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[OPIRG-EVENTS] J26: Snake Marches through Ottawa, Time and Lou
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This is no time for phony rhetoric
this is no time for political speech
This is a time for action
because the future's within reach
-- Lou Reed, "There is No Time" New York
Take the Capital!
=== Snake Marches through Ottawa ===
June 26, 2002
On June 26th, two Snake Marches will wind their way through the streets of
Ottawa with the goal of paralyzing the city and disrupting the political
operation of the G8's Canadian headquarters, in the offices and institutions
where the G8's consensus is turned into policy and implemented locally and
nationally all year-round.
Set your alarms now. This is no time for phony rhetoric, and it's no time
for being late either.
===> The first Snake March will begin from Dundonald Park (Lyon and
Somerset) at 12 PM SHARP.
===> The second Snake March will begin from Confederation Square (The War
Memorial at Wellington and Elgin) at 1 PM SHARP.
Marches will leave on time. Ottawa time. Not Anarchist time.
Both marches will be action-oriented, "militant yet disciplined", and will
re-decorate the bureaucratic core of the city with colorful and creative
symbols of resistance as they slide through Ottawa. Bring your tools of
urban artistry!
On June 26...
Take the Capital!
Leave your mark on Ottawa!
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The starting point of each march is subject to last-minute change.
Check for up-to-date information about the Snake Marches on-line at
http://www.takethecapital.net, by phone at (613) 788-3310 and at the
Welcome Center upon your arrival in Ottawa on June 25 or 26.
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Take the Capital!
A Call for Autonomous Actions and Snake Marches Against the G8
June 26, 2002
Ottawa, Canaduh
On June 26, the executive board of global capitalism retreats to the
foothills of Alberta for their first day of photo ops and pre-determined
meetings. On the same day, activists from across Ontario, Quebec, the
Maritimes and the Northeastern United States will converge in Ottawa for the
first of two days of protests known as the Take the Capital! Actions Against
the G8.
Called in clear opposition to the G8, in solidarity with protests in Alberta
and with resistance to capitalism and imperialism world-wide, the two days of
protest in Ottawa will target the many manifestations of political and
economic power of Canada's national capital -- the year-round administrative
home of the G8 in this country. Both days of protest are being organized on
the basis of a respect for a diversity of tactics, meaning that a multiplicity
of forms of resistance will be welcomed in a context of mutual solidarity and
respect for all participants.
The first day of protest on June 26 will be focused on direct actions and
civil disobedience. We are calling on affinity groups to plan and carry out a
wide and imaginative range of autonomous actions targeting the many symbols of
capitalism and imperialism in Ottawa. A Radical Tourist's Guide to the city
has already been sent out for your planning convenience!
We are also calling on individuals, affinity groups, and groups of friends,
co-workers and comrades to join in one of the two Snake Marches that will
wind their way through the streets of Ottawa with the goal of paralyzing
the city and disrupting the political operation of the G8's Canadian
headquarters, in the offices and institutions where the G8's consensus is
turned into policy and implemented locally and nationally all year-round.
=>=>=> The first Snake March will begin from Dundonald Park (Lyon and
Somerset) at 12 PM SHARP.
=>=>=> The second Snake March will begin from Confederation Square (The War
Memorial at Wellington and Elgin) at 1 PM SHARP.
(The starting point of each march is subject to last-minute change. Check for
up-to-date information about the Snake Marches on-line at
http://www.takethecapital.net, by phone at (613) 788-3310 and at the
Welcome Center upon your arrival in Ottawa on June 25 or 26. If you are
able to arrive in Ottawa early, you are encouraged to participate in the
Spokescouncils on the evenings of June 24 and 25, where up-to-date
information about a range of actions and events, including the Snake
Marches, will be announced.)
Both marches will be action-oriented, "militant and disciplined", and will
re-decorate the bureaucratic core of the city with colorful and creative
symbols of resistance as they slide through Ottawa. A call to all march
participants to bring your tools of urban artistry!
On June 26...
Take the Capital!
Leave your mark on Ottawa!
Links:
Take the Capital!:
http://www.takethecapital.net
A Radical Tourist's Guide to Ottawa:
http://www.takethecapital.net/toureng.html
An Anarchist Attack on Global Governance:
http://www.takethecapital.net/pamphlet.html
It takes two to high five.
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