911 Mariani visits KANSAS CITY Feb. 22 !! Big crowd

[graphixtech]

is expected!
LOTS of great local publicity;,many cosponsor groups have also been spreading the word. PM me with any questions.

(my new iMovie about Kansas City's leading 9-11 Visibility actions)
http://homepage.mac.com/snapshots1/iMovieTheater1.html

9-11 WIDOW SUING BUSH SPEAKS TO KANSAS CITY !

Sunday, Feb. 22nd, a historic event will take place in
Kansas City. 9-11 widow, Ellen Mariani, whose husband Neil was
killed in the WTC attacks of 9-11-2001, will be in Kansas City
throughout the day to share her dramatic story with the
Midwest. Joined by the former Deputy Attorney General of
Pennsylvania, Phil Berg, who is representing Ellen in this historic
case vs. Bush et al. Mrs. Mariani has refused a $1million "pay-off"
offered her by the government's 9-11 compensation fund.

Mariani has refused the government money in
order to litigate for full 9-11 disclosure by Bush et al
filing a lawsuit against President Bush and
other White House officials, charging them with
foreknowledge of the attacks, failure to prevent them
or warn the public, passive abatement for personal and
political gain, intentional organized criminal
activity and obstruction of justice. Mariani's
husband was killed when the second tower was hit.

Mariani charges that the Bush administration
failed to heed repeated warnings from U.S.
intelligence and foreign sources that terrorists might
use commercial aircraft as weapons. "Our government
had knowledge of this and took no steps to prevent
it," her attorney said. Mariani said no amount of
money from the federal government would persuade her
to back off from her legal fight.

"I would eat dirt before Feinberg got me into
the fund," Mariani said. "I am a person who wants to
know what happened," said the 65-year-old grandmother,
who is living off monthly Social Security checks.
"Money is great, but not when it comes to a loved one
being murdered."

Major media have virtually failed to cover Mariani's
lawsuit, while giving us endless details of celebrity
related legal actions, which have much less bearing
on our lives than the fateful events of 9-11-2001. Therefore
a group of Kansas and Missouri citizens and faith based
groups are bringing Ellen to Kansas City to speak to the
Midwest about her momentous case, and what it means
to ALL Americans.

Mariani will spend the entire day of Sunday, February 22
in Kansas City.

Featured Events:
- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Unity Temple on the Plaza at
707 W. 47th Street. Accompanying her will be her
attorney, Philip Berg, former Deputy Attorney General
of Pennsylvania.
- 4:00 PM she will be at the KC Iraq Task Force Vigil at the the
Plaza Fountains at 47th Street and Main.

Other speaking engagements on 2/22:
- 8:30 AM where she will be interviewed by Rev. Sam Mann
of Radio 1590 AM.
- 11:30 AM she will speak at St. Mark's Union Church at 1101
Euclid, KCMO. At
- 12:30 Ellen will speak at All Souls Unitarian Church
- 2:00 she will be at the Community of Reason Service at
Hogan Prep Charter Academy at 1221 East Myer Blvd. At

To learn more about Ellen Mariani's historic
lawsuit, visit www.septembereleventh.org.

911visibility.org

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(Ellen and Neil Mariani on their 25th Anniversary)


Ellen Mariani and Phil Berg Speak to KANSAS CITY
on February 22 !

Sunday, Feb. 22nd, an historic event will take place in
Kansas City. 9-11 widow, Ellen Mariani, whose husband Neil was
killed in the WTC attacks of 9-11-2001, will be in Kansas City
throughout the day to share her dramatic story with the
Midwest. She will be joined by the former Deputy Attorney General of
Pennsylvania, Phil Berg, who is representing Ellen in this historic
case vs. Bush et al.

Featured Events:
- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Unity Temple on the Plaza at
707 W. 47th Street. Accompanying her will be her
attorney, Philip Berg, former Deputy Attorney General
of Pennsylvania.
- 4:00 PM she will be at the KC Iraq Task Force Vigil at the the
Plaza Fountains at 47th Street and Main.
To learn more about Ellen Mariani's historic
lawsuit, visit www.septembereleventh.org.

Learn how to get YOUR city involved:
http://septembereleventh.org

[Fovea]

1. right on

The Cat and I will be there.
Heard it on NPR this morning!

See ya there,
RealP

[graphixtech]

2. photo

and a good kick!


It promises to be a very interesting day for KC on Sunday!

check here for more information:
http://septembereleventh.org/kc/index.php
On Sunday, Feb. 22nd, a historic event will take place in Kansas City. 9-11 widow, Ellen Mariani, whose husband Neil was killed in the WTC attacks of 9-11-2001, will be in Kansas City throughout the day to share her dramatic story with the Midwest. She will be joined by the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Phil Berg, who is representing Ellen in this historic case vs. Bush et al. . . .
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[Dancing_Dave]

3. So, how did it go?

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to KC for this event. It sounded like a great way to raise some consciousness. I'll try to find some syncronicity between my musical work and activism....I could drive the hundred miles to KC to protest in the afternoon, and then jam in the blues clubs in the evening!

[graphixtech]

4. Fabulous!

it was an incredible visit. I was honored to meet then spend the day in their company. It was an incredibly interesting, exciting and fun day. Lots of videotapes to sort through so stay tuned for visuals.

On their daylong whirlwind tour of engagements here, Ellen Mariani and Phil Berg visited several sites around KC. These are the places they visited in very vague chronological order: Ch 4, then Ch 9, a radio interview with Sam Mann, breakfast at Nieces, a church service at St. Marks, the Community of Reason, the Unitarian Universalists, live interview with Channel 5, big rally at Millcreek Park on the Plaza, then the grand finale event at Unity Temple.

While attending service (beautiful) at St. Mark's, they were surprised to see two police officers speaking in the room behind them. Even more surprising were the two police escort cars which followed their van from St. Mark's. They were told that that about a dozen undercovers were also watching, and several were sighted throughout the day. When approached, one young policeman said that they knew about the day's tour for over week, because they noticed an increased amounts of hits on the group website.
Supposedly, the police "wanted to keep them safe, and also watch to make sure that the park protesters did not do anything illegal'. (Hmm.) The 911Visibilty group had also hired a security guard for the biggest events, which, thankfully, ended up being totally unneccessary as there was not any trouble whatsoever.

The events were well attended thoughout the day. Between the events, the protest, and the finale Unity event, my rough guess would be that about 1500 Kansas Citians directly listened to Ellen Mariani and Phil Berg speak. Hard to say how many heard them on the three (mainstream) television interviews and the radio interview, but likely thousands. These were very excellent discussions and Mariani/Berg did a great job.

The big crowd at Unity Temple gave them loud applause and a standing ovation at the end of the discussion (between 700-1100 attendance estimates) .

This is the group that hosted their event filled KC visit:
http://septembereleventh.org/

Many Kansas Citians were inspired, and have since signed Ellen and Phil's important petition.
Please join in and sign their important petition:
http://911forthetruth.com/

(Phil Berg used the word 'Fabulous' a few times - very funny, charming gentleman)