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August 31, 2004 - 10:39am -- jim
In the Streets

Police Misuse of Protest Pens Causes Scuffle at "March for Our Lives"

Alex Vitale, nyc-justice

Today's March For Our Lives demonstration started as a model of flexible
policing. After having denied a permit for the group to march, the police
agreed to a march just before the 4 PM rally. The march took up two lanes of
traffic and went south on Second Ave from 47th St. to 23rd St and then west on
23rd to 8th Ave, where it proceeded north.

August 31, 2004 - 10:23am -- jim
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RNC Protest Activity for Tuesday, August 31, 2004

· 1:30 PM: THE SHOUT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD; THE DAY OF
NONVIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AGAINST THE BUSH AGENDA.
o Speakers from various groups will announce their plans
for
nonviolent civil disobedience.

August 31, 2004 - 10:15am -- jim
In the Streets

Official RNC Events for Tuesday, August 31, 2004


For more RNC events, see
rncnot welcome


8:00 AM: Mitch McConnell Golf Event at Winged Foot.

August 28, 2004 - 6:39pm -- jim
In the Streets

Tactical Assessment of NYPD for Direct Actionists
Some Notes on the
Strategic Importance of the Protests


After the unprovoked mass arrests at the Critical Mass bike ride on
Friday, August 27, we can expect police to use a pattern of a) attempted
containment, b) surge, c) demonstrative violence, and d) mass arrest.


We can expect the liberal establishment to fear the popular response to
Bush's contempt for democratic rights, the war and the NYPD's suppression
of legitimate and non-violent protest.

August 28, 2004 - 6:31pm -- nolympics
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Tactical Assessment of NYPD for Direct Actionists, Some Notes on the Strategic Importance of the Protests
by Volunteers of America
28 Aug 2004
from nycindymedia.org

Newswire After the unprovoked mass arrests at the Critical Mass bike ride on Friday, August 27, we can expect police to use a pattern of a) attempted containment, b) surge, c) demonstrative violence, and d) mass arrest.

We can expect the liberal establishment to fear the popular response to Bush's contempt for democratic rights, the war and the NYPD's suppression of legitimate and non-violent protest.

We can be certain that the everyday people of New York are turning out to give Bush a Bronx cheer. We just need to keep our heads, act smart and keep focused about why we're coming out to protest in the first place. Direct action activists will play a central role in facilitating these historic protests.

After the unprovoked mass arrests at the Critical Mass bike ride on Friday, August 27, we can expect police to use a pattern of a) attempted containment, b) surge, c) demonstrative violence, and d) mass arrest. We can expect liberals to fear the popular outrage at the war, Bush's contempt for democratic rights and the NYPD's suppression of legitimate and non-violent protest.

We are winning. The city is coming out. Energy is on the trains and in the streets. It's unprecedented. Now we just have to do this here thing.

August 28, 2004 - 5:19pm -- jim
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After this Sunday’s March, Make Central Park a Temporary Autonomous Zone

As the RNC comes closer and closer, opposition grows stronger and more
promising. The unsuccessful months-long court battles to secure a large,
meaningful, and empowering place for this diverse illustration of dissent
has set the stage for a popular battle over public space and political
participation. The energy on the streets is flowing over and catching on
wherever it goes. When an un-permitted march titled Democracy Uprising,
which left Boston’s DNC weeks ago, marched from Central Park, down
Broadway, through Times Square, received cheering and applause from swarms
of onlookers along the way, and arrived 50 blocks later at Union Square, a
feverish excitement had been actualized that forced the media’s
fear-mongering toward protestors to dissipate. Something is happening here.
Among radicals and liberals, a sentiment.is emerging that we really could
make history at this moment.

August 28, 2004 - 4:41pm -- jim
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"Bring Najaf to New York"

Naomi Klein, The Nation

There is only one chance for Americans to express their wholehearted
rejection of the ongoing war on Iraq: in the streets outside the
Republican National Convention.


I've been in New York a week now, watching the city prepare for the
Republican National Convention and the accompanying protests. Much is
predictable: tabloid hysteria about an anarchist siege; cops showing off
their new crowd control toys; fierce debates about whether the
demonstrations will hurt the Republicans or inadvertently help them.

August 28, 2004 - 2:18pm -- nolympics
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"No Justice! No Peace! Help the Police?"
Ali Tonak

The Republican National Convention that will begin Monday in New York City has stirred up the expected buzz in the various parties gearing up for the event. From the hundreds of thousands who will flow into New York to protest one hears a variety of intentions "We're going to Central Park whether we get a permit or not!". From of the corporate press, "Hard-core anarchists plan to release live mice on Broadway". Thanks to them the discussion has once again been reduced from one focusing on policy issues to one fixated on the standard and passe "protesters vs. police".

Meanwhile Republican Mayor Bloomberg is trying to appease the angry citizens by offering discounts at the Pokemon Store to visiting activists. And the cops are of course saying that....

August 28, 2004 - 11:44am -- jim
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Prepare to Protest the RNC!

August Calendar of Trainings

Day-by-day listings follow below.

August 27, 2004 - 3:12pm -- amanda
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NYC Comms Collective writes

The protests against the RNC here in New York City will be massive!

While all the people resisting the RNC over so many days at so many locations is an amazing statement against the Bush administration and theRepublican agenda, the massiveness of it all does present a logistical challenge for you, the activist on the street. How to stay informed? How to know where things are happening? How can so many people spread out over the entire city work together more effectively? The NYC Comms Collective, along with the folks at txtmob.com are ready to help answer those questions. We have a put together a network of scouts and other trusted contacts who will feed the information they gather to your cell phone via text messages throughout the protests, from Critical Mass on Friday to the UFPJ March Sunday, the Poor Peoples' March on Monday, and through the A31 day of action.

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