protest info
Aug. 26th, 2004 02:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmThis one seems really interesting to me, statement-wise:
Join THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE: Take a Stand for the Unemployed
On Wednesday, September 1, THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE, a symbolic unemployment
line representing the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost during the past
four years, will wind through Manhattan. Over 5,000 participants, each
holding a pink slip, will form a line stretching from Wall Street up
Broadway to 31st Street and then west to the site of the Republican National
Convention. THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE will focus public attention on economic
policies that have resulted in over 8 million Americans being unemployed and
a net loss of over one million jobs since 2001.
The event - a brief, silent and potent statement - will take place on
September 1, beginning at 8:13 am and ending at 8:31 am. (We will assemble
earlier.) Our purpose is to bring attention to this important issue, not to
create confrontations or hazards. Because the unemployment line will run
single file along the sidewalk and will not block pedestrians or
intersections, no permit is required; the NYPD has given their okay.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE is being organized by People For the American Way; the
Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas; and New York State AFL-CIO,
among others. We invite other organizations and individuals to join us for
this historic event. Organizations can "adopt" a block; approximately 50
demonstrators are needed for each block.
The message is clear and will resonate throughout the country. Extensive
media coverage is anticipated as THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE draws the nation's
attention to current economic policies.
Go to http://www.theunemploymentline.org to register.
Join THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE: Take a Stand for the Unemployed
On Wednesday, September 1, THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE, a symbolic unemployment
line representing the hundreds of thousands of jobs lost during the past
four years, will wind through Manhattan. Over 5,000 participants, each
holding a pink slip, will form a line stretching from Wall Street up
Broadway to 31st Street and then west to the site of the Republican National
Convention. THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE will focus public attention on economic
policies that have resulted in over 8 million Americans being unemployed and
a net loss of over one million jobs since 2001.
The event - a brief, silent and potent statement - will take place on
September 1, beginning at 8:13 am and ending at 8:31 am. (We will assemble
earlier.) Our purpose is to bring attention to this important issue, not to
create confrontations or hazards. Because the unemployment line will run
single file along the sidewalk and will not block pedestrians or
intersections, no permit is required; the NYPD has given their okay.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE is being organized by People For the American Way; the
Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas; and New York State AFL-CIO,
among others. We invite other organizations and individuals to join us for
this historic event. Organizations can "adopt" a block; approximately 50
demonstrators are needed for each block.
The message is clear and will resonate throughout the country. Extensive
media coverage is anticipated as THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE draws the nation's
attention to current economic policies.
Go to http://www.theunemploymentline.org to register.
