CONVERGENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY & LOCAL CONTACT INFO
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NEVADA
LAS VEGAS: 3PM – 6PM at the Federal Courthouse
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Organizing Meetings: LGBT Center at 953 East Sahara, Suite B-25 on Saturdays from 1pm to 3pm.
lasvegas@worldcantwait.org, 702-321-6532
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Franklin Pierce college
softball field
2:00 p.m.
NEW JERSEY
BERGEN COUNTY: bergencounty@worldcantwait.org
FRANKLIN LAKES: 9:30 AM Ramapo High School walkout. Meet at the circle in front of the school. SP468732@gmail.com
NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE: corner of Cerrillos and Saint Francis from 11:30am – 1:30pm
ALBUQUERQUE: 12pm-5pm, United States Federal Court House (Lomas and 4th St. North West). albuquerque@worldcantwait.org
NEW YORK
MILLBROOK: Bottom of
Franklin Ave
from 9AM-7PM, millbrookny@worldcantwait.org
NEW PALTZ: 6PM, Corner of Main and North Front St. Bring signs! Carl Welden will represent us with street theatre.
NEW YORK CITY: 12 PM, Rally at
Union Square
( 14th Street). March west on 14th, up on
8th Ave
to Rally at Times Square. nyc@worldcantwait.org, 212-969-0772
Speakers:
Rev. Luis Barrios- St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Jodie Evans-Code Pink
Rev. Earl Kooperkamp-St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Lynne Stewart-Criminal Defense Attorney
Tom Duane- New York State Senator Still We Rise Coalition
Esther Kaplan author ‘With God on Our Side’
Sunsara Taylor
Staten Island Meetup Spot for all High School Students will be at Borough Hall. We will be gathering on the Richmond Terrace side of the building. 9:30 am for the 10 am ferry;10:00 am for the 10:30 ferry;10:30 am for the 11:00 ferry Student Leaders Needed: contact jason@tellercreations.com
http://www.nycwcw.blogspot.com/
Hunter College
Hunter College West 11:00 a.m 68th and Lexington- hunterworldcantwait@yahoo.com
New York University
11:30 a.m Washington Square Park Fountain, march to Union Square
Organizing Meetings: Fridays at 5PM in Kimmel, 7th floor
mailto:nyu@worldcantwait.org, 310-503-9372
City College of New York
NAC Building 10:00 A.M 138th st-ccny@worldcantwait.org
Baruch CUNY
11 am 24th and Lexington
NYC High Schools
Midwood High School – 9:30 am in front of the school
Roslyn High School – 10:30 am walk out
Saunders High School 9- 9:30 Walkout
Beacon High School – NO SCHOOL
Notre Dame School- 11 am rally 327 W.13th b/w 8th and Hudson
Pablo Neruda Academy- meet at 9:30 am at Parkchester Subway stop
Lehman High School
Bay Ridge High
LaGuardia High School
DeWitt Clinton High School
A Phillip Randolph High School
Leadership High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High school
Union Dale High School- Long Island
Bronx Science
Westchester Community College
10:30 am meets at Court House in White Plains
SAUGERTIES: Organizing a carpool to the World Can’t Wait demonstration in New York City. For more info contact: saugertiesny@worldcantwait.org
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE: Pack Square, downtown at Noon.
GREENSBORO: ncworldcantwait@yahoo.com
12:00 noon Convergence and rally at Old County Courthouse on
Market Street downtown.
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
10:00 AM UNCG Fountain and March to convergence at Old County Courthouse- Market st
8:00PM Anti-Bush Films at The Scene on South Elm (605 S. Elm St.)
BOONE : boonenc@worldcantwait.org
11:45 AM Walkouts from Watauga College
12:15 PM rest of campus walks out and converges on Sanford Mall
12:30PM Marching band starts to play and begin marching. Billionaires for Bush hands out fake money to reactionaries.
End on King St where contact tables from Appalachian Voices, ASU Solar Energy Club, National Organization for Women, and High Country Peace and Justice will be set up. The Bootleg Crew will play music.
5PM Candlelight vigil
9PM Benefit Concert at Old Jailhouse Restaurant
CHAPEL HILL: Chapelhill@worldcantwait.org
WINSTON-SALEM: SalemNC@worldcantwait.org
OHIO
CLEVELAND: Rally Public Square 12 noon; @ 2:30 march to the new Federal Courthouse at Superior Camp; Huron, then to the Federal Bldg. on E. 9th and the new FBI bldg. 1501,
Lakeside.
Speakers/Presentations:
Susan Childs – mother of a GI currently stationed in Iraq
Dr. Assad Pino – professor Kent State
Art Mc Coy – founder of Black on Black Crime
Katie Daley – spoken word
James Levin – Co-director Cleveland Festival of Arts & Technology (Ingenuity),
founder & former director Cleveland Public Theater
Leonard Shelton – Retired Marine, active duty Persian gulf War 1990-91
Ricardo Sanchez – Activist & poet from Latin America
Michael Perkins – folksinging
Quamer Strowder – cousin of Laray Renshaw, killed by Cleveland police, 2005
Statement from Dorothy Salem – Historian & Co-ordinator of Women’s Studies
Students who have walked out!
and more!
Bring your own signs, banners, noise makers and buckets for drumming! worldcantwait_ohio@hotmail.com
http://www.theworldcantwait-ohio.zoomshare.com/
216-633-6200
Cleveland State University
11 AM meet in between University Center and Rhodes Tower (courtyard)
march through classroom buildings and call on hundreds more to join us
march to Public Square via Euclid Avenue calling on thousands more to Join
with us in Driving Out the Bush Regime!
Shaker Heights High School
10 AM march through the school, interrupting classrooms, and gathering all
1500 students
10:30 march to Onaway RTA train stop and cars and get to Tower City
11:00 march through Tower City calling on hundreds more to join us at Public
Square at noon
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, OHIO: universitytoledo@worldcantwait.org
COLUMBUS: 9AM gather at the 3rd St. side of the statehouse between Broad and State. Bring signs, posters, and banners, 10AM march to Republican Headquarters (1st block of East Gay St.), 11AM march to the Statehouse, 12PM march to Federal Building on High Street at Spring, 1PM march to Ohio Supreme Court Building on Marconi! columbus@worldcantwait.org
DAYTON: katalyst@katalyst-karina.com 12PM Courthouse Square
OHIO UNIVERSITY:10:30am – Student and worker walkout at Ohio University, Hocking College, surrounding high schools and surrounding businesses to converge with Rally
for Regime Change on OU’s College Green. From there we will march down
Court St. to the Athens Armed Forced Recruitment Center on the corner of
Carpenter and Grovsner streets, where we will shut down recruitment in the
city of Athens. For more information, see http://www.athenscantwait.org or
email athenscantwait@hotmail.com
OKLAHOMA
NORMAN: University of Oklahoma, meet on the south oval at 12pm in front of Dale Hall. All
students are encouraged to bring signs and walk out of class at this time. worldcantwaitokla@yahoo.com
TULSA: 12:30 PM, 71st & Memorial (northwest corner) Tulsa@worldcantwait.org
OREGON
HOOD RIVER: 12PM assemble at War Memorial on State. Hear speakers, music, and candle light vigil at dusk.
MEDFORD: Corner of McAndrews and Briddle Rd. (Bear Creek Plaza). 3:00PM
More info at www.cpj.org and www.rogueimc.org email to pacificmadrone@hotmail.com
PORTLAND: 12 noon,
Pioneer Square. Listen to speakers while we gather for a march. Contact us to discuss camping out and resistance after the march. Portland@worldcantwait.org
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA: philly@worldcantwait.org, 267-408-6286
267-408-6286
Convergence at Rittenhouse Square Park (18th and Walnut St. entrance) at 12PM. There will be a short rally and march throughout the center of city calling on others to JOIN US!
WEST CHESTER: 5:00 pm at the Chester County Court House. Macinmaine1@aol.com
STATE COLLEGE: 4:30pm, Penn State Main Gates (College and Allen). Bring signs, will walk through town and campus.
RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE: providence@worldcantwait.org
WESTERLY: High St Post Office3 P.M. Bring Banners and Signs
TENNESSEE
CHATTANOOGA:On November 2nd, we will be holding a protest and vigil in Chattanooga, TN at Miller Plaza from 11-2pm. Miller Plaza is located in downtown Chattanooga, at the corner of MLK Blvd.and Georgia Ave. We will be directly across from the Federal Court House where Rep. Wamp and Sen. Alexander both have offices.
EASTERN TENNESSEE: Meet at the Greeneville Public Library on Main St.at 10am. March around downtown until 11:30am. Then go to the 11E/81 Bypass, exit 23 and stand there with signs from 12pm until 2:00pm (parking will be at any of the four gas stations). Then go to Walters State Junior College, Morristown, TN and protest in front of the college from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
TEXAS
AUSTIN: mailto:austin@worldcantwait.org
9AM Day of the Dead joins with World Can’t Wait
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN UTAustin@worldcantwait.org
1:45PM Walkout from UT Austin
2PM Gather at South Mall
3 PM, State Capitol for rally and press statement
4PM March up Guadalupe calling on thousands to JOIN US! Bring drums, music, and theatre. Bring signs and banners. New Orleans style procession!
5:30PM converge at Mojo’s Daily Grind for open mic.
Late Evening: Back out to the people with our message in all sorts of creative ways!
Speakers include: Josh-University student in TX High School, students Dr Davidson Loehr, Unitarian Universalist Chuch of Austin James Glines, Former staff army sergeant, last stationed in Kuwait Glen Maxey Helen Parish, environment, community activist Joyous Rainbow, Community activist Nick Lawrie, Democracy for Texas
DALLAS: Sun Up Until Sun Down. Main meet up at 10 AM. City Hall Plaza at the Flag Pole at the corner of Akard and Young in Downtown Dallas.(214) 823-7793 (Dallas Peace Center), Dallas@worldcantwait.org
HOUSTON: Houston@worldcantwait.org 12PM Convergence at Market Square Park, Downtown at Travis and Preston. Walk out of school! Walk out of work! Drumming, poets, marching musicians, and speakers! Pour into the streets downtown. Come here George Reiter, professor of PHY. on the suppression of science, Starving Poets, Larry Jones on theocracy, Starving Poets, Jasmyne 23, Free
Radicals, Peace Train, and others!
4:30 PM Reconvergence at the Mecom Fountain, Main and Montrose
6PM March down Montrose Blvd.
Larry Jones on theocracy, Starving Poets, Jasmyne 23, FreeRadicals, Peace Train, and others
SAN ANTONIO: 4 PM at Travis Park, 301 E. Travis; 5:30 PM, Rally at Milam Park sanantonio@worldcantwait.org, 210-733-8666
VERMONT
BURLINGTON: 12 PM City Hall Park.
VIRGINIA
HAMPTON: Hampton University. Walk out 11:00 A.m student center
LEXINGTON: demonstration at 2pm to about 4:30pm. It is at the old courthouse is town. joec7488@yahoo.com
NORFOLK: Friday, October 28, 8:30am Protest President Bush’s visit at Chrysler Hall. Nov. 2nd Rally at 3PM at Town Point Park in front of Nauticus on Waterside Dr. Bring signs! Be creative! norfolkva@worldcantwait.org
RICHMOND: Monroe Park Noon An open mike and music. People are encouraged to bring signs, banners, puppets, bells, whistles, drums, food, and songs of resistance to share.
WINCHESTER: winchester@worldcantwait.org
WASHINGTON
ANACORTES: Meet at 12pm in Causland Parkin Anacortes ( 8th St.and “N”Ave). There will be a rally and information sharing followed by a march up Commercial Ave.to the south end of town and back. anacortes@worldcantwait.org
BELLINGHAM: Western Washinton University, Sehome High School, Bellingham High School Meet downtown at 11am at the corner of Magnolia and Cornwall! Bring signs
MT. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL: 12:30PM Walkout assemble at the flag pole on campus and march to the Mt. Vernon Court House at 1:15PM where there will be a rally and a protest.
OLYMPIA: Evergreen State College
Meet at Red Square 9:00 A.m
Carpools leave at 10:00 A.m to go to Seattle
SEATTLE: 9:00 am work and student walkouts begin.
Colleges & Universities Walking Out:
Shoreline Community College
University of Washington
Seattle Central Community College
Evergreen College-Olympia
High Schools Walking Out:
Bainbridge High School
Ballard High School
Bremerton High School
Edmonds-Woodway High
Garfield High
Ingelmoore High
Ingraham High
Nova High
Roosevelt High
Sehome High
Vashon High
West Sound Academy
K through 12 Schools:
AS (Alternative School) #1
Carpool: Port Townsend Park ‘n Ride at 8AM & carpool to the 9:40am Bainbridge ferry.
Feeder marches will be coming down to Seattle to Westlake Mall. 11 AM convergence at Westlake mall 4th and Pine.
12 noon- We hit the streets with “Regime Free Zones” along march route.No Endless War, Round-ups and Detentions, Torture Zone, No Theocracy Zone , No Suppression of Science and Critical Thought Zone, No Attacks on Abortion and Birth Control Zone, No Bigotry and Intolerance Zone.
5PM- gather at Seattle Central Community College(On Broadway and Pine on Capitol
Hill) for torchlight parade at 6PM to a venue for celebration and speakout and
networking (venue to be announced) seattle@worldcantwait.org, 206-312-7398
WASHINGTON, DC
11 am at Lafayette Park in front of the White House. At the rally, an important announcement from organizers will be made about next steps in the movement to Drive Out the Bush Regime. March will follow the rally. Speakers at the rally include: Andy Shallal, Iraqi-American, owner Busboys & Poets cafe Doug Nelson, Vietnam Veteran and Vets for Peace David Swanson, AfterDowningStreet Travis Morales, the World Can’t Wait Code Pink Readings from FEAR UP, a compilation of true stories from Baghdad and Guantanamo D.C. Guerilla Poets DC Antiwar Network (DAWN) Tyler Brown, Howard University student Sarah James, spokesperson for Gwichin, tribe in NE Alaska that has organized opposition to oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife D.C. rally infoRefuge since 1988 dc@worldcantwait.org
WISCONSIN
APPLETON: appletonwi@worldcantwait.org
MILWAUKEE: 5:30 PM at the blue Federal building on Wisconsin Ave. Called by World Can’t Wait. Endorsers include: Peace Action, Young Communist League, Milwaukee Greens and Socialist Party of Wisconsin
milwaukee@worldcantwait.org
LA CROSSE: In conjunction with Global Walkout for Peace, Freedom and
Justice for all, our World Can’t Wait Event is detailed at
http://nov2lax.blogspot.com
UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN-MADISON: Students stand up from their desks, state why they are walking out and bring many students and professors with them. People from all over Madison will walkout of work. All converge at Library Mall at 12:30 PM.
At the rally, speakers including Ed Garvey, Wisconsin Network For Peace
and Justice, Madison Area Peace Coalition, student organizations, and
others speaking on Women’s rights and science. From there, we will march through campus, into the buildings and into classrooms and streets calling on more to JOIN US. We will end with a speak out against military recruitment. uwmadisonworldcantwait@yahoo.com
WYOMING
JACKSON HOLE: 12 noon at Town Square