[NEohioPAL]FW: February 15th MARCH

[NaCl Theatre]

Before it's too late...

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From: Mallory Catlett <lchiplet at yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:14:48 -0800 (PST)
To: margaret cavendish <duchessofnewcastle at yahoo.com>
Subject: February 15th MARCH

UNITED FOR PEACE  - FEBRUARY 15TH MARCH ALERT

NYC PERFORMING ARTS FOLKS OPPOSED TO THE WAR
"FEEDER" MARCH PLANNED!!!

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!

Check your watches, because it's time? we need everyone out in the
street 2/15!

United For Peace (UFP) has secured an assembly point for the "World
Says No To War" protest on February 15! The New York City Police
Department has offered a permit for a NOON rally on First Avenue stretching
north from 49th Street, which is within sight of the United Nations. This
is an important victory, and UFP is confident that February 15 will be a
day of massive, peaceful, powerful protest in New York City.

Although on Monday, February 10, Federal Judge Barbara Jones ruled that
the City of New York can deny UFP a permit to march, the stationary
rally at First Avenue and 49th Street is still going forward.  UFP's
attorneys, the New York Civil Liberties Union, have already filed an appeal
on Judge Jones' ruling and UFP is asking supporters to continue
mobilizing as planned for February 15.


"FEEDER" MARCHES NOW PLANNED!!!  COME MARCH WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS
CONTINGENT!!

"Feeder" marches - starting at 10:30 a.m. - are planned throughout the
city to assemble contingents at specific locations and then move
together to the assembly point on First Avenue north of 49th Street for
noon.

March with THAW, Bread and Puppet, and many other performing arts
groups and folks!  Join the NYC Performing Arts community united in
opposition to the war February 15 for a lively, theatrical march from
Columbus 
Circle to the big rally at First Avenue north of 49th Street!

WHAT:  A "feeder" march to the UFPJ rally site with the NYC performing
arts community (all are welcome).   We will be marching, peacefully, on
the sidewalk, with signs and other creative materials, which is legal,
so come one come all, and bring the kids.

WHERE & WHEN:  Meet at Columbus Circle, 59th Street and Broadway
(Subway: A,B,C,D,1,9). Look for the orange THAW signs.  Saturday, February
15, 10:30 a.m.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:  1. THAW needs folks to carry beautiful THAW
signs!   If you can, it would be wonderful if folks can wear a bit of ORANGE
- THAW's official color - an orange scarf, hat, coat, shoes!  2. BREAD
AND PUPPET is asking for as many volunteer performers as are available.
Yes, that's right, this is your chance to work with one the most
renowned agit-prop theater troupes in the world.  Bread and Puppet needs
people to operate puppets large and small, wear masks, play musical
instruments, and so on.  Note: Bread and Puppet details are not confirmed.
Exactly how and where they will be able to participate is still being
worked out, but don't let that stop you from volunteering.  3. DIY (do it
yourself)!  Make something up.  Recruit your friends.  Use your
imagination.  Make it theatrical.  Make it beautiful.  Make it weird.  Make
it 
a parade.  The arts are about creation and play.  War is about
destruction and control.  So let's be seriously playful, and playfully
serious,

and let's inspire what audiences we encounter along our merry way.  4.
OTHER PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS are formulating plans and will want
performers/participants.  So stay in touch, keeping checking the UFPJ
website, and come to?

OUR LAST MINUTE COORDINATION MEETING, Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m.
at a location to be announced soon (send us your email address or keep
checking the UFPJ site).

LAST BUT NOT LEAST? please spread the word.  Please.  If you are not
aware of what is happening Feb 15 in cities all over the world, look into
it.  Please help us mobilize every NYC actor, dancer, director, stage
manager, designer, choreographer, producer, puppeteer, musician,
stagehand, playwright, costumer, dramaturge, house manager, etc., opposed to
this war.  Please FORWARD AND POST THIS EMAIL.  Copy it and hand it out.
Make phone calls.  Talk to people.  If everyone assumes everyone else
is doing it, that means no one is doing it.  We have one week.  Demo
flyers and materials are downloadable on the UFPJ site.  Please help
spread the word? 

QUESTIONS, INFO: artists4feb15 at yahoo.com
UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (UFPJ): www.unitedforpeace.org
THEATERS AGAINST WAR (THAW): www.thawaction.org
BREAD AND PUPPET (to volunteer): deborahandrew at earthlink.net

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