United for Peace and Justice: We Won! We're Marching!

[Robbien]

In a stunning turn of events, the NYC Police Department has reversed its previous
decision to deny us the right to march near the United Nations on Sept. 19th.

When the NYPD told us there would be no marches in the vicinity of the UN that day,
we announced that we would march anyway, even if it meant we went to jail. We have
just learned that we are being given a permit for a march and rally that morning to
call for an end to the war in Iraq.

As President Bush makes his way to the UN for his speech to the General Assembly, we
will be gathering at 6th Avenue and 37th Street in Manhattan between 9 and 9:30 a.m.
At 9:30 a.m. we will begin our march, heading north on 6th Avenue and then east on
47th Street. We will end at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 47th Street between 2nd
and 1st Avenue, across from the UN with a rally from 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Bush will
be speaking at the UN sometime between 11:30 and 11:45 am.

Let's make this a large and loud call for an immediate end to the war and occupation
in Iraq -- all the troops must be brought home, and brought home now!

We have agreed to march on the sidewalk for this demonstration. While it is
certainly not as good as marching in the street, we had offered this as an
alternative we could live with when we were negotiating with the police. They had
told us this too would be unacceptable. It is clear that our determination to march
with or without a permit -- our determination to be heard -- had an impact on the
NYPD's decision to give us a permit for our protest.

. . .

Visit http://www.declarationofpeace.org to
find an event near you and to get involved.

If you are able to make it to NYC this coming Tuesday, Sept. 19th, to join this
permitted march and rally, please do so. Even though it is a work day, we hope to
have a large and vocal demonstration. Please check our website
(http://www.unitedforpeace.org) for other details, for a leaflet you can download and
reproduce (http://www.unitedforpeace.org/downloads/Sept 19 flyer.pdf), and for other
organizing resources.

more
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/09/18/18312323.php

[mmonk]

1. The ultimate victory will be when there is no need to.

[Generic Other]

2. Fantastic news! NYC police force stand up for rights of New Yorkers

I watched CSPAN's coverage of the huge demonstration during the GOP convention in 04. I thought the marchers were very orderly and peaceful for the most part.

It is when they start trying to stop these peaceful protests that they run into problems. Guess it wouldn't look good to have Bush inside arguing in favor of torture and cops outside swinging batons, squirting pepper spray, firing rubber bullets, or testing microwave
weapons on peaceful protestors.

[catmandu57]

3. Great news

but I'd march in the street anyway.

[KoKo]

4. WOO HOO! Good for UPJ and all of you for keeping up the fight.

:toast: :applause:

[Generic Other]

5. Good luck NYC

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