REVOLUTIONARY ANTI CAPITALIST BLOC
Sunday, April 16th, 2000 Washington, DC 7 AM @ Rock Creek Park 26th street between M st. and Penn. Ave.
We will be marching in our own bloc, but we will be part of the larger direct action march. The marching band will be part of this too.
Maps will be provided next week for out of town folks.
Please bring puppets, banners, flags, drums, kazoos and supplies.
Masking up is recommended. We don't want to help the police out who will be videotaping and photographing the actions for future use.
We will probably repeat this on Monday morning, but plans may change.
The best source for what anarchists are doing at A16 can be found online at: http://www.infoshop.org/octo/a16_a.html
Here's the tentative schedule of anarchist activities
Week before: * Possible IWW meeting for all visiting Wobs * Day of workshops or discussion sessions OR mass consensus meeting Friday, April 14 - Party in the evening Saturday, April 15 - Anarchist soccer / 2 PM / Fort Reno Sunday, April 16 - Revolutionary Anti-Capitalist Bloc March / Very early / This will include the Chaos Marching Band. Monday, April 17 - Repeat of Sunday morning?
There will also be Guerrilla Gardening on the 16th and 17th throughout the demos...
Please keep in mind that there are other official A16 events and meetings taking place during this time, mostly at the Convergence Center. Most of these things are anarchisitic, so you all are encouraged to attend them. I believe there will be nightly Convergence meetings, which affinity groups can send delagates too. THESE ARE THE MEETINGS WHERE THE DIRECT ACTION ON A16 AND A17 WILL BE PLANNED! If the specifics on A16 have seemed rather vague, it's because the planning of the direct action has been put off until the week before the event, so out of towners can be involved.
Also, there will be puppetmaking at the Convergence space that week.
A16 GUERRILLA GARDENING
On the week of April 8-16 people will be flooding D.C. to shut down the meetings of the IMF and World Bank. The meetings will be shut down. And just as important, in the energy of the streets a new vision will be formulated. Alternatives will be explored...
Revolutionary gardeners from around the world will liberate greenspaces in central D.C. by transforming them into organic free community gardens. Eliminating our dependance on international agribusiness and the global financial institutions which control our food supply us the first step towards freedom.
Bring your gardening tools, saplings, sprouted vegetables and all your friends as we free the greenspace and build the new society within the shell of the old.
for more info or to be an affinity group contact person write to: a16gg at mailcity.com
A note of explanation to fellow anarchists on the strategic value of guerilla gardening in D.C. If Anarchism in the United States is to make the transition from a Revolutionary embryo to a mass movement, it must move beyond rhetoric and purely destructive action and present viable empowering alternatives to corporate Amerika that can appeal to working people with families.
We must be creative enough that they cannot credibly label us as terrorists, and militant enough that they cannot ignore us. Guerilla gardening does both these things. Reclaim the Streets, the radical anti-road movement in England is organizing guerilla gardening all over London for the May 1 Action. We have to shatter the spectrum of choice defined by the corporate media--Coke/Pepsi, Republican/Democrat, police state/chaos--and show that empowered communities and localized organic food production are real and achievable options, but it's going to take a tremondous act of will to get there. See you in the streets-
OTHER EVENTS THAT WEEK
here are 4 events we have planned for the week of April 8-A17: directions to the events at bottom. all events either at WILSON CENTER or LA CASA, both are in the Mt Pleasant neighborhood of DC.
April 8 Punk Show at the Wilson Center- 15 and Irving Streets NW, DC $5 all ages 6PM Discount (FL, 3rd to last show ever) River City High (VA) No Lie Relaxer (DC) The Insurgent (political punk from NY)
Tuesday, April 11th, 8pm A talk by Northern California Earth First Activist Alicia Littletree
$3-$5 donation to benefit the speaking tour Presented by Positive Force DC 703-276-9768
@ La Casa 3166 Mount Pleasant Street NW Washington DC
Alicia Littletree is a Northern California Earth First! organizer who worked closely with Judi Bari in the front-line sstuggle to defend the ancient redwoods. The two were political comrades and close friends, and Alicia learned the ins and outs of the bombing case accompanying Judi to court dates and speaking events, and working with Judi on the case itself. Since Judi Bari's death from breast cancer in 1997, Alicia Litlletree, Darryl Cherney, and others from the Redwood Summer Justice Project have continued to pursue the civil rights lawsuit against the FBI, and the only real investigation of the still unsolved bombing. Littletree will talk about the link between corporate timber and the FBI in framing Judi Bari and Darrl Cherney for the bombing, as well as the recent escalation in the use of force against enviromental activists across the country. please forward to all apllicable lists. Metro directions to the event: take the greenline to Columbia Heights stop. walk up Irivng Street and cross 16th Street, walk down to Mount Pleasant Street (make right) La Casa is on the left about a block down.
April 15
A16 Pary/ConcertThe Wilson Center 7pm $5 all ages with political/topical folk singers:David Rovics(boston) and Jim Page (seattle) plus a punk band or 2
April 17 at La Casa 7pm food not bombs canned food benefit $5 or $4 w/ 2 cans of food ALL AGES Operation Cliff Clavin (reunion tour, last chance too see. awesome political poppy punk band from Indiana) Crispus Attucks (DC) This Bike is a Pipe Bomb (FL, acoustic punk) plus punk folk/acoustic singer David Durrando
all events end around 11pm so you can ride subway home all events are DIY and volunteer run. **no one turned away for lack of funds**
info: Metro directions: The Wilson Center take green line to Columbia Heights stop the stop is at 14 and Irving walk UP one block to 15 and Irving The center will be on your left
La Casa (about 2 blocks from Wilson Center)
take the greenline to Columbia Heights stop. walk up Irivng Street and cross 16th Street, walk down to Mount Pleasant Street (make right) La Casa is on the left about a block down.
write for directions by car or walking--- SWEAZL at AOL.COM
thanks. peace, Wade
THE LEGAL RALLY FOR A16
Rally Against the IMF/WB at the Ellipse Sunday April 16 11am-5pm
Join emcee Michael Moore (of Roger & Me), ACT-UP, the American Federation of Government Employees, 50 Years Is Enough Network, Jobs with Justice, Pax Christi, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, United Steelworkers, U.S. Students Association, United Students Against Sweatshops, and many more for music and a rally at the Ellipse, with a march to follow.
More details soon!
The Ellipse (between the WhiteHouse and the Mall)
Njoki Njehu wb50years at igc.org 202-544-9355
This is an update from the Direct Action Network and the Mobilization for Global Justice.
April 16-17 Mobilization for Global Justice in Washington DC
We hope you're making plans for April 16-17th! A massive rally, protest and non-violent direct action will occur in the nation's capital -- home of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the coercive powers which have created a global economy based on corporate profit, exploitation and environmental destruction. Find out what's happening and get involved http://www.a16.org
As part of the fun, a permitted rally with Michael Moore ("Roger and Me") and others will be held on the Ellipse next to the White House on April 16th.
Solidarity events are scheduled in 30 cities from Victoria to India!
Over 450 organizations around the world have endorsed the Mobilization for Global Justice, including the American Federation of Government Employees, Friends of the Earth, Pax Christi, Kalpavriksh - Environmental Action Group - India, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, United Steelworkers, Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, National Concerns Society - Nepal, Plattform gegen Atomgefahren - PLAGE - Salzburg Austria, United Students Against Sweatshops, and the Alliance for Global Justice. Entire list: http://www.a16.org/a16_endorsers.cfm
Two caravans are currently crossing the country with puppets, music, and news of the April festival of resistance. Last sightings: Des Moines Iowa, and Burlington Vermont. Upcoming stops: http://www.a16.org/caravan
An IndyDC Independent Media Center is coming together - http://lists.indymedia.org , select "imc-dc." There is also a team of radio pirates, a cartoon collective, and of course, the radical cheerleaders.
Organizer convergence April 8th-15th in Washington DC: you can count on teach-ins, trainings, music, and many opportunities to connect with people working for global economic and environmental justice.
The Mobilization needs funds to make it all happen. Consider having your organization co-sponsor, holding benefits/bakesales/etc., or simply sending some money. Donations to: Alliance for Global Justice, 1247 E Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, phone: 202-544-9355 fax: 202-544-9359 e-mail: agj at igc.org.
Elizabeth Canner and Ashley Eames have updated their astounding and award-winning documentary "Deadly Embrace: Nicaragua, the World Bank and the IMF." $35 to Compas de La Primavera c/o Liz Canner, 164 Hudson St Somerville MA 02144. 617-666-5122 lizcanner at hotmail.com
Post Seattle
Send a message to jwto-subscribe at onelist.com for updates on the trials and class-action suits, or call DAN legal at 206-632-9482.
The ongoing legal work on behalf of the November protesters has been hugely successful. For example, during the protests Eric Larson was simply taking photos from the sidelines. Half a dozen sheriffs jumped on him and held him down, drenching Eric with pepper-spray. Ironically, he was charged with assaulting an officer. A videotape of the incident was discovered at the last minute, which led ultimately to his acquittal. Complete rundown: http://www.agitprop.org/artandrevolution/
Nancy Egan has begun a documentary project recording the experiences of women who were arrested during the WTO Shutdown. Email egan_nancy at hotmail.com
Resources ------------------------------------------------------ DAN network list online: http://www.a16.org/a16_network.cfm
Mayday information http://www.infoshop.org/mayday2000.html
--Note-- This news update is brought to you from the DAN web team, and we heartily apologize for all the items missed. Financial support invited! specify "web" and send to MGJ - Alliance for Global Justice, 1247 E Street SE, Washington, DC 20003.
--steven, steven at a16.org