Allow New Yorkers the Right to Say NO to War!
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito
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On February 15, 2003 hundreds of thousands of people will converge on New York City to stand with millions around the globe against Bush's plan for war on Iraq. While a location has not yet been established for this march and rally, one thing is certain: It is happening.
Confirmed speakers and performers include:
* Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu
* Patti Smith
* Angela Y. Davis
* Martin Luther King, III
* Rosie Perez
* Julian Bond
* Pete Seeger
* Def Poetry Jam poets
* Holly Near
* Tony Kushner
* Danny Glover
The organizers, United for Peace and Justice, are currently facing a major battle over the basic democratic right for New Yorkers to publicly protest. At a February 4 meeting with lawyers for New York City and the NYPD, the request for a march permit was again refused. The organizers requested permission to assemble near the United Nations, march directly past the U.N., and then continue through Manhattan to a rally at Central Park. At the present time, the organizers are continuing the fight and will announce the next step late on Wednesday, February 5.
With only 10 days remaining before February 15, the continued stonewalling by the police can only be seen as an active effort to prevent New Yorkers from voicing our opposition to this war. We will not be silenced -- the streets of New York will be filled with a cry for peace.
We urge Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito to follow the actions of President Bush and his aides, and welcome the demonstrations as a healthy manifestation of American democracy at work. These protests are the tip of a far broader sense of concern and lack of confidence in the path to war that seems to lie ahead. Please allow us our right to assemble and voice these concerns as Americans.
United for Peace and Justice (formerly United for Peace) is a broad based campaign including more than 200 national and local organizations joined together to prevent an invasion of Iraq. Through the coordination of local and national efforts, UFPJ is strengthening the growing movement for peaceful solutions to the conflict. For more details go to www.unitedforpeace.org
Confirmed speakers and performers include:
* Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu
* Patti Smith
* Angela Y. Davis
* Martin Luther King, III
* Rosie Perez
* Julian Bond
* Pete Seeger
* Def Poetry Jam poets
* Holly Near
* Tony Kushner
* Danny Glover
The organizers, United for Peace and Justice, are currently facing a major battle over the basic democratic right for New Yorkers to publicly protest. At a February 4 meeting with lawyers for New York City and the NYPD, the request for a march permit was again refused. The organizers requested permission to assemble near the United Nations, march directly past the U.N., and then continue through Manhattan to a rally at Central Park. At the present time, the organizers are continuing the fight and will announce the next step late on Wednesday, February 5.
With only 10 days remaining before February 15, the continued stonewalling by the police can only be seen as an active effort to prevent New Yorkers from voicing our opposition to this war. We will not be silenced -- the streets of New York will be filled with a cry for peace.
We urge Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito to follow the actions of President Bush and his aides, and welcome the demonstrations as a healthy manifestation of American democracy at work. These protests are the tip of a far broader sense of concern and lack of confidence in the path to war that seems to lie ahead. Please allow us our right to assemble and voice these concerns as Americans.
United for Peace and Justice (formerly United for Peace) is a broad based campaign including more than 200 national and local organizations joined together to prevent an invasion of Iraq. Through the coordination of local and national efforts, UFPJ is strengthening the growing movement for peaceful solutions to the conflict. For more details go to www.unitedforpeace.org
17493 Signatures
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Jeff P
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Judith K
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Audrey C
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- As the author of this petition I felt the need to add my name to this list, to add my voice to New Yorkers and people from across the United States, and to urge you to give us permission to exercise our first amendment right! Please do this, so that we can peacefully assemble and voice our concerns as Americans. Please please please do the right thing!
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- 11216
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Jill S
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Tim G
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Bob K
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- WE WILL MARCH
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- 10461
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Bella A
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- 07042
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Lisa D
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- The people have a right to march and be heard.
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- 10017
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Kristin M
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- This country was founded on the right to a dissenting opinion. Please accept the petition and allow us to demonstrate in peace. It's the constitutional right of all citizens, to allow us anything less is undemocratic.
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- 10009
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Michael G
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- Respect our freedom of speech and freedom of assembly-- let us gather in peace to say now war in our name-- thank you.
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- 11231
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margaret l
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Faith L
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- February 15th is a day for Americans to exercise our right to free speech!!!!
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- 10008
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Maya C
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- A Nation's decision to go to war is one that is of great import. It is a weighty decision for any nation's leader to make. Therefore, it seems to me, prudent that any leader faced with this decision be aware of all of his citizens' view on this course of action. This is especially appropriate given that the armed force that is deployed in war is made up of a nation's citizantry. Thus, it is the responsibility, and the right of all Americans to be given a platform, to express their views and weight in on this momentous decision. We, as Americans deserve the right to voice our views on the current course of actions being considered by our President, to not be made mute in a time when our leaders are making descisions that will strongly impact all Americans now and in the future..
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- 11216
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Arun A
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- On Feb 14, Make Love; On Feb 15, Make Peace
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- 10458
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REV JUDITH S B
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Eric R
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- It is unbelievable that the freedom of peaceful people to assemble and voice their opinions is being denied. Denying the right of peaceful protestors to march is the real UnPatriotic action.
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Dan B
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- 1st Ammendment!
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- 11234
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Daniel M. R
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Carlos O
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Arturo C
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Friederike M
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- 10301
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Art Z
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- We the people have the right to voice our opinion
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- 11374-5320
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George M
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- The right to free assembly!
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- 10310
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Gioconda p. R
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- Bush is a madman, and an idiot who stole the elections and shouldn't even be leading the country, let alone driving us towards this bloody oil seeking war...I wonder why isnt satisfied with his daddy's oil rigs in texas...he's just going to drive the poverty stricken minorities to their deaths, which noone seems to care about in the white house..
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- 11237
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Renee S
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- 11209
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Andrew B
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- it is our right
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- 18505
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Kim G
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- 07760
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Timothy D
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Scott
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- Free speech is a right.
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- 21217
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Susan H
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Susan C
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Anna P
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- we still have freedom of speech, don't we?
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- NY 10302
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Marianne W
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Nancy Wonders D
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- 75208
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Will R
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- Not giving a permit invites a riot that will be the mayor's responsibility
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- 37916
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Michael D
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- Anthrax displaced postal worker. Will be in NYC. Let us march.
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- 08611-2512
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Kevin M
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- I'm not sure that I agree with their message, but they deserve the right to express it in public.
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Svetlana B
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Konstantin B
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- 11 238
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Richard A. C
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Jeremy R
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Victoria M
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- let the people gather in the name of peace
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- 08837
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Dorothy S
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- 08817
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Keesha M
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- 19126
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Gladys C
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- I don't understand what NYC is so worried about. The anti-war march in Washington was completely peaceful,
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- 21701
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Christine B
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Brian D. L
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- New York City has have many mass public assemblies and marches.Long live the First Amendment.This is America not Arabia.
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Kristina M
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Mohamed H
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~ April B
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- Give peace a chance
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- 02895
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