{"article":{"id":14360,"heading":"COUNTDOWN TO ANTI-WEF PROTESTS","author":"Gery A","created":"2002-01-26 10:38:24","modified":"2005-08-15 00:52:54","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:52:54","article":"<p><b>**COUNTDOWN TO ANTI-WEF PROTESTS**<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition's logistics team in NYC has put together a list of things YOU can do in the last week to help make Feb. 1-2 protests in New York City vs. the World Economic Forum a resounding success! (ALSO: check out the calendar at the bottom of this post listing ANSWER-sponsored NY area events to participate in this coming week. Other events, including those outside NYC are listed at: http:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/calendar\/index.html)<\/p>\r\n<p><b>1) COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN FOR THE PROTESTS???<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>Plan for your housing needs NOW. Space is fillng up, so check out our lists of hostels and inexpensive hotels at-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/logistics.html#housing<\/p>\r\n<p>Plan for group housing by filling out the Housing registration form (deadline\r\nfor requests is Sunday, Jan. 27!!!)-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/housingreg-need.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Register early for the Feb 1 all-day teach in at Community Church-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/teachin-reg.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Spread the word to other people in your area. Download posters, flyers and\r\npalmcard\/stickers-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/download.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Contact others in your area or volunteer to be a contact for your area-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/contacts.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Also, contact the folks in New York who are organizing these logistical areas to\r\nlet us know if you or your group can help out when you get here:<br>\r\nPuppets\/Banners\/Signs - email: arts@internationalanswer.org<br>\r\nEvent Setup - email: events@internationalanswer.org<br>\r\nFood - email: antiracist@revolutionist.com<br>\r\nMedical - email: med@internationalanswer.org<br>\r\nLegal Observers - email: legal@internationalanswer.org<br>\r\nHousing - email: antiwefhousing@yahoo.com\r\nThere will be ongoing workshops and\r\nwork sessions during the week before the protests. Call (212)633-6646 or email answer@afgj.org\r\nto find out more!!!<\/p>\r\n<p><b>2) ALREADY IN NEW YORK AND WANT TO HELP OUT???<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE consider providing housing for out-of-towners, by filling out the form at-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/housingreg-provide.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Register early for the Feb 1 all-day teach in at Community Church-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/teachin-reg.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Spread the word to other people in NYC. Come by the mobilization office (39 w 14\r\nst NY NY) to get leaflets and posters or download posters, flyers and palmcard\/stickers-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/campaigns\/anti-wef\/download.html<\/p>\r\n<p>Come to the next (and final) mobilization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29 @ 6:30 pm,\r\n39 W 14th St, NY NY (near F-train and Union Sq subwy)<\/p>\r\n<p>Help out during worksessions, making banners and signs, phonebanking, organizing\r\nmaterials, etc... Call 212-633-6646 or email answer@afgj.org for more details!<\/p>\r\n<p><b>3) REMEMBER THIS MOBILIZATION DEPENDS ON ALL OF US HELPING OUT TO MAKE IT A BIG\r\nSUCCESS!!!<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>Give generously of your time! Or if you can't please make a donation to help\r\ncover the costs of all the materials that go into the protests, donate at-<br>\r\nhttp:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org\/donate.html<\/p>\r\n<p>For more info about the events being coordinated by the ANSWER coalition and\r\nlists of other concurrent events that are part of the anti-WEF protests in New\r\nYork City, visit http:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org<\/p>\r\n<p>Much solidarity from the The ANSWER logistics team<\/p>\r\n<p>------------\r\n<\/p><p><i>ANSWER coalition calendar:<\/i><br>\r\n<b>PROTEST THE NYC MEETING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM!<\/b><br>\r\nAs part of the week of action against the WEF -- join these activities:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n  <li>Saturday, January 26 - The Impact of War on Children, a day-long conference<\/li>\r\n  <li> Tuesday, January 29 - worksession \/ last volunteers meeting before Feb. 2<\/li>\r\n  <li> Wednesday, January 30 - Protest 'Black Hawk Down' (second NY action!)<\/li>\r\n  <li><li><\/ol><p><b><\/b><\/p><p><\/p><p><br><br>&amp;<br><br><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><ul><li><li><li><li><li><li><li><li>&amp;<\/li><li><li>&amp;<\/li><li><li><li><li><li><li><\/ul><p><\/p><p>&amp;<\/p><p><\/p><p>&amp;<\/p><p><b><\/b><\/p><p>&amp;<\/p><p><br><\/p><p><b><\/b><\/p><p><br><b><\/b><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p><br><\/p><p><b>&amp;<\/b><\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p>\n","contact":"gery@action-mail.org","link":"http:\/\/www.internationalanswer.org","address":"","phone":"212-633-6646","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"The A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition's logistics team in NYC has put together a list of things YOU can do in the last week to help make Feb. 1-2 protests in New York City vs. the World Economic Forum a resounding success! (ALSO: check out the calendar at the bottom of this post listing ANSWER-sponsored NY area events to participate in this coming week. Other events, including those outside NYC are listed on the pages of the ANSWER site : www.internationalanswer.org )","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2002\/01\/countdown_.html","filesize":"11.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2002\/01\/14360.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}