CAPITOL ENCAMPMENT AGAINST THE WAR- May 11th 2007
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A night of music, education, and activism to stop the war!
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| General | *** HELP NEEDED!
If you can host a workshop/training, if you can be a Peace Marshal, or if you can donate to our substantial costs, read on!
* HOST A WORKSHOP:
We are inviting all groups and individuals with something important to say in the struggle for justice to host a workshop from 8pm - 9pm on May 11th. We encourage both well-prepared educational workshops and skills-share trainings. Be creative! Workshops will be held in circles on the Capitol lawn. Please send workshop proposals to Jesse at wozni019@umn.edu and we will get back to you within a week if your "application" is accepted.
* BE A PEACE MARSHAL:
We are aiming to sign-up 50 volunteer Peace Marshals for this event. All that is required to be a Peace Marshal is a commitment to working toward a safe event. We don't anticipate any problems, so Peace Marshals should be able to participate in all the activities on May 11th. Peace Marshals will not be expected to act as "protest police." If you can be a Peace Marshal, please email Ty tytymo@gmail.com and let us know, 1) if you can arrive at 4:30pm on May 11, and 2) if you can stay through the night. We encourage Peace Marshal volunteers to participate in a short training on Saturday, May 5th, at 3pm, at the Veterans for Peace office: 2123 Clinton Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. (612) 821-9141
* DONATE to YAWR for MAY 11:
The Capital Encampment Against the War will likely cost YAWR $1500 or more. The biggest expense is to get the permit, which is contingent on our agreement to pay for Capitol Security to have a guard staff our entire event. We are completely financed by our own fundraising activities and the donations of our community supporters, and we don't currently have enough to cover our expected costs. Your donation - whether it is $10 or $100 - will be tremendously appreciated. Contact Barry at bshillin@comcast.net if you can donate anything to YAWR, or send checks made out to "Youth Against War & Racism" to 3024 Chicago Ave #1, Minneapolis, MN 55407.
*** For more information on May 11 and to order fliers to distribute call Brandon at 952-465-5307. | | Music | Yes | | Television | No |
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Download and hand out at your schools or anywhere else.
Come join area youth and people of all ages on the steps of the state capitol for a night of music, games, education, comraderie, and action.
There will be an all-night rally starting at 5pm Friday, May 11th and ending at 8am on Saturday May 12th. Come to protest the war and stay for the friends, education and entertainment. There will be live music, workshops, speeches and FOOD.
*This event is organized by Youth Against War and Racism.
MUSICAL LINEUP:
-Truthmaze (original b-boy, mc, percussionist, spoken word artist) http://myspace.com/truthmaze
-EZ Bleeders(Punk/funk, bleed from your ears music)
http://myspace.com/ezbleeders
-Negative One (hip hop with a reggae/funk edge)
http://myspace.com/hiphopnegativeone
-2 Tone Runts (Ska band with horns and upbeat dancing tunes)
http://myspace.com/2tonerunts
-Sha Cage (MN Spoken Word Association Artistic Director)
http://myspace.com/shacage
-Madame Mimi (Spoken Word, French/Songstress...from Trú Rúts)
http://myspace.com/madamemimimusic
-Danez Smith (Quest For the Voice/MNSWA Youth Poet)
http://myspace.com/QuestfortheVoice
*** Schedule of Events on May 11:
** 5 - 7pm: Truthmaze, Sha Cage, Madame Mimi and Danez Smith: spoken word. 2 Tone Runts, and antiwar speaches
** 7 - 7:45pm: Break into groups to discuss idea of major student walkout next fall
** 7:45 - 8:30pm: Educational workshops, activist trainings, and small affinity group meetings to discuss future plans like a huge student walkout next fall
** 8:30 - 10pm: EZ Bleeders, Negative One, speeches
** 10 - 11:30pm: Group games, activities, and chill time
** 11:30 - 12am: Vigil on Capitol steps to mourn the losses on both sides of this war
** Midnight - sunrise (6am): Antiwar movies, acoustic jams, and whatever folks come up with
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Parking:
-There are several parking lots around the State Capitol that, we have heard, are free after 5 or 6pm. Check them out at:
http://www.parentsunited.org/sites/af9a45da-3380-4140-ad90-e2f6e67572e6/uploads/CapitolParking.pdf
Tents and Sleeping:
-We are still working with the Capitol management folks on a number of sticky points. There will be limited space for setting up tents, hopefully enough for all who bring them. BUT, you MUST check-in with us BEFORE putting up tents. There are many places where power lines and phone cables are near enough below the surface to be hit with tent stakes, and so we will have folks show you were you can and can't set up.
-In general, we are not encouraging folks to bring tents if you can do without one (DO bring lots of blankets, sleeping bags). Because of rediculous anti-vagrancy laws enacted by the homeless haters in government, we are not supposed to be sleeping on the Capitol lawn, even in tents. Its not clear how much this rule will be enforced, but please be prepared for an all-nighter!
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