Anti-Capitalist Convergence - Washington, DC
The People's Strike - Sept 2002 - Friday's EventsFriday, September 27Autonomous Actions Starting between 6 and 7am - Form an Affinity Group, Plan an Action - Plug in at the welcome center and spokescouncil meetings! Shut Down Business as Usual! Take Back the Freedom to Control our Lives! ...or Attend one (or all) of the planned actions listed below Working scenario plan updated on September 8 Autonomous ActionsOn September 27 autonomous actions will occur all over the city as part of The People's Strike: A Day of Non-Compliance and Resistance. Activists from all over the country are coming to DC. People are getting organized and making plans to shut the city down for a day and effectively stop business as usual. All kinds of actions can occur on the 27. Consider the following:
Also! Organize your affinity group or organization to do an autonomous action around one of the political or strategic targets. Getting groups to commit to actions at these locations will be key to shutting the city down. Get in touch with the ACC for ideas on a political or strategic target or organize an action around an issue you or your group works on. March to Put the Squeeze on Capitalist Greed!Meet at Franklin Square Park (14th and K St NW, Washington DC) at 7:00 am. The IMF, World Bank, Enron, WorldCom perpetuate misery, impoverishment, inequality, environmental destruction, racism, sexism, exploitation of workers, hopelessness and discontent - Enough is Enough! Join us as we SNAKE AROUND THE CITY and demand a world were people's survival and access to human needs is not determined by their economic means. The Bike StrikeAll Bikes on the Streets! Meet at Union Station at 7:30 am Bike -> Against Big Oil Join us on September 27 as we ride our bikes through the streets of DC in protest as we pass by the many corporate and governmental institutions headquartered here in DC that exemplify how global capitalism promotes poverty, racism, sexism, environmental destruction, and the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few. Reclaim the streets from the misery of business as usual and car-culture. Beat the Anti-War Drums! - Percussion Protest - No War on Iraq9 am Freedom Plaza (14th and Penn NW, Washington DC) Come together in a drum circle to say no to war on Iraq! Between the White House and the Capitol we'll drown out the cries for war with the beating heart of the peoples' resistance. Make Your Opposition Heard: Bring buckets, sticks, pots and pans and drums! Call to Resistance Against the War on Iraq. 
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