World Can't Wait Protest - Austin, Texas Oct. 5th
On October 5, people everywhere will walk out of school, take off work, and come to the downtowns & townsquares and set out from there, going through the streets and calling on many more to join us - making a powerful statement: "NO! THIS REGIME DOES NOT REPRESENT US! AND WE WILL DRIVE IT OUT!"
Can a regime headed in a fascist direction be driven from power?
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234 protests now planned with speakers including Rev.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Cynthia McKinney, Tom Morello, Michelle
Phillips, Thom Hartmann, Rabbi Lerner, Daniel Ellsberg, Jodie Evans,
Imam Abdul-Alim Musa, Ann Wright, with special messages from Sean Penn, Paul Haggis, Mark Ruffalo, Eve Ensler
Austin, TX 2006-10-05 at 5:00pm
Capitol BuildingGATHER AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING AT 4:30 PM TO PREPARE FOR A RALLY AND MASS MEDIA EVENT AT 5:00.
On October 5, Austin will join over 150 cities across America in staging a mass movement of repudiation against the Bush regime. At 5:00, we will unfurl a giant banner with messages on them from local groups and supporters. At the center will be the message "ENOUGH!" There will also be a variety of compelling local speakers (tentative list includes representatives from Texans for Peace, Travis County Coordinated Campaign, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Austin Community College, UT, "Whoopsy" Magazine, and more), and music provided by Funk Shui. Come join us to hold up signs, distribute information, make some noise, and show Texas, the U.S., and the world that this regime does not represent us and we WILL drive it out!
austin@worldcantwait.org