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FLASH FROM THE PAST
Thursday, October 5, 2006 The World Can't Wait's National Day of Resistance at San Francisco's Justin Hermann Plaza. This was the day we met Daniel Ellsberg backstage when he asked if any of us had a kleenex so he could wipe his nose before he spoke to the crowd. We sang last on the program as the marchers departed. (Jane found a crumpled but clean kleenex for Mr. Ellsberg to use).
Bottom photo by Craig Morse
Debra Sweet, Director, World Can't Wait, New York City.
All over the nation, over 70 cities participated in the 19th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation held on October 22nd, 2014. We here at World Can't Wait [NYC] have also joined in.
We marched loud and strong from Union Square to Times Square despite being told we would not be able to do so. The protesters gathered at Union Square at 1, around the truck that was leading the rally. Many speakers, including those affected by police brutality and mass incarceration, were on the van demanding that there would be an end to these horrors.
Speakers included: Carl Dix, Noche Diaz, Jamel Mims, [Revolution Club] and Juanita Young, Alicia Garner, Cynthia Howell, Nicholas Heyward, Danette Chavis, Iris Baez, whose sons were killed by the NYPD, and Terry Hubbard, whose son is incarcerated.
Darielle Harris from Fierce, NYC; an organization building the leadership and power of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth of color in New York City, also had something to say about the stop mass incarceration protest that was held on Oct 22. She stated that, "Our chants and Fierce's years of organizing, educating, and campaigning around the unjust policies, tactics, and actions, of the NYPD speak for themselves. The criminalization, targeting and murder of POC, especially LGBTQ youth of color in NYC is nothing new as long as it continues and Fierce and other organizations will always be at these rally's, protests and marches yelling our chants; making our voices heard and holding the NYPD accountable."
Some of the chants that could be heard by this group of social justice movement leaders during the protest were:
'From Ferguson to NYC Take the streets and f*ck the police'
'We don't need no cops, rolling down our blocks,
we'll make the violence stop,
now drop it like it's hot'
'Back up, Back up
We want freedom, freedom all these racist a*s cops, we don't need 'em, need 'em'
'No cop zone,
No cop zone,
They know better,
they know better'
'Whose streets?
Our streets!'
'No justice, No peace
No trans-phobic police'
'From Ferguson to Palestine occupation is a crime'
After reaching the NYPD's office in Times Square, there was a fest of sorts. Many cheers were heard-- what we were told we could not do had been done.
After leaving the protest and sitting down in Times Square, we met a city sweeper who initiated conversation about the protest. Asking if we joined, we said yes, and he continued to tell us his own personal story about being convicted of a crime he did not do and was forced to spend 29 years in prison-- finally getting out in 2008. He told us about his non-jury trial where the judge plead him guilty, and after the judge's retirement, they admitted to his innocence. He told us that the protest struck a chord with him and that he supported this movement. He also mentioned he was writing a book coming out soon, titled "Standing Tall in Times Square".
All in all, the protest was successful. Fists up!
Join the Protest Petraeus & War Expansion at 92nd St. Y!
Given Petraeus' criminal responsibility for much of the war on Iraq and Afghanistan and given the current relentless US bombing of Iraq and Syria, this is an important time to be visibly protesting – drawing connections between what he advocates, his history and current and future US policy - to make a statement about Petraeus and about the continuing and expanding US wars. We also want to point out that the General continues to teach at CUNY's Macaulay Honors College, every Monday from 3:00-6:00.
The 92nd St. Y's announcement of the event states, "Back in the first Gulf War, as a West Point graduate serving as an army Tank commander, John Nagl was an early convert to the view that America’s greatest threats would come from guerrillas, terrorists and insurgents.Tapped by General Petraeus to coauthor the new army and marine counterinsurgency field manual, Nagl helped change the course of two wars and the thinking of an army. His new book, Knife Fights, A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice, comes out this October. He and David Petraeus discuss strategy, the consequences and the costs—and what America must do to move forward."
Protest outside begins on October 30, 2014 at 6:00. Event begins at 7:30.
Tickets are on sale at the 92nd St. Y website.
Climate Crisis: The Roots of the Problem Q&A Panel
The panel examines underlying economic, political and philosophical roots of the climate crisis. The science is clear: what are the obstacles preventing action commensurate with the crisis? Speakers address the capitalist economic and political system, traditional theological understanding of humanity's relation to the earth and the inheritance of colonial domination and the settler mindset. This is the Q&A panel.
Climate Crisis: The Roots of the Problem
The panel examines underlying economic, political and philosophical roots of the climate crisis. The science is clear: what are the obstacles preventing action commensurate with the crisis? Speakers address the capitalist economic and political system, traditional theological understanding of humanity's relation to the earth and the inheritance of colonial domination and the settler mindset.
The Rev. Dr. Ignacio Castuera has been involved in ecological concerns since the early 70's when he helped plan Alternatives to Catastrophe, a conference addressing issues raised by Limits to Growth, the Club di Roma commissioned report. His activism has taken him all over the US and some places in Europe. Recently in Germany he spoke at the World Student Environmental Network. He has addressed many issues and their connections finding the convergence of these issues and the ones who cause the problems. Born in Mexico, Ignacio has lived in the US all his adult life. He is an Advisor to the Latin American Project of the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology.The father of four and grandfather of two, he hopes to make sure his they have a world that has not warmed up so much as to endanger them.
Debra is Director of World Can’t Wait, initiated in 2005 to drive out the Bush regime and reverse the direction it launched. World Can't Wait continues efforts to stop the crimes of our government. Debra worked with abortion providers for 25 years, organizing community support and helping withstand anti-abortion violence. Since the age of 19, when she confronted Pres. Nixon in a face-to-face event and told him to stop the war in Vietnam, she has been a leader in the opposition to US wars and invasions.
War Criminals Watch - holding public officials responsible for their crimes
World Can't Wait Hawaii reports on their Global Day of Action Against Drones.
War Criminals Watch - holding public officials responsible for their crimes
Here's a list of October 2014 War Criminal Appearances & Protests. Let us know if you need any assistance organizing a protest in your area. Check our website for sample posters and leaflets.
