Amnesty International welcomes the RNC

[dpbrown]

I don't have a picture, but there's a huge billboard at 35W and the Mississippi River from Amnesty International that says:

CLOSE GUANTANAMO

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

1. There's another one on 35E Northbound at the river, too.

:thumbsup:

[dpbrown]

8. (Blush) I meant 35E... you'd think I'd know the difference by now

But you get the idea!

[CatholicEdHead]

2. Catholic Charities has one two blocks from the Excel Center

I drove by today. It is here:

http://www.ccspm.org/whatsyouragenda.aspx

"Our Political Agenda: Food, Shelter, and Dignity"

Many Republicans will see it if you go west two blocks and look to your left from the 5th St and 7th St intersection by the Excel Center. It can be see by looking left along Old 6th St W when you are on 7th St W.

[annm4peace]

6. sweet.. HOPE THE GOP CATHOLICS like that !!!!!!

Lets show the "Conservative" Catholics what Jesus's teachings are really about.

Can't be Pro-life if you support killing children w/bombs, starvation, poison, bullets.

[Kayakbiker]

3. Where is it?

Is it north or south of the river? The bridge is still out. I will get a pic of it and if you can tell me more it will save me some time.

I saw an IMPEACH train today in NE Minneapolis.

[annm4peace]

4. ehhhemmmm. We NEED YOU in a Gitmo Jump suit Aug 31st !

Please ask friends and family to participate.. Bribe'em, corral them, I don't care.. just get them to the State Capital on Aug 11th at 10am.. We have 100 suits. For 10.00 you can take yours home and walk around the city with them freaking GOP'ers out. the suits can go over your clothes, and you can see through the black hoods.
CNN said they would be there to film the vigil on aug 31st.


11 AM - Gather for a rally near the steps of the State Capitol in St.Paul.
There will be speakers and music and a display of "boots on the ground".

12 NOON - March to the Excel Energy Center to demand an end to torture
and to hold the framers of torture policy accountable. This will be a
nonviolent, silent and solemn march of people dressed in orange jump
suits and black hoods. If you don't have an orange jump suit and black hood or

some reasonable facsimile, we will have some to borrow or purchase for 10.00.
We will supply nametags identifying some of the thousands of human beings who the
United States government has wrongfully detained.

* if you don't want to wear a suit, carry 1 of 800 cardboard tombstones.

We will be marching with Veterans for Peace - Redwing Chapter. They will be each carrying a cardboard "tombstone" with the photo and name of a dead soldier and/or an Iraqi
civilian victim of the war. The purpose of this march will be to unite
those who oppose the violence of war, injustice and oppression in a way that
is powerful and practical enough to win over the uninformed, the indifferent
and, possibly, even many of those who are currently allied with the perpetrators.



The City of St. Paul has issued a permit for this nonviolent march. Our purpose is to use nonviolent means toward nonviolent, but revolutionaryends: to overcome fear and hatred with love and courage; to replace despair with hope; to enact justice as fairness rather than as vengeance; to
oppose lies with truth; and to reveal the power of silence.
Please join us only if you are committed to nonviolence and are willing to march as one united body, silently and peacefully. Once the march reaches Excel EnergyCenter, Taps will be played. Those who wish to risk arrest may at that time choose peacefully to trespass into an area forbidden by law enforcement - to
commit civil disobedience by continuing to walk in silence toward the RNC site.

The others will wait respectfully and then return together to the State Capitol. People willing to risk arrest should carry with them photo identification and be prepared to be detained or jailed. We expect all marchers to respond quietly and with dignity to provocations from
anyone, including the police.

[annm4peace]

5. Volunteers need for Guantamo Cell on display

WHEN: August 31 - September 3

WHERE: 7th Street West and Walnut Street, St. Paul, MN


A life size replica of a Guantánamo Bay cell is coming to St. Paul the week of
the Republican National Convention; August 31 - September 3. Tour the cell and
find out what it's like to be illegally detained. While you're there,
you'll be able to record a video to President Bush and sign Amnesty
International's global petition to shut down Guantánamo and end illegal
U.S. detentions.

Open Hours
Sunday, August 31st, 5 pm Opening Event with Larry Cox Monday, September 1st,
10:30 am - 7:30 pm Tuesday, September 2nd, 10:30 am - 7:30 pm Wedensday,
September 3rd, 10:30 am - 7:30 pm

Admission to the cell and all events is free.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/torture/cell-tour/page.do?id=1011614&n1=3&n2=38

Be a part of the event and volunteer. Please RSVP so we can plan our event more
effectively.
<http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=fdJKKNNtEjKJKWL&s=enLDJRMwHaKFLUPCF&m=kwKVIdNXIfJ5E>

[annm4peace]

7. We also need help holding banners.

We will have 3 large banners that take 2 people to hold.

"Would Jesus Torture ?" "Would Jesus Waterboard?" and "Close Gitmo"