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WALL STREET ACTION NON-VIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TRAINING
TIME: Saturday, March 17, 1 to 4 PM
LOCATION: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY
CONTACT: WallStreetAction@gmail.com
How to interact with the authorities, bystanders, and other
members of our affinity group during a non-violent civil disobedience -
why certain modes of behavior are encouraged and make for an effective
action - what to expect when you are arrested and detained.
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WALL STREET ACTION CONSULTA/SCENARIO DISCUSSION/ACTION ORIENTATION MEETINGS
TIME: Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 PM & Saturday, March 17, 6 to 9 PM
LOCATION: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY
CONTACT: WallStreetAction@gmail.com
The who, what, where, when and why of the March 19 Wall Street
Civil Disobedience - you should attend the consulta if you wish to participate
in the event. Other affinity groups planning Wall Street actions are
encouraged to attend to so we can coordinate and reinforce one
another's events.
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YA BASTA PLANNING MEETING MONDAY MARCH 5
TIME: Monday, March 5, 8:30 PM
LOCATION: Muste Room, 3rd Floor 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY
CONTACT: kilroy@riseup.net
All are welcome and encouraged to come to planning meeting for NYMAA affinity group engaging in some hurried and passionate discussion about Ya Basta actions on March 19th in conjunction with March 19 Peace Actions Wall Street civil disobedience.
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YA BASTA OUTREACH AND MARCH 19 ACTION ORIENTATION SATURDAY, MARCH 17
TIME: Saturday, March 17, 4 - 6PM
LOCATION: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY
CONTACT: kilroy@riseup.net
Discussion of Ya Basta philosophy and methods - the values they are promoting through their new style of protest and why they believe their street action techniques and distinctive presence will be effective - as well as the particulars of the actions the group is proposing for Monday, March 19 on Wall Street and possibly elsewhere.
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MARCH 19 ACTIONS ORIENTATION AND LAST-MINUTE PLUG-IN SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 6:00 JUDSON CHURCH
TIME: Sunday, March 18, 6:00 - ?
LOCATION: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY
CONTACT: wallstreetaction@gmail.com
All individuals and groups needing information on the next day's actions please come and learn how you can plug into to what various groups are planning for Monday.
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MARCH 19 FLYERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE OFFICE
Copies of all our current flyers
are available to Coalition members at the War Resisters League office,
339 Lafayette St., New York, NY (NE corner of Bleecker and Lafayette -
the Peace Pentagon - by subway, the
“Bleecker St.” stop on the 6 train; a block away from the “Broadway-Lafayette”
stop on the B, D, F, V trains; 3 blocks from the “Prince St.” stop on the R
train
Coalition members can come by
during the day to pick up flyers for handing out, posting, or putting
out for pick-up at cooperating businesses. Call 267-760-4985 to
make sure we have copies and someone is there to give them
out.
We are encouraging individuals to download the flyers from the web and print them out themselves whenever feasible.
--FLYER DISTRIBUTION POSSIBILITIES
- Church/temple/religious organizations' offices---speak
with someone who can take a
few
to several flyers for bulletin boards or flyer
tables;
- College campus
bookstores---speak with someone who can authorize placing flyers at
information
desks;
- College campuses---unlocked buildings
often have bulletin boards on every landing or floor;
- New York Public
Library/Brooklyn Public Library Branches---bulletin boards;
- Anti-war vigils (War Resisters'
League web site has a list of on-going vigils but call before going)---hand out
to vigilers and the general public who pass by;
- Anti-war/peace groups offices
and members who are or are not on your regular rounds;
- Independent bookstores---speak with
the manager;
- Theaters---near the box office there
are often containers for ads for performances and give one
to the persons sitting next to you;
- Street corner Free
Newspaper boxes---1 or 2 on top of stack or 1 each in as many papers as you wish;
- Laundry Rooms in residential
buildings;
- Any establishments,
workplaces you know and have access to with bulletin boards;
- Piles of telephone books ready
for distribution, stick a flyer in each telephone book;
-
Neighbors' doormats---solo or place inside delivered
newspaper;
-
Book groups or any groups or clubs of which you are a
member;
- Dog
runs;
- Friends, relatives,
acquaintances, colleagues---give them two flyers and ask if they would keep one
and distribute one.
Please e-mail ideas and actions for flyer distribution to March19PeaceActions@yahoo.com, so
each of us can insure even broader distribution of flyers to bring awareness of
the March 19 event to the public and to key people into the web
site.
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