[IMC-Video] 9.18.06 I-Witness video training

[Press]

Please forward.

As you probably know, President Bush will be in town on Tuesday Sept
19th. After much back and forth with the NYPD United for Peace and
Justice finally got a permit late Thursday evening for their march to
the UN. I-Witness Video is calling a meeting and video training
workshop for Mon. Sept. 18, 2006 as a refresher for those of us who
plan on covering the March Tuesday.

Please join us:

Date: Monday, September 18, 2006
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: 
DCTV 
87 lafayette street between white and walker (two blocks south of canal
street)
ground floor enter through the garage door.

Take the Q or 6 to canal street.

Please RSVP  to iwitness at iwitnessvideo.info if you can make it.

I-Witness Video coordinated the video documentation of the protests and
arrests at the Republican National Convention last summer. The 
I-Witness Video RNC project used video as the basis for investigation
into the
arrests of activists and bystanders, directly resulting in over 400
dismissals and acquittals.

UJPJ's announcement below:

In a stunning turn of events, the NYC Police Department has reversed
its previous decision to deny us the right to march near the United
Nations on Sept. 19th.

When the NYPD told us there would be no marches in the vicinity of the
UN that day, we announced that we would march anyway, even if it meant
we went to jail. We have just learned that we are being given a permit
for a march and rally that morning to call for an end to the war in
Iraq.

As President Bush makes his way to the UN for his speech to the General
Assembly, we will be gathering at 6th Avenue and 37th Street in
Manhattan between 9 and 9:30 a.m. At 9:30 a.m. we will begin our march,
heading north on 6th Avenue and then east on 47th Street. We will end
at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on 47th Street between 2nd and 1st
Avenue, across from the UN with a rally from 11 a.m. to 12 noon; Bush
will be speaking at the UN sometime between 11:30 and 11:45 am.

Let's make this a large and loud call for an immediate end to the war
and occupation in Iraq -- all the troops must be brought home, and
brought home now!

We have agreed to march on the sidewalk for this demonstration. While
it is certainly not as good as marching in the street, we had offered
this as an alternative we could live with when we were negotiating with
the police. They had told us this too would be unacceptable. It is
clear that our determination to march with or without a permit -- our
determination to be heard -- had an impact on the NYPD's decision to
give us a permit for our protest.

We know that many of you will not be able to march with us next week,
but we thought it was important to let you all know what has been
happening. The fact that we stood up against an attempt to limit our
right to peacefully protest -- and that we have won this struggle -- is
news we wanted to share with you.

We have been encouraged by the widespread support we have received from
across the country. We have been inspired by the strong numbers of
people who have expressed their willingness to engage in nonviolent
civil disobedience to defend our right to protest. Though achieving a
permit is a victory, we cannot back down in our efforts to end the war
in Iraq. The September 19th demonstration kicks off a week of action
around the country -- the Declaration of Peace. We hope you will
participate in this nationwide display of powerful actions for peace,
culminating in two days of nonviolent civil disobedience in Washington
DC. Visit www.declarationofpeace.org to find an event near you and to
get involved.

If you are able to make it to NYC this coming Tuesday, Sept. 19th, to
join this permitted march and rally, please do so. Even though it is a
work day, we hope to have a large and vocal demonstration. Please check
our website for other details, for a leaflet you can download and
reproduce, and for other organizing resources.

Finally, once again we must ask for your financial support. Every
dollar you send helps make it possible for UFPJ to continue our
important work. Please take a moment right now to make the most
generous donation you can. Thanks so much!

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