Nonpartisan "LIBERTY PARADE"

[annm4peace]

SUNDAY AUGUST 31st, 1 PM
PARADE DOWN NICOLETTE MALL, downtown MINNEAPOLIS
to LORING PARK, followed by BANDS & FUN

http://www.libertyparade2008.com



*****BRING YOUR FREAK TO THE STREETS!******

LIBERTY PARADE: POLITICS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUCK!

Forget the partisan posturing - let's get together, as Americans of all
walks, all dispositions, all shapes, sizes and configurations, and walk,
ride, crawl, limp, skip or float down Nicollet Mall.

The central purpose of the Liberty Parade is to create a large scale
parade through the heart of Minneapolis that is a CELEBRATION of shared
values (liberty, freedom, justice, equality, free speech) rather than a
partisan protest.


" The Liberty Parade is a Minneapolis first - a full-scale art and
music celebration, a march in support of democracy and freedom of
expression - And, it won't happen without you! Yes, YOU! Pull out your
tubas, decorate your bicycles, dust off your art car, build a float,
break out your flags and twirling batons, and take to the streets in
celebration of your ideas of liberty and freedom of expression.

*What is Liberty Parade?*

The Liberty Parade is a nonpartisan large scale parade and event on the
eve of the Republican National Convention. The parade will travel
through the heart of Downtown Minneapolis ending in a city-wide party
held in Loring Park, complete with a stages, bands and beer!

What Can You Do?

Liberty parade is asking the question “What does Liberty mean to you?”
Your job is to put your answer in the street! Show us what liberty means
to you!\ You could turn your car into a float. You could turn your bike
or your trailer into a float. How about roller skates? Your friends
could all dress up and do a group march! It is completely up to you. The
most important part of Liberty Parade is your participation and your
viewpoint. One thing that makes America great is our willingness to
express ourselves and to respect others who do the same. So what *does*
liberty mean to you?

For more information about how to participate, please visit:
www.libertyparade2008.com

The Liberty Parade is one of the many events under the Unconvention.
Please check out the Unconvention website for a ton of interesting art
related events happening during the week of the Republican National
Convention!

For more information about all things Unconvention, check out
www.theunconvention.com

[Avidor]

1. No thanks...

http://theunconvention.com/2008/08/07/the-difficulty-of-being-liberty-parade/

From the "Unconventnion" blog:

After two press releases to over 40 media outlets, not one peep of interest. How is this possible? Could we not be news worthy? We figured that the mere feat of getting permits for all of Nicollet Mall and Loring Park would be news worthy enough, let alone that we were putting together a community based celebration! But the press wasn’t impressed. I REALLY knew something was wrong when a prominent, liberal radio station cancelled our upcoming interview with less than a days notice. Why didn’t they want us? It boiled down to the fact we weren’t towing the liberal party line. Damned from all sides? How could this happen? Then we realized our mistake.

We were working on the assumption that “nonpartisan” means that you are being all inclusive, welcoming people from all parties to engage in work together! We can hold hands and sing songs and work out the BIG problems! This is not actually true. Being nonpartisan means that you have no friends. The Right looks at you, and does not see support. The Left looks at you, and doesn’t see support either. Being in this political limbo offers ambivalence to your cause at best, and anger and hostility at its ugliest. “How dare you throw a parade about Liberty! Who do you work for anyway??”

We have changed gears a bit now, replacing “nonpartican” with the words “big crazy”. After all, thats what were hoping Liberty Parade will become. To help further clairify what Liberty Parade is (and isn’t) Here is a handy dandy little FAQ we put together.

=== Liberty Parade: The FAQ ===

Q: Everyone wants to know: What the heck is Liberty Parade??

A:
It is a big weird parade in honor of LIBERTY!
It is a rolling art explosion!
It is a city wide art project!
It is a celebration!
It is PROOF that politics doesn’t have to suck!
It is FREE and for everyone
It is a way to laugh off all this serious political business that has befallen our town.

My take on this...

"Laugh off this serious political business..." !

I'm finding it very difficult to have a sense of humor abut politics these days.

"It boiled down to the fact we weren’t towing the liberal party line"!

WTF? There's a "liberal party"?

"a big weird parade in honor of LIBERTY!"

Again... WTF?