Protest At Your Own Risk (Very good article...)

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In many places across George Bush's America, you may be losing your ability to exercise your lawful First Amendment rights of speech and assembly. Increasingly, some police departments, the FBI, and the Secret Service are engaging in the criminalization – or, at the very least, the marginalization – of dissent.

"We have not seen such a crackdown on First Amendment activities since the Vietnam War," says Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

This crackdown took a violent turn in late November at the Miami protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas and at an anti-war protest at the Port of Oakland last April. In both cases, the police used astonishing force to break up protests. But even when the police do not engage in violence, they sometimes blatantly interfere with the right to dissent by preemptively arresting people on specious grounds.

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1. Kick

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2. all you "criminal protesters" (patriots): March 20

mark your calenders.

www.unitedforpeace.org

Momentum is building across the globe for the Global Day of Action against War and Occupation on March 20, 2004—the one-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. On that day people all around the globe will take to the streets to say YES to peace and NO to pre-emptive war and occupation. Joining with growing numbers of military families and soldiers, we will call for an end to the occupation of Iraq and Bush's militaristic foreign policies. March 20 will be the first time the world's "other superpower" will take center stage since Feb. 15.
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and speaking of Feb. 15:

Global Vigil for Peace

Take a stand for peace on February 15, the one-year anniversary of the historic day when more than 15 million people around the world took to the streets to protest the Iraq War. Organize a candlelight vigil at dusk in your community to show your commitment to peaceful and just solutions to conflict. Gather at a busy intersection, or in front of your local Armed Forces recruitment station, or in your town's main square. Vigils are already being planned for cities across the United States and around the world.