Protest Bush in Salt Lake City on August 22nd

[helderheid]

A meeting will take place to plan a protest during Bush's SLC visit on Monday, August 22nd:
Meeting: Wednesday, August 17, 7pm, at the Shundahai Office, 333 West, #4Pierpont Place
8pm puppet making for the Sept 24 Bring the Troops Home Action
Info:
801-502-8556
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Bush visit August 22nd:
From Aaron Davis, Veterans for Peace, Utah Chapter:
Bush will address the vfw convention on monday august 22. I have been contacted
on organizing and putting out publicity etc.
Hereis my take on this: The visit is supposed to help bolster his sagging
approval ratings and he wants a patriotic flag waving crowd to do it. Cindy
sheehan's vigil protest had been taxing on the Bushites. They really don't know
all the details of King George's visit. He can make flag-waving scouts wait for
three hours and then cancel the visit. due to security concerns, you know that
patriot act thing, it will be difficult to predict when he will arrive if on
the 22 at all. Those who want to make plans, go ahead. The downside to this is
that once you make plans and have the permit, you may be stuck in Pioneer Park.
I am into a newer old tactic called guerilla tactics. I will meet whoever wants
to make a day of it at 0800 at wendys 400 s. and 300 w and we will move out
carrying signs and get as close to the salt palace as possible in the morning.
once the perimeter begins to enlarge, it will be 2-4 hours before his
majestie's arrival. I believe however that he will come in off the freeway on
600 s and turn up 300 w to the Salt Palace. Pioneer Park may be an ideal
location for a mass show protest. I want to be free to move close to the Salt
Palace and have a moving picket line. The problem with that is when the
officials say move we have to move to another location. I think where ever we
are the press will cover it. For those wanting to gather at noon for a quickie
protest pioneer park will be as good as it gets. However we do this, change the
consciousness here in Utah about the war in Iraq. Wage peace one step at a time.