[2603] in peace2
Events on Sunday and Monday
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jdu@MIT.EDU)
Fri Jun 27 19:12:06 2003
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forwarded from our friends at the Haley House Affinity Group......
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lots going on in the next several days, please read on and pass on...
(1) Monday Draper Vigil and March (10am-Noon)
(2) Sunday night meeting and NV training (5-8pm)
(3) Monday State House Action, Press Conference (1:30pm)
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(1) DRAPER LABS VIGIL & MARCH
Haley House will hold its witness outside of Draper Labs (legally) on Monday
June 30th at 10 am. There we will pass out flyers about military spending,
hold signs/banners, and continue our bi-weekly peace vigil. Immediately
afterwards, at 11 am, we will process to the State House for the 1:30 pm
action and press conference where members of our affinity group will join
others from around Massachusetts to engage in civil disobedience (see #3
below for the details). Help make the connection between misplaced national
priorities (defense/military spending) and the crisis at home (budget
cuts) - join the vigil and march!
Meeting point for the 10 am vigil and the 11am march:
The intersection of Broadway and Hampshire Street in Cambridge
Map link: http://www.langleycreations.com/scott/draper/map.gif
MARCH TO STATE HOUSE (less than 2 miles):
Start 11 am: Draper Labs (Broadway and Hampshire, Cambridge, MA 02139)
End Noon: State House (Park Street and Beacon, Boston, MA 02108)
* from Noon till 1:30 there will be a gathering to finalize the action
plans
ROUTE: from Draper, head down Broadway across the Longfellow Bridge, right
on Charles St., left on Beacon St. End at State House at Noon.
Contact info: resist@haleyhouse.org or 617-262-2940
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(2) CRUCIAL TRAINING & ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
SUNDAY, JUNE 29th, 5p.m.- 8p.m. at HALEY HOUSE, in Boston's South End, 23
Dartmouth Street (Back Bay Stop on the Orange Line OR Copley on the Green
Line). Parking available in school lot behind the house. This is a
shortened version of a non-violence training plus a final planning meeting
for the action logistics.
At 8 pm, those who want to stick around to discuss any other FOHHAG
specifics are welcomed to do so.
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(3) Monday's DIRECT ACTION and PRESS CONFERENCE
DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION
and COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP
for a FAIR BUDGET!
City Councilor Chuck Turner and Jamie Bissonnette, of the
AFSC will co-moderate the FAIR BUDGET Press Conference at the STATE HOUSE.
Join a diverse group of community, labor, peace, religious, and youth groups
in demanding IMMEDIATE ACTION to STOP the unnecessary cuts that are
devastating our communities!
WHERE: The GRAND STAIRCASE in the State House
WHEN: MONDAY, JUNE 30th, 1:30 P.M.
WHAT: Press Conference, Lobby, and Rally for FAIRNESS!
"The legislature created these deficits through their 42 tax cuts in the
1990's. Just as they created it, they can fix it. Unfortunately, it seems
at the moment they don't have the courage to do so."
-City Councilor Chuck Turner
For more information, call or email Michael Gainer
617-983-1615 or michael@masschc.org
Please call if your organization would like to endorse this event!
OUR MESSAGE:
***All branches of State Government must take Immediate Action!
***Massive budget cuts, unfair taxation, and regressive fee hikes hurt
working class families and the poor.
***The state is not broke! 42 tax breaks were passed in the 1990's
resulting in approx. 3 billion in annual revenue losses and gains for the
wealthy.
***We must find ways to raise revenues FAIRLY, to fund the vital public
institutions and programs of this Commonwealth.
This event is planned, supported, and facilitated by members and volunteers
from the following organizations: United Auto Workers Local 2322, American
Friends Service Committee, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Oiste, Teen
Empowerment, Jobs with Justice, ARISE for Social Justice, United for Justice
with Peace, The Haley House/Friends of the Haley House, The Massachusetts
Coalition for Healthy Communities, Mass Senior Action, Service Employees
International Union, Food Not Bombs, The Women's Fightback Network, and
Franklin Community Action.
Contact for the 1:30 pm action and press conference:
Michael at massbudgetcd@hotmail.com or 617-983-1615.
