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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! 

********************************************************************* 
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. 
********************************************************************* 

                        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 



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