Protesting British Petroleum's North American Corporate HQ

[OneAngryDemocrat]

Rockford Coffee Party members will all meet at Katie's Cup, (a local cafe in Rockford, Illinois) on July 19th, at 8:00 AM.

From there, (at appx. 8:30 AM) we will car pool over to Congressman Don Manzullo's Rockford office, located at 415 S. Mulford Road, in Rockford, and present his secretary with a copy of our HOLDING BP RESPONSIBLE RESOLUTION. I have already talked with the lady who works in his office, so she wouldn't be blindsided by our suddenly showing up on her bosses' doorstep.

IMMEDIATELY after presenting our copy of the Resolution to the Congressman's staff, we will enjoy a good hour on the road as we all head over to Cerny Park, located in beautiful Warrenville, Illinois, where we will adress the press and those who wish to protest BP's corporate irresponsibility with prepared statements. Anyone interested in carpooling up to Warrenville with us should contact me at [e-mail], ASAP, for details in how to meet up with someone from The Rockford Coffee Party and get transportation to Warrenville.

Unless our time table is way off, we should arrive in Warrenville's Cerny Park right around 10:30 AM, where, hopefully, more than five people will have shown up. There's plenty of parking.

At the rally, we will read prepared statements to the assembled crowd, and talk to the press (if any of the media bother to show up, that is).

Following our rally in the park, we will march one mile to the corporate offices of BP America, and let them know just what we think of their corporate business model.

I urge everyone who is interested in the nuts and bolts of just how this is going to play out to attend our pre-scheduled July 17th noon meeting at Katies Cup where we'll be passing out informational memos, and hammering out the last minute details.

We're still looking for volunteers to act as crossing guards for our march to BP America's corporate offices and to police the park after the rally has concluded.

The link provided at the bottom of of this post leads to a very detailed Google Maps photo image of the planned 1.1 mile walking route which we will be taking from Cerny Park to BP's corporate offices.

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[annm4peace]

1. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

[OneAngryDemocrat]

2. Thank Yourself!

Will we see you in Warrenville?

[annm4peace]

3. No, but with you in spirit and glad it is organized

I'm very involved with another part of OIL.. the antiwar protests in MN.
We have Vets for Peace Pigstock this weekend in WI just across the river from Red Wing, MN.
Cynthia McKinney and the Chair of National VFP to speak.

buuuuuttt. I do look forward to seeing the pictures.