i wouldn't usually post a forward. i'm just not that tacky. but GOOD LORD THIS SUCKS! (shall edit the annoying little arrow thingies after rehearsal.) grrrrrr:

Dear Friend of United for Peace and Justice:
>
> To our great shock and outrage, Federal Judge Barbara Jones ruled
this morning that the City of New York can deny United for Peace and
Justice a permit to march on February 15. Citing "heightened security
concerns," she ruled that we may only hold a stationary rally, for which
we have been granted a permit for First Avenue stretching north from
49th Street.
>
> We are accepting the rally permit, and our massive demonstration to
stop the Iraq war will go forward no matter what. But we are appalled by
this attack on our basic First Amendment rights, and we will continue to
fight for the right to march. Our attorneys, the New York Civil Liberties
Union, have already filed an appeal, and we are asking all of our
supporters to protest passionately against this attempt to stifle the
growing opposition to Bush's war.
>
> We will provide you with more information soon on this rapidly evolving
situation. For now, we encourage you to keep organizing and mobilizing
for
> February 15 -- we have a legal permit to rally, and we cannot and will
not let the NYPD and the Bush Administration silence our cry for peace.
>
> More than 300 cities around the globe will be holding protests this
weekend against the Iraq war: Let's make New York City's protest the
biggest, most passionate anti-war gathering of them all.
>
> WHAT YOU CAN DO:
>
> 1) KEEP MOBILIZING FOR FEB. 15: The NYPD wants to discourage
people from coming to this protest -- we need to redouble our efforts to
make February 15 an enormous gathering for peace. Please contact
Fran Geteles asap (fgeteles@igc.org or 212-663-8048) if you are
organizing buses or trains. Check out our website at http://
www.unitedforpeace.org/feb15 -- we've added lots of new information.
>
> 2) SPREAD THE WORD: Forward this message widely, post the
assembly location on your website, tell everyone you know that the
February 15 protest is indeed happening and that we have a permit to
rally at 49th Street and First Avenue.
>
> 3) SPEAK OUT: The denial of our right to march sets a very dangerous
precedent for free speech in this country -- we ask you to raise the
biggest ruckus you can about this attack on our rights. Some
suggestions:
>
> >>Fax a statement from your organization to NYC Mayor Michael
Bloomberg insisting on our right to march on February 15. Fax#: (212)
788-2460
>
> >>Ask sympathetic elected officials, community leaders, and/or
celebrities to contact Mayor Bloomberg and demand that the City issue
a march permit.
>
> >>Contact your local media, write letters to the editor, call in to radio
talk shows, get the word out about this outrageous denial of our
Constitutional rights.
>
> >>Make phone calls of protest to these officials:
> *NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 212-788-9600, 212-788-3010, 212-
788-3040
> *NYC Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly: 646-610-8526
> *NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito: 646-610-6710
>
> >>Send emails protesting the denial of our march permit Mayor
Bloomberg: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html
> Commissioner Kelly: rkelly@nypd.nyc.gov
> Chief Esposito: jesposito@nypd.nyc.gov
>
> >>Sign this online petition supporting our right to march:
> http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?FEB15
>
> If you're not already on our email list, you can receive future updates
like this one about the February 15 mobilization by visiting
> http://unitedforpeace.org/email.php
>
> Thanks for your support -- we can still prevent this war, and together
we will win the right to march.
>
> Sincerely,
> The February 15 organizing staff of
> United for Peace and Justice