UFPJ - We Won! We're Marching!

We Won! We're Marching!

From: UFPJ Action Alerts
Subject: We Won! We're Marching!


Please forward as widely as possible!

WE WON!

In a stunning turn of events, the NYC PoliceDepartment
has reversed its previous decision to deny us the right
to march near the United Nations onSept. 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.

AsPresident Bush makes his way to the UN for his speech
to the General Assembly, we will be gathering at 6th
Avenue and 37thStreet in Manhattan between 9 and 9:30
a.m. At 9:30 a.m. we will begin our march, heading north
on 6thAvenue and then east on 47thStreet. We will end at
the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 47thStreet between 2nd and
1stAvenue, 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 11:45am.

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.

We know that many of you will not be able to march with
us next week, but we thought it was important to let you
all know what has been happening. The fact that we stood
up against an attempt to limit our right to peacefully
protest --and that we have won this struggle -- is news
we wanted to share with you.

We have been encouraged by the widespread support we
have received from across the country. We have been
inspired by the strong numbers of people who have
expressed their willingness to engage in nonviolent
civil disobedience to defend our right to protest.
Though achieving a permit is a victory, we cannot back
down in our efforts to end the war in Iraq.The September
19th demonstration kicks off a week of action around the
country -- the Declaration of Peace. We hope you will
participate in this nationwide display of powerful
actions for peace, culminating in two days of nonviolent
civil disobedience in Washington DC.Visit
www.declarationofpeace.orgto 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 workday, we hope to
have a large and vocal demonstration. Please check our
website for other details, for a leaflet you can
download and reproduce, and for other organizing
resources.

Finally, once again we must ask for your financial
support. Every dollar you send helps make it possible
for UFPJ to continue our important work. Please take a
moment right now to make the most generous donation you
can. Thanks so much!

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