April 27 People's March for Economic Justice--update

The Second Annual Santa Barbara People's March for Economic Justice
April 27, 2002
Noon
Ortega Park (Ortega and Salsipuedes Streets, Downtown Santa Barbara)
Featuring Ralph Nader and many local activists
http://www.peoplesmarch.org
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IN THIS E-MAIL:

1) Pass it on...
2) What is the People's March?
3) Upcoming People's March Meetings and Events
4) Volunteer Needs
5) Endorsing Organizations List

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1--PASS IT ON...

Please pass this on to anyone and everyone you know in the Santa Barbara
area (and beyond--people are coming from as far away as San Francisco for
this)...

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2--WHAT IS THE PEOPLE'S MARCH?

The Second Annual Santa Barbara People's March for Economic Justice is right
around the corner!

The People's March will be held on April 27, 2002. The March will begin at
12:00 p.m. in Ortega Park (downtown Santa Barbara, at Ortega and Salsipuedes
Streets) and wind it's way to the Sunken Gardens at the Courthouse.
Speakers on a number of issues will address those gathered at both
locations, and Ralph Nader will present a keynote address at the end of the
march. (Nader will also be speaking later at 6:30 p.m. that evening at the
Isla Vista Theatre--students $2, non-students $5.)

The march is an opportunity for activists on a number of economic justice
issues to gather and show solidarity with one another. A list of
organizations currently endorsing the march is at the end of this e-mail.
The list is growing nearly daily. If your organization wants to get
involved, feel free to e-mail gabrielcohn [at] hotmail.com or call 455-6474 for
more information. Everyone, regardless of affiliation with any
organization, is encouraged to come and participate in the march!

Last year's march (held on May 12, 2001) gathered nearly a thousand SB-area
activists and featured Julia Butterfly Hill and a number of other speakers.
We expect that this year's march will be even bigger and better.

For more details, check out http://www.peoplesmarch.org

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3--UPCOMING PEOPLE'S MARCH MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Thursday--4/11 People's March General Planning Meeting 6pm Asian Resource
Center, UCSB. (The ARC is located behind the Women's Center, which is
across from Storke Tower.) Contact: gabrielcohn [at] hotmail.com

Sunday--4/14 Art-making workshop at Bill McVicar's studio--25 West Cota
Street--1:00pm-8:00pm (drop-in anytime). Also a potluck gathering--hang
out, eat food, make art, have fun! Contact: cwhite [at] umail.ucsb.edu

Monday--4/15 Occupation: the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. 5pm in the
MultiCultural Center at UCSB. The video "Occupation" documents the campaign
and sit-in by Harvard students and employees that successfully won a living
wage for all university employees. Followed by Q&A with director Maple
Razsa and local living wage activists. Donations go to the Santa Barbara
Living Wage Campaign. Contact: rodrgiue [at] pstat.ucsb.edu

Thursday--4/18 People's March General Planning Meeting 6pm Asian Resource
Center, UCSB. (The ARC is located behind the Women's Center, which is
across from Storke Tower.) Contact: gabrielcohn [at] hotmail.com

Monday--4/22 IMPORTANT!!! Message Meeting. This is a meeting to decide on
a message to be sent to the general public (mostly in the form of a small
flyer to hand out to people that we march by on the 27th). All endorsing
organizations are strongly encouraged to attend. 7:00 p.m. Westside
Community Center, 423 West Victoria Street (downtown SB). Contact:
jesstaft [at] hotmail.com

Tuesday--4/23 Art-making event in Isla Vista. Details to be announced.
Contact: cwhite [at] umail.ucsb.edu

Thursday--4/25 Last People's March General Meeting (followed by
poster-making). 6:00 p.m. Westside Community Center, 423 West Victoria
Street (downtown SB). Contact: gabrielcohn [at] hotmail.com

Saturday--4/27 The People's March for Economic Justice. Gather at noon at
Ortega Park, corner of Ortega and Salsipuedes in downtown SB. Check out
http://www.peoplesmarch.org for the latest updates.

Saturday--4/27 Ralph Nader: Book Signing at Chaucer's Books. 4:00pm.

Saturday--4/27 Ralph Nader: Lecture at Isla Vista Theatre. 6:30pm. Tickets:
$2 for students (available 4/17 at Associated Students), $5 for general
public (available 4/24 at IV Food Co-op).

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4--VOLUNTEER NEEDS

A lot of work remains to be done. Below is a list of volunteer needs,
divided between needs before the march and during the march. If you would
like to volunteer, please e-mail gabrielcohn [at] hotmail.com (and make sure to
include your phone number) or call 455-6474.

VOLUNTEER NEEDS:
BEFORE MARCH:
POSTER POSSES (groups putting up posters downtown and at UCSB)
Wed 4/10 UCSB(noon?--exact time to be determined)
Sat 4/13 Ortega Park Noon
Wed 4/17 UCSB (noon?--exact time to be determined)
Sat 4/20 Samara's house 323 W Vicotria #B Noon

FLYERING
Sat 4/13 10am Farmer's Market (downtown SB)
Sat 4/20 10am Farmer's Market (downtown SB)
Sun 4/21 Earth Day 10am-5:30pm
Mon 4/22 11:30am-1:30pm UCSB (meet in Arbor)
Tues 4/23 11:30am-1:30pm UCSB (meet in Arbor)
Wed 4/24 11:30am-1:30pm UCSB (meet in Arbor)
Thurs 4/25 11:30am-1:30pm UCSB (meet in Arbor)
Fri 4/26 11:30am-1:30pm UCSB (meet in Arbor)
Other times and places: grocery stores, goleta farmers market, etc. when
can you help?

PHONE BANKS (to call activists to remind them about march--do you have a
list of people that need to be called?)
Tues 4/23 6-9pm
Wed 4/24 6-9pm

ON THE DAY OF THE MARCH:
--Art movers (2+)
--Table movers (2)
--Sign-Making helpers (3)
--Sound helpers (2+)
--Guards at Courthouse (2 people who don't want to march)
--Food/Water transport (1+)
--Portable Toilets Drop-off (1)
--Legal Observers (6)
--Handout message along march route (4)
--Clean-up (10)

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5--ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS LIST

Below is the list of organizations that have endorsed the People's March (as
of 4/9/02):

American Indian Student Association
Asian Sisters and Brothers for Ideas in Action Now
Campus Labor Action Coalition
Carpenteria Tenants Union
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
Coalition for a Living Wage
Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST)
Coalition of University Employees (CUE), Local #1
Committee for Social Justice
Dos Pueblos Activists
Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo (ECOSLO)
Environmental Defense Center
Fair Trade Coalition
Fund for Santa Barbara
Green Party of Santa Barbara
Health Care for All
Hopedance Magazine
Industrial Workers of the World--Santa Barbara General Membership Branch
Isla Vista Homeless United
La Mesa de El Congreso (includes: La Voz del Congreso, M.U.J.E.R.,
Chicano/Latino Cultural Arts, La Escuelita, Estudiantes Para Avanzar la
Comunidad, Latino Business Association, Chicano/Latino Psych/Soc, Protesta y
Apoyo Zapatista, Chicano/Latino Pre-Law, Radio Chicana, Los Ingenieros,
M.E.N.T.E., Carnales In Aztlan, Los Curanderos, Chicano/Latino Graduation
Committee)
local-activists [at] rain.org
Protesta y Apoyo para los Zapatistas (PAZ)
Pueblo
Rebozo Way Project
Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN)
Santa Barbara Unit of UAW Local 2865
Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo Building & Construction Trades Council,
AFL-CIO
Service Employees International Union Local 535
Service Employees International Union Local 620
Student Commission on Racial Equality (SCORE)
Student Lobby
Students for a Free Tibet
The University Council--AFT Local 2141
Tri-County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
UCSB Anti-War
United Farm Workers
University Professional & Technical Employees/CWA 9119, Local 4