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Peace,
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "NYC WRL" <nycwrl@...>
To: "NYC WRL" <nycwrl@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:53 AM
Subject: Preparing for Return of the Intrepid


> The Intrepid -- a war museum on an aircraft carrier -- is
> expected to make a triumphant return from dry dock to its west
> side pier (12 Avenue & W. 46th St.) on October 2. Coincidentally,
> this is also Gandhi's birthday, so we think this is an especially
> fitting time to stage an appropriate "welcome."
>
> The NYC War Resisters League has scheduled an organizing meeting
> -- on Tuesday, Sept. 16 -- for all who are interested in staging
> a nonviolent protest at the Intrepid.
>
> However, before the meeting we are encouraging people to propose
> ideas for this protest. So far, what's been suggested:
>
> * demonstration and vigil with lots of signs, banners, and
> leaflets at the pier (12 Ave. & 46th St.)
> * a march from the Gandhi statue in Union Square to the pier
> * bring salt (recalling Gandhi's famous "Salt March")
> * blockade of the Intrepid with small boats near the pier
> * banner drop from a building facing the pier
>
> Please send us your ideas. If anyone is interested in gathering
> before the Sept. 16 meeting to sort through the ideas and make a
> proposal to that meeting, please let us know.
>
> We encourage representatives from all like-minded organizations
> to attend the Sept. 16 meeting.
>
> DATE: Sept. 16 (Tuesday)
> TIME: 7 pm
> PLACE: 339 Lafayette St. (at Bleecker) in Manhattan
> SUBWAYS: "Bleecker St." on 6 train; "Broadway-Lafayette" on the
> B, D, F, V trains; "Prince St." on the R, W trains
>
> For more information, email us or call 718-768-7306.
>