[335] in peace2
Outreach/Education Meeting & Philly Report Back
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Fri Aug 4 17:18:17 2000
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Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 14:23:52 -0400
Subject: Report Back
From: "Rajiv Rawat" <rawat@eci.harvard.edu>
As of last night, 300 people remain in jail, 150 are engaged
in a hunger strike. A candlelight vigil outside the Roundhouse holding
area at 9:00pm last night was rescued from further police repression by
the presence of Quakers and Catholic clergy.
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THE FIRST PHILADELPHIA R2K REPORT BACK
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Wednesday, August 9th
7:30pm
MIT 4-163
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SUMMARY : This past week, the fight for global justice went domestic
with large-scale demonstrations around the Republican National Convention.
For three consecutive days, demonstrations highlighted such issues as the
health care crisis, gun violence, and the ever increasing gap between the
rich and poor.
The Unity 2000 March on July 30th brought together hundreds of different
groups and interests, while the following day, the nation's leading poor
people's organization, the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, led a march
for Economic Human Rights. On August 1st, activists took to the streets
in direct actions around Philadelphia, blocking roads, tying up traffic,
and engaging in civil disobedience against the criminal injustice system,
prison-industrial complex, the death penalty, and all the other issues
ignored or conveniently forgotten in this election season. By the end of
the day, over 450 activists were under arrest, many brutalized by the
police that had showed restraint earlier in the week.
The actions around the RNC will be followed by similar protests in LA
around the Democratic National Convention, and taken together, may mark a
turning point in the new movement that emerged from Seattle and Washington
DC.
Come hear what activists have to say about their motives for going to
Philadelphia, experiences with both the peaceful marches and direct
actions, and what it all means for the future of activism.
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FOR PHILADELPHIA VETS -=3D- If you were in Philadelphia, please contact us
at boston_affinity@yahoo.com to share your experiences and to coordinate
the report back to include your story.
R2K Task Force [email] boston_affinity@yahoo.com
[+www+] http://bostonaffinity.freeservers.com
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Boston Global Action Network
Boston, Massachusetts
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Rajiv Rawat
Harvard AIDS Institute
Tel: 617.432.4751
aids.harvard.edu
If I can't dance, I want no part of your revolution.
- -- Emma Goldman
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