TS RE: [betterdays] Let's protest Richard Armitage

[Hugh]

Clearly the dog days of August in College Station, Texas are not prime hell
raising times.  Nonetheless, it would be a shame to miss this opportunity.
As a large turnout is unlikely, perhaps some guerrilla theater might play
well. This would not have to be instead of a demonstration, it could be in
addition to or in connection with, depending on Danny's preference.  If you
are interested please email me directly. - Hugh

P.S.  Some people may be understandably uncomfortable with the negative and
seemingly brash aspects of a public demonstration.  Please understand that
you can stand quietly, with your own sign, or no sign at all. Having a lot
of people turn out for this demonstration is the best way we have of getting
information into the local media about the extreme nature of the Bush
administration.  Hopefully someone on this list who is working with the
Democratic Party to get the Kerry vote out will help mobilize a strong
turnout for this important event.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Touchstone [mailto:touchst at cy-net.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:04 PM
> To: betterdays at brazosprogressives.org; ts at grimpeur.tamu.edu;
> AGGIEPROGRESSIVECOALITION at listserv.tamu.edu
> Subject: [betterdays] Let's protest Richard Armitage
>
>
>       As many of you probably already know, Richard Armitage
> will be the
> Texas A&M commencement speaker for the Friday, August 13 2 PM
> ceremony.  Having this Bush administration neo-conservative
> war-monger on
> campus as a commencement speaker is quite a slap at our
> liberal/progressive
> community and, from my viewpoint, the very idea of a university
> itself.  I'm organizing a demonstration to protest him, his
> invitation, and
> the Bush Iraqi policies. What I'm currently thinking is that
> gather outside
> of Reed Arena (my understanding is that all of the university is now
> considered a "free speech" area) around 1 PM with signs and
> banners (please
> make your own).  I'm open to other ideas as well.  The
> sponsorship will
> nominally be The Touchstone -- but since it's by intention
> not a recognized
> university organization some university recognized group's
> sponsorship
> might be helpful.
>       I'd like to get some sort of idea about interest in our
> community for
> this.  Please let me know if you and/or your groups are interested in
> joining this demonstration and if you are willing to help out with
> organization or sponsorship.  It would be great to have a
> large turnout to
> demonstrate local opposition to Armitage, his invitation, and this
> senseless, needless Iraq war.
>       Also, since I've been away on sabbatical in Europe and
> India for a
> year two years ago and then after I got back here was
> involved with some
> time-consuming personal matters, I'm a bit out of touch with
> what needs to
> be done in organizing this.  Any help or advice is sincerely
> appreciated
>
>                          Danny
>
> P.S. For some information on Armitage see
> http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Richard_Armitage,
> http://www.counterpunch.org/palmer06152004.html, and
> http://www.yellowtimes.org/article.php?sid=673
>
> Danny Yeager
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