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4/13 Conference Call to Plan IMF/WB Actions
This is a call for local and out-of-town activists to facilitate planning
for direct action on Friday, April 23 protesting the World Bank and IMF
(calendar of days of action here below). The intention is to share
information on who is interested in participating and to agree on a time
and place for a physical meeting (proposed date is this coming Sunday).
for direct action on Friday, April 23 protesting the World Bank and IMF
(calendar of days of action here below). The intention is to share
information on who is interested in participating and to agree on a time
and place for a physical meeting (proposed date is this coming Sunday).
SHORT NOTICE! PLEASE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY TO OTHER LOCAL AND NATIONAL
LISTSERVS!
This is a call for local and out-of-town activists to facilitate planning
for direct action on Friday, April 23 protesting the World Bank and IMF
(calendar of days of action here below). The intention is to share
information on who is interested in participating and to agree on a time
and place for a physical meeting (proposed date is this coming Sunday).
Call-in time & date: Wednesday, April 14, 2004. 5:30 pm sharp.
Call in #: (641) 497-7001
Access code: 962631# (you must hit the # button at the end for it to go
through)
Days of Action Calendar
WEDNESDAY
21 Apr 2004
ALL WEEK (Apr 21 – 27) : Water Justice Film Festival
CONFIRMED.
INFO:
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.citizen.orgfilmfest>http://www.citizen.org/filmfest
12:00 - 2:00pm : Unhappy Birthday Party for the IMF/World Bank
LOCATION: World Bank Headquarters, 18th, H, and Penn NW (Murrow Park)
CONFIRMED.
SPONSORS: Jubilee USA, 50 Years is Enough Network,
Africa Action, Religious Working Group
CONTACT: <http://www.jubileeusa.org/>http://www.jubileeusa.org/
Neil Watkins, Jubilee (202)783-0219
4:00 pm : Debate between IMF/World Bank and civil society
(exact time, location, etc. still to be determined)
CONTACT: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough
Network, 202/463-2265
7:15 – 9:00pm : Mobilization for Global Justice general meeting
Last session (before the Days of Action) of the organizing collective for
the demonstrations.
CONFIRMED.
SPONSORS: Available from MGJ; too numerous to list.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org/ At St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church,
16th and Newton St. NW (1525 Newton St)
THURSDAY
22 Apr 2004
9:00 - 12:30 pm : Teach-in on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
(The Center for Economic Justice - CEJ)
LOCATION : St. Stephen's Church, 16th and Newton Streets, NW. Washington,
D.C. (5 blocks from Columbia Heights Green Line Metro).
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Mvuselelo Ngcoya, Center for Economic Justice, 202-393-6665,
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.econjustice.net>http://www.econjustice.net
Earth Day : Ecobloc action.
UNCONFIRMED.
CONTACT: <mailto:greenbloc [at] riseup.net>greenbloc [at] riseup.net
4:00 – 6:00 pm : Cry of the People, Cry of the Earth, Will the World Bank
Respond?
LOCATION: 18th, H, and Penn NW (Murrow Park).
CONFIRMED.
SPONSOR: Religious Working Group on the WB and IMF
CONTACT: Marie Dennis, 202/832-1780 -
<http://www.sndden.org/rwg/index.htm>http://www.sndden.org/rwg/index.htm
6:30 pm : Registration : Resisting Market Fundamentalism: Retirement
Planning for the IMF & World Bank at 60 (50 Years is Enough Network
conference; Open to the Public) 7:30 pm : Conference Opens
LOCATION: National Memorial Baptist Church, 1501 Columbia Road, N.W. at
16th Street, NW
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Hope Chu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 -
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org>http://www.50years.org
FRIDAY
23 Apr 2004
8:30 am – 10:30 pm : Resisting Market Fundamentalism: Retirement Planning
for the IMF & World Bank at 60 (50 Years is Enough Network conference;
Open to the Public)
LOCATION : CHANGE FROM THURSDAY : New York Avenue Presbyterian Church –
1313 New York Avenue, N.W. (between 13th and 14th Streets)
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Hope Chu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 -
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org%0D>http://www.50years.org
DAYTIME: DIRECT ACTION
Details TBA.
SATURDAY
24 Apr 2004
12 Noon – 5:00 pm : Rally and Cacerolazo March for Global Justice : Enough
World Bank and IMF destruction : Festival of Resistance!
LOCATION : Begins and ends at Franklin Square – bounded by 14th, 13th, I,
and K Streets, N.W. (Nearest Metro: McPherson Sq). Festival at park.
CONFIRMED. NOTE LOCATION CHANGE AS OF APRIL 7.
DESCRIPTION : Come out come out, the people call the World Bank and
IMF to Answer with Resistance and Noise!
We know what they have done:
-devastating women
-decimating health care
-destroying the environment
-dismantling labor rights
A Cacerolazo is an Argentinean from of protest where people take to the
streets with pots and pans to call attention to injustice. The
mobilization for Global Justice is calling for people to come to
Washington DC April 24th for a Cacerolazo and Festival of Resistance. The
goal is to be loud, be strong and show the profiteers of global economic
destruction that another world is possible! We know where they are and
we're bringing the protest to them! Join the Cacerolazo! Take to the
streets of Washington DC, the homes of the corporations that profit off of
World Bank and IF policies then on to the World Bank and IF!
Here is a short outline for Saturday, April 24th:
-Assemble at Noon: McPherson Square, K and 15th St. NW
-Short Rally
-Cacerolazo, bring your pots pans, bells, whistles, signs, banners,
and drums whatever. -Festival of resistance: Festival of social
justice games, music, poetry, spoken word and soap box speak out.
-Food provided by Food Not Bombs. To help or donate food, contact
Linsey at <mailto:LH7570A [at] american.edu>LH7570A [at] american.edu
SPONSORS: Available from MGJ; too numerous to list.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org
7:00 – 10:00pm : 10th Anniversary Celebration of the 50 Years Is Enough
Network!
LOCATION : Josephine Butler Parks Center – 2437 15th St., N.W. (just south
of Euclid St.)
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 –
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org>http://www.50years.org
SUNDAY
25 Apr 2004
DAYTIME : March for Women's Lives, MGJ contingent
TBD.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org
9:00 – 10:45 am : Meet Up and Breakfast : Radical Cheerleading Bloc
10:45(approx.) : Feeder March to Main Rally/March
LOCATION: Stanton Park, C St., Between 4th & 6th St., N.E.
SPONSORS:
<http://www.radicalcheer.org/endorse.htm>http://www.radicalcheer.org/endorse.htm
CONTACT: <mailto:rcdc [at] mutualaid.org>rcdc [at] mutualaid.org -
http://www.radicalcheer.org/
LISTSERVS!
This is a call for local and out-of-town activists to facilitate planning
for direct action on Friday, April 23 protesting the World Bank and IMF
(calendar of days of action here below). The intention is to share
information on who is interested in participating and to agree on a time
and place for a physical meeting (proposed date is this coming Sunday).
Call-in time & date: Wednesday, April 14, 2004. 5:30 pm sharp.
Call in #: (641) 497-7001
Access code: 962631# (you must hit the # button at the end for it to go
through)
Days of Action Calendar
WEDNESDAY
21 Apr 2004
ALL WEEK (Apr 21 – 27) : Water Justice Film Festival
CONFIRMED.
INFO:
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.citizen.orgfilmfest>http://www.citizen.org/filmfest
12:00 - 2:00pm : Unhappy Birthday Party for the IMF/World Bank
LOCATION: World Bank Headquarters, 18th, H, and Penn NW (Murrow Park)
CONFIRMED.
SPONSORS: Jubilee USA, 50 Years is Enough Network,
Africa Action, Religious Working Group
CONTACT: <http://www.jubileeusa.org/>http://www.jubileeusa.org/
Neil Watkins, Jubilee (202)783-0219
4:00 pm : Debate between IMF/World Bank and civil society
(exact time, location, etc. still to be determined)
CONTACT: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough
Network, 202/463-2265
7:15 – 9:00pm : Mobilization for Global Justice general meeting
Last session (before the Days of Action) of the organizing collective for
the demonstrations.
CONFIRMED.
SPONSORS: Available from MGJ; too numerous to list.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org/ At St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church,
16th and Newton St. NW (1525 Newton St)
THURSDAY
22 Apr 2004
9:00 - 12:30 pm : Teach-in on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
(The Center for Economic Justice - CEJ)
LOCATION : St. Stephen's Church, 16th and Newton Streets, NW. Washington,
D.C. (5 blocks from Columbia Heights Green Line Metro).
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Mvuselelo Ngcoya, Center for Economic Justice, 202-393-6665,
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.econjustice.net>http://www.econjustice.net
Earth Day : Ecobloc action.
UNCONFIRMED.
CONTACT: <mailto:greenbloc [at] riseup.net>greenbloc [at] riseup.net
4:00 – 6:00 pm : Cry of the People, Cry of the Earth, Will the World Bank
Respond?
LOCATION: 18th, H, and Penn NW (Murrow Park).
CONFIRMED.
SPONSOR: Religious Working Group on the WB and IMF
CONTACT: Marie Dennis, 202/832-1780 -
<http://www.sndden.org/rwg/index.htm>http://www.sndden.org/rwg/index.htm
6:30 pm : Registration : Resisting Market Fundamentalism: Retirement
Planning for the IMF & World Bank at 60 (50 Years is Enough Network
conference; Open to the Public) 7:30 pm : Conference Opens
LOCATION: National Memorial Baptist Church, 1501 Columbia Road, N.W. at
16th Street, NW
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Hope Chu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 -
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org>http://www.50years.org
FRIDAY
23 Apr 2004
8:30 am – 10:30 pm : Resisting Market Fundamentalism: Retirement Planning
for the IMF & World Bank at 60 (50 Years is Enough Network conference;
Open to the Public)
LOCATION : CHANGE FROM THURSDAY : New York Avenue Presbyterian Church –
1313 New York Avenue, N.W. (between 13th and 14th Streets)
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Hope Chu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 -
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org%0D>http://www.50years.org
DAYTIME: DIRECT ACTION
Details TBA.
SATURDAY
24 Apr 2004
12 Noon – 5:00 pm : Rally and Cacerolazo March for Global Justice : Enough
World Bank and IMF destruction : Festival of Resistance!
LOCATION : Begins and ends at Franklin Square – bounded by 14th, 13th, I,
and K Streets, N.W. (Nearest Metro: McPherson Sq). Festival at park.
CONFIRMED. NOTE LOCATION CHANGE AS OF APRIL 7.
DESCRIPTION : Come out come out, the people call the World Bank and
IMF to Answer with Resistance and Noise!
We know what they have done:
-devastating women
-decimating health care
-destroying the environment
-dismantling labor rights
A Cacerolazo is an Argentinean from of protest where people take to the
streets with pots and pans to call attention to injustice. The
mobilization for Global Justice is calling for people to come to
Washington DC April 24th for a Cacerolazo and Festival of Resistance. The
goal is to be loud, be strong and show the profiteers of global economic
destruction that another world is possible! We know where they are and
we're bringing the protest to them! Join the Cacerolazo! Take to the
streets of Washington DC, the homes of the corporations that profit off of
World Bank and IF policies then on to the World Bank and IF!
Here is a short outline for Saturday, April 24th:
-Assemble at Noon: McPherson Square, K and 15th St. NW
-Short Rally
-Cacerolazo, bring your pots pans, bells, whistles, signs, banners,
and drums whatever. -Festival of resistance: Festival of social
justice games, music, poetry, spoken word and soap box speak out.
-Food provided by Food Not Bombs. To help or donate food, contact
Linsey at <mailto:LH7570A [at] american.edu>LH7570A [at] american.edu
SPONSORS: Available from MGJ; too numerous to list.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org
7:00 – 10:00pm : 10th Anniversary Celebration of the 50 Years Is Enough
Network!
LOCATION : Josephine Butler Parks Center – 2437 15th St., N.W. (just south
of Euclid St.)
CONFIRMED.
CONTACT: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough Network, 202/463-2265 –
<file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/+Political/M%20G%20J/+Non-media/DOCUME~1ADMINI~1LOCALS~1Temphttp://www.50years.org>http://www.50years.org
SUNDAY
25 Apr 2004
DAYTIME : March for Women's Lives, MGJ contingent
TBD.
CONTACT: MGJ, <mailto:mgj [at] riseup.net>mgj [at] riseup.net - 202-588-1529 –
http://www.globalizethis.org
9:00 – 10:45 am : Meet Up and Breakfast : Radical Cheerleading Bloc
10:45(approx.) : Feeder March to Main Rally/March
LOCATION: Stanton Park, C St., Between 4th & 6th St., N.E.
SPONSORS:
<http://www.radicalcheer.org/endorse.htm>http://www.radicalcheer.org/endorse.htm
CONTACT: <mailto:rcdc [at] mutualaid.org>rcdc [at] mutualaid.org -
http://www.radicalcheer.org/
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