Who should come?
Every person who wants to drive out the Bush regime.
2007 must be the year a movement of millions drives out the
Bush regime, repudiates its agenda and begins reversing the direction it has taken
society. Millions came off the elections
energized and with a sense that they are the majority in wanting to end the war
and change the direction society is being taken. There are important openings to
act now – to go into the gap between what people want and voted for and on the
other hand, the juggernaut of the Bush regime that is not being challenged by
Congress.
To formulate plans for 2007, we need many to participate in
sharing their experiences and ideas for what must be done to overcome the facts
that millions still don’t see “it is worse than you think” and
millions who would be receptive don’t know about the vehicle of World Can’t
Wait that has the vision and plan to drive out the Bush regime. Those who have taken part on the national
conference calls get a sense of that back and forth of analyzing the political
situation and questions people have and discussing plans, what people around
the country have come up with; what has inspired people and what hasn’t worked
as well. At this meeting, we need to
take that to a whole other level; with the many activists from around the
country in a way only face-to-face discussion can.
On a recent national conference call, someone from the NYC chapter
told of the impact the last national meeting had on her life. She said it was at that meeting that she really
understood the necessity of driving out the Bush regime and that it is
possible. She got a sense of not being
alone, that there are people all over the country who feel the same intense
hatred of where things are going as she did.
She said that lots of ideas get thrown around and it strengthens you to
figure out what has to be done. “I urge
you to get everyone you can to come, at any cost. Raise the money, do whatever it takes.”
New leaders are needed to step forward. Everyone that agrees with driving out this regime
needs to become activated and find ways of participating in this movement.
On Saturday, we will have discussion of the big questions of
where we’re at and what we need to figure out to formulate plans. On Sunday, we will have workshops on chapter
building, fundraising, outreach to the military, worldcantwait.org, and
outreach/alliance building.
Come and bring as many people from your area as you can.
Conference will start at 9am each day.
Location Change:
Saturday:
Fordham University Law School Room 303
140 West 62nd Street
This is just west of the corner of Columbus Avenue (9th Avenue turns into Columbus Avenue two blocks south of the school). It is 1 block west of the 59th Street/Columbus Circle station on the 1, A, B, C and D trains and three blocks west of the 57th Street stop on the Q train.
Important: participants at conference will be greeted at entrance by campus security guard. Please indicate that you are there for “National Lawyers Guild co-sponsored meeting in Room 303”. This should relieve people from having to produce ID’s, etc. to get into the building and he should be able to direct you to the room.
Sunday:
6th Street Community Center
638 E. 6th Street (between Avenues B & C)
Take the F train to 2nd Avenue or 6 Train to Astor Place
Contact World Can’t Wait’s national office at 866-973-4463 or info@worldcantwait.org for more information.
Register for the conference by filling out this form:
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There is a $25-$50 registration fee for the conference. We are asking people in the New York area to contribute more to help offset the cost of plane tickets from the west coast.
HOUSING:
If you live in NYC and can house people attending the conference, please email housing@worldcantwait.org, and incidate where you live, how many people can stay there, and if you have any pets.
HOSTELS:
Here is a list cheap hostels in NYC.
Continental Hostel
330 West 95th Street., New York City, NY
Jazz on the Park
36 West 106th Street,
Shared from 18.00*
Private from 37.50*
212.932.1600
Jazz on the City
201 West 95th Street
shared $23
Hostelling International – New York
891 Amsterdam Avenue, New York city,
Shared $30
212-932-2300
Loftstel | loft + hostel
397 Jefferson Avenue,
shared $25
Private $24.50
Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street, New York City
Shared $23
212.545.8000
Chelsea Spot Hostel
341 West 30th street
Shared $30