous Resisters Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 7:30 PM Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU 566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Sq. South, New York City (sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild/NYU Student Chapter) On the eve of the Republican National Convention, as the battle rages for the streets of New York City, the Artists Network of Refuse & Resist! is presenting an evening of performance to honor Courageous Resisters. The honorees include Aaron Lebowitz, a high school student in Darby, Montana who resisted a resolution to make creationism part of the public school curriculum; Toni Smith, the NYC College basketball player who, in the months leading up to the war on Iraq, turned her back on the US flag during the singing of the national anthem; Camilo Mejia, the first soldier to go AWOL because of his opposition to the Iraq war (now in the brig); Juanita Young, a leader of the movement against police brutality in New York City whose son was killed by the police, and many more. (See list below) Artists who will perform in honor of the Resisters include: Dan Bern Blair Brown Steve Earle Reg E. Gaines Andre Gregory Vijay Iyer Martha Lavey Mari Mariposa Ellen McLaughlin Omar Metwally Tracie Morris Odetta Mikel Paris Beau Sia Since 1988, Refuse and Resist! has presented these awards to individuals, groups, and communities that engage in remarkable acts of resistance. Courageous Resisters put their reputations, their jobs and even their lives on the line. Given the current extreme climate of war and repression, in which resistance itself is under attack, their refusal to remain silent is a source of extraordinary inspiration. The honorees include: Bretton Barber, a high school student in Dearborn, Michigan, who defied school administrators when he refused to take off a t-shirt emblazoned with an image of Bush and the words "International Terrorist." Michael Berg, who responded to the videotaped beheading of his son Nick, an independent contractor in Iraq, by demanding an end to all violence in that country and around the world. Rachel Corrie, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement in the Occupied Territories who was murdered by Israeli Defense Forces while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home in 2003. Her parents will accept the award. Mitchell Crooks, who videotaped the LAPD police beating Donovan Jackson, a 16-year-old black man, in 2002, defied the right-wing media and the police who then arrested him on a five-year-old misdemeanor. Bill Keys, a school board member in Madison, Wisconsin, who refused to enforce a state law that made it mandatory for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance Aaron Lebowitz, a high school student in Darby, Montana who led students and adults to fight against a school-board-supported resolution to teach creationism as part of the public school curriculum. Aaron McGruder, the creator of "The Boondocks" comic strip. Published in 300 newspapers each day, McGruder's characters consistently tell the truth about injustices committed by the U.S. government with humor and style. Camilo Mejia, who is the first soldier to go AWOL because of his opposition to the Iraq war and the American-inflicted atrocities, is currently in prison serving the maximum penalty of one year for desertion. Dave Meserve, the city council member who sponsored the Arcata, California ordinance that makes voluntary cooperation with unconstitutional investigations or arrests under the Patriot Act a crime punishable by $57. Bill Nevins, who refused to censor the closed-circuit TV reading of an iconoclastic poem by one of his students at Rancho Rio High School in New Mexico. Nevins was fired and the Write Club/Poetry Team were disbanded by the school's administration. Michael Newdow, a Sacramento physician with a law degree, who argued before California's 9th U.S. Circuit Court and the U.S. Supreme Court that the phrase "under god" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. Santa Cruz Librarians, who defiantly opposed the USA Patriot Act by shredding library patrons' records and posting warning signs about the FBI's authority to subpoena patrons' records, thereby setting an example for others in their field. Toni Smith, a basketball player at Manhattanville College who, in the months leading up to the war on Iraq, turned her back on the US flag during the singing of the national anthem. She continued to do so before each game in the face of threats and protests. Jason West, the mayor of New Paltz, New York was charged with 19 criminal counts when he rushed to married marry gay and lesbian couples in February 2004. The charges against Jason brought by the state of New York were dropped in June. Juanita Young, the mother of Malcolm Ferguson (murdered by the NYPD in 2000), who continues to be a leader in the movement against police brutality despite threats and brutalization by the police. These remarkable people will be honored for their courage and refusal to be intimidated. In these times, they are truly unconventional heroes. The evening's co-sponsors include: Artists Against the War Bread and Roses 1199/SEIU Center for Constitutional Rights Citizen Soldier National Lawyers Guild/NYC Chapter The initiators of the Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience. For more information, call 212-625-1212 or go to: <http://www.artistsnetwork.org/news13/news660.html>http://www.artistsnetw= ork.org/news13/news660.html Tickets available at Skirball Center Box Office: 212-992-8484 or you can buy tickets online: <http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar.html>http://www.skirballcente= r.nyu.edu/calendar.html ************************************ THURS AUG 26 7 pm at Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn Anti-Convention live music benefit for Not In Our Name ************************************ THURS AUG 26 7 pm The Fourth Wall Film Screening at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave., Manhattan presented by Suheir Hammad *********************************** FRI AUG 27 9-11 Truth Commission Noon =E2=80=93 5 pm Press Conference & Film Showings Wings Theater Kicking off The Summer of Truth Presentation of "The 9/11 Omissions Dossier" Films to include Highlights from the International 9/11 Inquiry, Phase 1: San Francisco. The March 2004 conference at the Herbst Theater kick-started the 9/11 Tru= th movement into a new phase of action (30 min) Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear, and the Selling of American Empire (60 min) Unprecedented: The 2000 Election (60 min) Wings Theatre Company 154 Christopher Street, New York, NY. Subway: 1,9 or PATH to Christopher Street, walk West. *********************************** FRI AUG 27 7 pm 9-11 Truth party. Brecht Forum 122 W. 27 St., 10th floor, Manhattan ******************************** FRI AUG 27 4 pm-10 pm Immigrant Worker community speak out/Day of Action St. Mark=E2=80=99s Church, E. 10th St. & 2nd Ave., Manhattan ******************************** FRI AUG 27 Critical Mass Bike Ride 7 pm Union Square ******************************** FRI AUG 27 7 pm at Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn Anti-Convention live music benefit for Not In Our Name ******************************** FRI AUG 27 8 pm Rooftop Films: What Democracy Looks Like / Short Films Clemente Soto Velez, 107 Suffolk St., Manhattan ******************************** REGIME CHANGE NOW! Saturday August 28th 11am-2pm BROOKLYN March beginning at McCarren Park Lorimer St./ Driggs Ave. Join PeaceWilliamsburg as we participate in the historical nine-day Long Island March for Peace and Justice. Breakfast in McCarren Park starting a= t 11:00am will be followed by a march and rally at the Continental Army Pla= za (intersection of South 4th St. and Roebling St) at 1:00pm with local speakers. After the rally we will continue marching south to downtown Brooklyn, ending with a short rally at the military recruitment station o= n Flatbush and Atlantic Aves. Why are we marching? After coming to power through a stolen election, the Bush Administration has waged two unprovoked wars of aggression resulting in the loss of 53,0= 00 Afghan and Iraqi lives, as well as over 1,000 US troops; increased milita= ry recruitment among young people in immigrant, working class and communitie= s of color; targeted immigrant communities with detention and deportation; and curtailed basic civil liberties with the creation of the US Patriot Act. The $280 billion surplus that Bush inherited has turned in to a record $372 billion deficit. States are slashing funding for everything from healthcare to education; unemployment soars with over 3 million jobs lost since Bush took office; and Americans without health insurance increased by 2.4 million between 2001 and 2002 to a total of 44 million. Meanwhile Bush responds with two huge tax cuts that benefit the most wealthy. Whether a Republican or Democrat is elected, we believe our country shoul= d be focused on preserving peace, not waging war; dedicating a majority of our tax revenue to social programs, healthcare, and education, not to military spending. End the Occupation of Iraq NOW! *********************************** SAT AUG 28 11 am =E2=80=93 4 pm March & Rally for Women=E2=80=99s Lives Begin in Brooklyn at Cadman Plaza near Brooklyn Bridge, march to City Hal= l Park. www.ppnyc.org ************************************ SAT AUG 28 12 noon =E2=80=93 6 pm : A Green World is Possible! NY Green Party is holding an all day festival and speakers in Washington Square Park, includes many Green luminaries and candidates. The Green Party Office Committee, The Green Party of the United States an= d the Green Party of New York State are proud to present, =E2=80=9CA Green = World is Possible: A Festival of Non-Violence, Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, Social and Economic Justice=E2=80=9D to be held on Saturday, A= ugust 28th at Washington Square Park in the historic Greenwich Village in Manhattan. There will be speakers, live music, free yoga, an open art space, along with tables for progressive organizations to not only protest the Republicans coming to New York City, but to show the world a strong and viable Green alternative! Speakers include Green presidential candidate David Cobb; Peter Camejo, Peace and Justice Party vice-presidential candidate; Dave McReynolds, U.S. Senate candidate from New York; Efia Nwangaza, U.S. Senate candidate from South Carolina; New Paltz, New York Mayor Jason West; Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin; Bill Douglass from the 9/11 Visibility Project-9/= 11 Truth Movement; and many others. Calling all ant-imperialist, anti-corporate, pro-peace artists to display their creations. There will be body painting, statues, and festival performers. Make your own protest signs and display them in Washington Square Park. We are hopeful that you or your organization will share our excitement about our plans for A Green World Is Possible. We are actively searching for volunteers, vendors, musicians, donors and others ready and willing t= o make our event a peaceful and successful one. For more information, please contact the office at 212-240-0501 or via email at <mailto:%3Ca%20href=3D>[email protected] *********************************** SAT AUG 28 7 pm =E2=80=93 Midnight Sixth Street Community Center: 638 E. 6 St. (bet. Ave. B & C, Manhattan) NY Greens are holding a party!!!! Prizes! Politically appropriate parlor games! Music! ($50 for the best performance as judged by the participants). FREE! ************************************ SAT AUG 28 5:30 pm =E2=80=93 7:30 pm Ring Out bells at Ground Zero www.ringout.org ************************************ SAT AUG 28 Books Not Bombs Youth Convergence 9 am =E2=80=93 6 pm St. Mark=E2=80=99s Church ************************************ SAT AUG 28 THE LYNNE STEWART DEFENSE COMMITTEE (LYNNE STEWART, attorney now on trial in federal court new york) party at the the brecht forum (working for social change & raising money for moving expenses) and the new york city chapter of the national lawyers guild (standing up and defending your right to protest) saturday, august 28th - 8 p.m. til featuring: comedian activist randy credico eli smith & the jug free america band nana soul - black waxx - singer extra ordinaire norman marshall - portrayer of john brown and more... an evening of solidarity, fun, music, drinks and food - speeches and schm= oozing sliding scale $10 - $20 & up appreciated place: the brecht forum 122 w27th. st., 10th floor, new york city (between 6th & 7th aves.) stop by on your way to and from other events or for the whole evening - s= ee you there Don't forget that the Lynne Stewart Trial is currently ongoing - Monday through Thursday 9:30 - 4:30 p.m. Come and show your support United States District Court, Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 110 New York, New York 212-625-9696 <http://www.lynnestewart.org/>www.lynnestewart.org ************************ SAT AUG 28 7 pm Women Against War concert Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive at 120th St. Sponsored by Code Pink *********************** SUN AUG 29 Big Peace March: The World Says No to the Bush Agenda Brooklyn Branch 10am Bedford Ave./North 7th St. PeaceWilliamsburg will also be marching in the United for Peace and Justi= ce march past the Republican National Convention site. We will provide "Kno= w Your Rights" booklets and other information you will need for the day. in Manhattan, begin assembling at 10 a.m. all along 7th Avenue beginnin= g at Union Square and up, in Manhattan. March begins at Noon up 7th Ave. past Madison Square Garden to Central Park. www.unitedforpeace.org *********************** SUN AUG 29 1 pm =E2=80=93 6 pm Still We Rise march and rally of homeless and poor. Starts at Union Squar= e and marches up 8th Ave. to 31st St. ************************ SUN AUG 29 4 pm March for Our Lives: Stop the War at Home United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza ************************ SUN AUG 29 7 pm Peace & Justice Movement Reception Brecht Forum Join us on the evening after "The World Says No to the Bush Agenda," for = a roundtable for Peace and Justice leaders, co-sponsored by the Peace Actio= n Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. and 911Truth.org 7 pm - Wine and cheese (pizza) complimentary reception for peace and justice leaders. 8 pm - Roundtable discussion of how the peace and justic= e movement can fight for 9/11 truth to avert the prospect of "endless wars" and save the U.S. constitution. By exposing the lies of 9/11 we cut the legs out of the bogus argument that we need bloated defense and domestic spying to prevent attacks. ************************ SUN AUG 29 7 pm =E2=80=93 3 a.m. Unity Ball, sponsored by Still We Rise, at Downtim= e, 251W. 30 St., bet. 7th & 8th Ave., $10. ************************ SUN AUG 29 7 pm Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver St., 4th floor, NYC The Palestine Right to Return Coalition Party. $20. [email protected] ************************ MON AUG 30 12 Noon Union Square Still We Rise & HipHop Summit march to Madison Square Garden www.stillwerise.org ************************ MON AUG 30 4 pm Poor People=E2=80=99s Campaign=E2=80=99s March for Our Lives Kensington Welfare Rights Union meets at United Nations, 45th St. & 1st Ave. ************************ TUES AUG 31 Day of Direct Action and Civil Disobedience at Repugnant Convention Noon & on =E2=80=A6 4 pm =C2=AD Actions in Midtown; Info booth at Union Square 6 pm Gather at Madison Sq. Park, or steps of 42nd St. Public Library 7 pm Converge on Madison Square Garden www.A31.org for more info *********************** TUES AUG 31 7 pm Citywide meeting at International Action Center around =E2=80=9CResistanc= e is Justified=E2=80=9D, 39 W. 14 St., NYC. *********************** TUES AUG 31 9 am =E2=80=9CThe Health Care Crisis and Election 2004=E2=80=9D 2-day conference at CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Ave. at 34th St. www.cnhpnow.org *********************** TUES AUG 31 5 pm =E2=80=93 7 pm ProChoice Rally, Union Square. *********************** WEDS. SEPT 1 During the RNC invasion of New York, you may be ready to take a break from your relentless protesting and getting bailed out, so I was thinking you might want to come see me and even better singers sing a bunch o' politico songs Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Village Mac, 107 Macodougal St. And yes, I will be doing the "Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, What's Our Oil Doing Under Our Sand" song, among many other chart busting hits (the thing charting my cholesterol level, I think) Hope to see you there - the show is free, although the waitor may bother you from time to time to buy a $4 drink - but you can counter and ask him if he's heard about Jesus, that Oscar-winning Savior who saved our so-called president from alcohol abuse ... and he will stare at you with a studied gaze that you may want to memorize and use next time you speak with a die-hard Republican. Unless you still believe there's a dialoque, in which case, maybe you shouldn't come, - Keith Lisy ************************************ WEDS SEPT 1 7 pm Central Labor Council march to stop Bush, 8th Ave. & 30th St. nycclc.org ************************************ WEDS SEPT 1 7 pm =E2=80=93 9 pm Rally by NOW NYC Chapter: Code Red: Stop the Bush Agenda Central Park, East Meadow Says NOW: "The National Organization for Women, NYC Chapter, is holding a mass demonstration, to the backdrop of the RNC, to show the world New Yor= ks reaction to the Bush Administration's failures and deceptions around 9/11 and its aftermath." Among the speakers will be Sibel Edmonds, the courageous translator fired by the FBI after revealing evidence that the United States government had received and suppressed specific advance warnings of the Sept. 11th attacks. Why did the 9/11 Commission report completely ignore her testimo= ny? ************************************ WEDS SEPT 1 Midday / Midtown Billionaires for Bush flashmob www.billionairesforbush.com Followed by BILLIONAIRES=E2=80=99 Ball The Frying Pan Pier 63 at 23rd St. ************************************ THURS SEPT 2 Vigil For Truth at Ground Zero 1-6 PM Join NY 9/11 Truth in our vigil at the World Trade Center memorial site. Look for the banners that read "Stop the 9/11 Cover-Up" and "Was 9/11 an Inside Job?" Since Jan. 2004, NY 9/11 Truth has established the right to free speech on the sidewalk in front of the PATH Station near the corner = of Vesey and Church Streets. We invite you to do the same during "The Coronation of King George." Directions to WTC site at ny911truth.org (Go here for an article detailing the court decision that reaffirms the right to hold banners on public sidewalks.) ************************************ THURS SEPT 2 2 pm Artista and Activists United for Peace March and Rally Harlem State Ofice Building, 125th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. Speakers: Charles Barron, Chuck D., Nellie Hester-Bailey, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, Ron Kuby, Stanley Cohen, Margarita Lopez, etc. ************************************ THURS SEPT 2 5 pm Demonstrate in solidarity with the people of Palestine, the Haitian peopl= e, and others who are resisting US occupation. Begins at 5 pm at Israeli Mission to UN (43rds St. & 2nd Ave.), and marches to Haitian Consulate (40th St. & Madison Ave.), and then to MSG. ************************************ THURS SEPT 2 5 pm =E2=80=93 7 pm OFFICIAL Republican Party Reception for NY Delegatio= n at Madame Tussaud=E2=80=99s 10 pm =E2=80=93 2 am OFFICIAL Republican Post-Convention Party at Water = Club, 500 E. 30th St. on East River. Sponsored by Novartis. ************************************ WEDS, SEPT 8 7 pm Screening of =E2=80=9COut-Foxed=E2=80=9D, sponsored by those fight= ing for democracy, transparency and accountability at WBAI radio. At 6th Street Community Center, 638 E. 6th St. (bet. Ave. B & C). ************************************ THURS SEPT 9 11 am =E2=80=93 7 pm The 9/11 Citizens' Commission Citizen's Hearings on the Events of September 11th, 2001 Symphony Space The Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2537 Broadway at 95th Street Subway: 1/2/3 to 96th Street Chaired by the once and future Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Testimony = to be given among others by researcher and author Michael Ruppert, publisher of From the Wilderness Newsletter. A panel of Commissioners will hear testimony from whistleblowers, witness= es and researchers relating to the still-unanswered or unasked questions of Sept. 11, the continuing 9/11 cover-up, and evidence, circumstantial and otherwise that clearly suggests either criminal negligence and/or a wider circle of complicity, both within the U.S. government and in the involvement of foreign actors, in the terror attacks of September 11, 200= 1. See 911Truth.org for more details. www.911truth.org Sneak Preview: The Great Conspiracy A new documentary about the events of Sept. 11 Symphony Space "The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw" A 74-minute documentary by journalist, media critic and 9/11 activist Barrie Zwicker. A sequel to his ground-breaking video The Great Deception. www.911truth.org ************************************ FRI SEPT 10 missile dick chicks will be performing on friday, september 10, at 8pm at the Five Towns Forum Hewlett-Woodmere Library Broadway Hewlett, N.Y. call 516-887-9495 for directions/info (LIRR/Car) VISIT THE MISSILE DICK CHICKS AT <http://www.missiledickchicks.net/>WWW.MISSILEDICKCHICKS.NET ********************************** SAT SEPT 11 The Day the Lie Died NOON In New York at Union Square Events Around the World to Expose the 9/11 Coverup. Manifestations are planned in Berlin ... Paris ... San Francisco ... Seattle ... Kansas City ... Madrid ... London ... Marin County ... Moscow ... Athens ... Istanbul ... Portland ... More to Come, see the calendar at 911Truth.org Union Square, NYC (and around the world) Noon at Sat Sep. 11 2004 www.911truth.org ****************************************************** SAT 9/11 National Town Hall Meeting September 11 2004 7 pm Manhattan Center Ballroom 311 West 34th Street (betw. 8th and 9th Aves.) New York NY 10001 Phone: (212) 279-7740 A, C, E and 1,2,3 to 34th St./Penn Station, walk west N,R,W,Q to 34th St./Herald Sq., walk west www.911truth.org pricing TBA - many seats will be free ***************************** SUN SEPT 12 8 pm NYC Premiere: The Great Conspiracy Anthology Film Archives Film Evening - Free! "The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw" A 74-minute documentary by journalist, media critic and 9/11 activist Barrie Zwicker. A sequel to his ground-breaking video The Great Deception. (For further information on the film, email [email protected]) Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Ave (at 2nd St.), New York, NY *********************************** THURS SEPT 16 7:45 pm Where do we go from here? The Brecht Forum 122 W. 27 St., 10th floor All members new and old welcome to discuss the past weeks' events and pla= n future actions. How can we keep up the pressure? What form should our movement and our group take? How can 9/11 Truth become a catalyst for all social justice movements to unite, a vehicle for ending denial and awakening the people to past realities and future possibilities? _______________________________________________ heads mailing list [email protected] http://your.ballistichelmet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/heads/ http://ballistichelmet.org/donate/