A29 Call to Reclaim the Park

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A29 CALL TO RECLAIM THE PARK Current rating: 22
by Clandestino NYC 21 Jul 2004
Modified: 03:34:08 AM
ON AUGUST 29, RECLAIM THE PARK

A call for autonomous gatherings, feeder marches and creative events
starting from all across Central Park on the morning of August 29, 2004
When we converge in the hundreds of thousands this August 29th against the
Republicans and the system they stand for, we will have a choice:

We can leave our rights at the door and allow ourselves to be herded into
"free speech zones" tucked away on a highway all day, as some have already
agreed to do. Or we can commit ourselves to begin by exercising our rights
to the fullest, recreating our democracy, and reclaiming the public space
that is Central Park.

To all those who believe in "the right of the people peaceably to
assemble"...
(Source: First Amendment)

To all those who think New Yorkers should be telling Republicans where they
can go instead of the other way around...

To all those who aren¹t ready to line up where the authorities are telling
them to line up, or to let the decisions of the few determine the actions of
the many...

To all those who remember February 15, 2003 here in New York, and the more
than one hundred feeder marches which spread like wildfire around the
city...

To all those who want to return our city¹s commons to the people, to whom it
has always rightfully belonged...

Come to Central Park on the morning of August 29th, gather in affinity
groups at a location of your choosing (see a preliminary menu below), and do
your thing from there ­ a feeder march to the "official" protest, arts in
action, a people's park picnic, whatever.

We are aware of the importance of the days of action being planned for
August 30 and 31, and of all of us being able to stay in the streets for as
long as possible. So we encourage people to play it as safe as possible for
the morning, and to keep in mind that any gathering of over 20 people may be
grounds for early roundups.

Those that wish to march downtown might converge into larger groups or blocs
upon leaving Central Park. Young people. People of color. Women. Workers.
LGBT. People of faith or no faith. Anti-capitalists and anti-authoritarians.
Ordinary people who see us and want to join up. If we can do this, we will
have won.

Another A29 is possible. We declare that all of our city will be a free
speech zone that day.


Some great spaces in and around the Park (86th Street and below), with the
closest entrances:

The Great Lawn
81st or 86th Street, Central Park West
79th or 85th Street, 5th Avenue

Cedar Hill
79th Street & 5th Avenue

The Ramble Area
79th or 72nd Street & Central Park West

Strawberry Fields
72nd Street & Central Park West

The Central Park Mall
72nd Street & 5th Avenue

Sheep Meadow
67th Street & Central Park West

Grand Army Plaza
59th Street & 5th Avenue

Columbus Circle
59th Street & Central Park South