8/27:Logistical info from UFPJ about Sunday's march
8/26 United for Peace and Justice Announces March Route, Denounces NYC Secreting Away "The Commons." This morning Democracy Now and other news outlets are reporting that the permit for Sunday's rally in Central Park was denied, so the march will go to Union Square, although no post-march rally has been organized. DN's coverage focused on the fact that the struggle for the permit has overshadowed media coverage of who the protesters will be and why they will be protesting. Corporate media reports: Judge Bars Protests From Central Park Poll of NY'ers says they support demand for Central Park permit
8/25/2004: A picket line marched outside of the state supreme courthouse on the 24th to "demand a permit now." Photos | Video There was another picket line on the 25th: Video, as a ruling today is expected.
8/23/2004: Today the Federal District Court in New York City refused to order Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York to grant a permit for the August 29th civil rights and civil liberties rally on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City. The National Council of Arab Americans and the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition brought this suit. However, United for Peace and Justice had a hearing in state courtscheduled for Tuesday, August 24, seeking a court order to hold the rally in Central Park. In a statement, UFPJ made it clear that the outcome of ANSWER's federal case had no direct bearing on UFPJ's case in New York State Supreme Court.

Not in Our Name has called for More than a million in the streets when the Bush team meets!" in spite of the fact that NYC has made a practice of denying permits to protest organizers (Flyer).
United for Peace and Justice and a variety of other organizations are also organizing for this demonstration; UFPJ's slogan is The World Says No the Bush Agenda. A call has also been put out to Reclaim the Park, whether or not there is a permit to hold the rally in Central Park.

8/16: A press conference was held today at 2pm at SF City Hall, and in cities all over the country, to announce that the organizers of the August 29th protest will continue to demand a permit to hold a rally at Central Park on that date. They are also calling for people who cannot go to New York City to protest the RNC to organize local demonstrations on August 29th
8/11United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) and other organizations have announced that the West Side Highway is an unsuitable location for the planned 8/29 rally to take place on the eve of the Republican National Convention. UFPJ have reapplied for permits for Central Park, the originally desired location, and have stated their commitment to marching past Madison Square Garden. (Read the statement from UFPJ) According to Democracy Now's 8/11 show, the recent permit requests were rejected.

ANSWER and the National Council of Arab Americans plan to file a Federal lawsuit to support the right of assembly in the Great Lawn of Central Park. Last week, Not in Our Name announced that although UFPJ had originally accepted the West Side Highway location, it would be mounting a legal challenge to try to win the originally desired rally location. On August 18th, United for Peace and Justice announced that it had filed its lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court over New York City's denial of the use of Central Park for the rally.
Read more about actions during the week of the RNC Convention, as well as calls for specific contingents on the 29th, in more of Indybay's RNC Coverage