Radical Cheerlbloc CALL TO ACTION during the RNC

Radical Cheerleaders, Anti-Authoritarians, and all others who are bothered by the state of our supposed democracy:
Join us on Sunday August 29th in New York City to tell President Bush to protest the RNC.

What: We are calling for a large red and black presence of radical activists to participate in a mobile cheer bloc as part of the larger United for Peace and Justice March. Like for the March for Women’s Lives, we want everyone to learn the cheers before they come to the march so we can have a huge, unified voice. Bring noise-makers, uniforms, pom-poms and whatever else you may want. Please send in all your cheers to media [at] nycradicalcheerleaders.org for us to post them on the website. We will be posting cheers in lyrical, audio, and/or video form if you send it to us that way. We will be having a cheerleader feeder march to the UFPJ march with location and TBA.

Why: As President Bush and the Republican Party come to New York for the Convention we will tell them that we have had enough. The issues that have inspired us to make this call include:

1) Iraq: The US government is systemically recruiting urban, low-income, people of color to go overseas to kill other low-income people of color. We will not tolerate the bloodshed of innocent Iraqis or of misled American GIs. We call for the immediate withdrawal of American troops from the sovereign state of Iraq and for the world to respect the autonomy of the people in the region. We demand that the money that is being spent to kill, be spent on things that will save lives. This includes ending homelessness and feeding the hungry, fighting the AIDS epidemic abroad, creating jobs, and protecting the Earth and our non-human animal friends from destruction so that we all may live for generations to come.
2) 9/11: The Bush administration is using the fear created by the horrific attacks on September 11th, to rally blind patriotism and support for unjustified war.
3) Human rights and dignity for all:
a. LGBT Rights: The right to express your love for another through marriage if you choose to do so. In addition, the right not to be defined by the societal constraints of gender or sexuality.
b. Women’s Rights: The right to do with one’s body as one pleases and not to have government intervention in the womb. Also, we demand equal pay for equal work.
c. Rights for People of Color: Here at home we recognize continued racism through our targeted military recruiting, our racist criminal justice, and the attacks on the affirmative action system. At home and abroad, we see our government aiding in the systematic destruction of indigenous autonomous cultures for financial gains.

For all these reasons, we feel the need to stand up. We believe that radical cheerleaders are unique in our ability to convey a message, because we do not accept that just voting will make a difference in this world. It is our duty to let the Bush Administration know that we are fed up and we won’t stop until our demands are met. Join us on August 29th as we take the streets and rise up!

If you wish to endorse our call to action, to send us cheers, or for any information, please e-mail us at media [at] nycradicalcheerleaders.org


Solidarity,

The New York City Radical Cheerleader
http://www.nycradicalcheerleaders.org

Download our calendar of events HERE! Updated 8/12/04

Link:
The Buffalo RADIKATZ: http://www.geocities.com/radicatz/

Calendar of events:

Prior to the RNC:
Every Tues or Wed - Cheerleading in Midtown/Financial district - to get folks to come out for the Protests! (email media [at] nycradicalcheerleaders.org )

RNC TIME!
Sat. August 28 - 11am-4pm: March for Women’s Lives across Brooklyn Bridge We will be marching across the Brooklyn Bridge to remind visitors for the Republican National Convention that New York is Pro-Health, Pro-Access, Pro-Justice and Pro-Choice! WEAR RED AND BLACK!
POT LUCK CHEER PICINIC TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER! Details to come!

Sun. August 29- United for Peace and Justice March (RNC BEGINS)Cheerleader feeder march location from the S.East Corner of Union Square (14th Street & University Place) WEAR RED AND BLACK!
*** Also Mouse Bloc takes Broadway (cheering as delegates attend broadway shows)

Mon. August 30- 4pm: Poor People’s Campaign’s March for Our Lives United Nations, Meet at at 42nd street and 6th Avenue (Bryant Park) for cheerleader feeder march.

Tues. August 31- All day: One No, a Million Yesses. A call for direct action at the RNC

Wed. September 1- 1pm: Rally against the Corporate Media!! Protest Tour of Media Moguls - tell the FCC to kiss the back of your butt! Check back for location.
4pm: Working for Working Families Labor Rally – Meet at 8th Ave. and 30th St.

FOR UPDATES, DIRECTIONS AND LOCATIONS - keep checking: http://WWW.NYCRADICALCHEERLEADERS.ORG and http://WWW.RNCNOTWELCOME.ORG
Please let us know what your squad plans to do and we'll add it onto the calendar.
Send any information that you would like to post on this webpage to: media [at] nycradicalcheerleaders.org