[Peace-discuss] "No bailout!" rally tomorrow? Truemajority coordinating nationwide rallies Thu 9/25 ~5pm, should we hold one?

[Barbara kessel]

I am ready to do it and bring a couple of people with signs at 6:00 PM.
Great idea. (Tim Johnson's office says today that he is "against the
bailout.") Where? Would a bank be an appropriate place? or do we go for the
biggest government building? Or how about at the parking lot of the News
Gazette to get attention? Barbara Kessel

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Stuart Levy <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Heard this from friend Stewart Dickson, who heard it from the group "
> truemajority.org";
> the web page shows their logo + UFPJ, Progressive Dems. of America, US
> Action, and others.
>
>    **ATTEND AN EMERGENCY RALLY AGAINST THE BAILOUT*
>    <
> http://act.truemajority.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TRp9BfGo3e0IfdRsZi6xFNL1ihcynus2
> >*
>        [This brings up a page to search for events in the area -- none are
> listed nearby,
>         even in Chicago, though there are several in Indiana and one in St.
> Louis.]
>
> Anyone want to do this?  Where would be a good place?  And, though they
> suggest 5pm,
> we'd probably get more people at 6.  Anyway, they write:
>
> ===========================================================================
>    *America Says NO Bush Bailout!*
>
>    *Our pressure is working.* Already this week, TrueMajority members have
>    made almost 20,000 calls to tell their Senators "NO" to the Bush
> corporate
>    bailout. Now news is beginning to come out that some lawmakers,
> Republicans
>    and Democrats alike, are having second thoughts about going along with
> the
>    administration's plan.
>
>    *We can put the brakes on this.*
>
>    *Tomorrow,* Thursday, September 25th at 5 pm ordinary Americans are
>    organizing Emergency Rallies against the Bailout nationwide. *Other
>    TrueMajority members have already started 75 rallies in their towns,
> will
>    you join them?*
>
>    We're all in this together. The proposed bailout is *a $700,000,000,000
>    dollar check from your bank account*, handed over to Wall Street. This
> is
>    literally the largest give away of public money to the private sector in
>    history. We have an historic emergency, and it's on us to step up and
>    lead.*
>
>    Once you pick a time and place we'll help turnout other TrueMajority
>    members to your event and provide signs you can print out and a sample
>    program. The most important thing is for you to pick a spot where you'll
> be
>    seen, and start inviting other people you know right now.
>
>    Together we'll send a clear message that *America Says NO to Bush
> Bailout!*
>
>    Thanks for leading the way,
>
>    -Ilya
>
>    Ilya Sheyman
>    Online Organizer
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