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| How will you mark the inauguration? |
Itsdb |
01/12/05 |
There are many alternative planned activities to mark the inauguration...
"The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) has called for a permitted anti-war rally and march, and it has called separately for nonviolent civil disobedience die-ins to draw attention to the dead at the hands of the Bush Administration. These actions have been called for January 20, 2005. We invite the entire world to participate in these events, which have been endorsed by United for Peace and Justice."
Student Walkouts!
"College and High School students will be performing walkouts against the inauguration on both the 19th and 20th. These are likely to merge into larger actions. Get involved, organize with your friends!"
Anarchist Mobilization at the Inauguration
"All out for an anarchist mobilization against centralized power...at the 2005 Presidential Inauguration: Washington, DC - January 15-20th."
Washington DC counter-inaugural critical mass bike ride
"Plans are being drawn up right now to have the largest critical mass bike ride DC has ever seen."
Women's March and Funeral Procession
"Women's March and Funeral Procession, in the style of the New Orleans jazz funeral, to take place on January 20, 2005, in Washington, DC, to coincide with "Inauguration Day."
Billionaires for Bush auction off Social Security
"The always fun and photogenic Billionaires in tuxedos and ball gowns will carry out our president's mandate by auctioning off Social Security to the highest bidder, as well as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
Turn Your Back on Bush
"This is a non-violent, mass action that will powerfully demonstrate the broad opposition that exists in this country to the presidency of George Walker Bush. We call on people to dress neutrally and line the parade route. As the presidential motorcade approaches many of us will simply turn our backs on him. We invite you to join us!"
Noise Against Fascism
"Noise Against Fascism is intended as a positive (albeit brutally loud) response to the inaugural activities otherwise fouling the air on January 20."
Billionaires for Bush Re-Coronation Inaugural Ball
"All the Excess, Twice the Greed
Bigger, Larger, More Unchecked!
The Billionaires for Bush will host a black tie ball to celebrate the re-coronation of the president we paid for.
Afro-funk Big Band Chopteeth!
Billionaires Follies Cabaret!
Swank Swing and Hip House DJ!
Three Floors of Dancing!
Tickets from $20, including advance internet purchases at $10 (restrictions apply). Top hats and tiaras available, but do dress to opress! Our website has tips on how to look wealthy."
Deliver a Spine to DNC Headquarters
"Call for Participation:
Deliver a Spine to DNC Headquarters Join the Backbone Procession to DNC Headquarters to Demand Progressives Not Be Taken For Granted."
No New Wars! March on the Neocons
"We will start at American Enterprise Institute and march on 11 total Neocon Institutes, all within a few blocks of each other. Bring your signs, props, puppets, noisemakers! Stop their next war: Syria, Iran, No. Korea??"
I will, as always, be celebrating my wife's birthday more than anything...but I would love to watch the "Deliver a Spine to DNC Headquarters." How about you? How will you mark the occasion? |
Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 01/12/05 9:02 am:
I almost forgot the one that first caught my eye this morning...
NOT ONE DAMN DIME DAY
"Since our leaders don't have the moral courage to speak out against the war in Iraq, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not One Damn Dime Day" in America.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.
During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money, and don't use your credit card. Not one damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for impulse purchases. Nor toll/cab/bus or train ride money exchanges. Not one damn dime for anything for 24 hours.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Walmart, KMart and Target. Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter).
For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down. The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for the people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan -- a way to come home.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by doing nothing. You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed.
For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people."
Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 01/12/05 11:51 am:
I just realized, I never answered your original question: How will you mark the inauguration?
I'm gonna buy me some ribs and a six-pack, and have myself a good old Texas BBQ in honor of our President... even if it is winter in NY. The beer will be Samuel Adams, in honor of our political system.
Well, that, and I like Sam Adams beer and good ribs.
And I'm gonna buy it all using good, American plastic... a nod to both our banking/credit system (I am a credit officer, after all), and to our chemical companies (without Dupont, there would be no credit cards, because there would be no plastic). G-d Bless Corporate America.
Elliot
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 01/12/05 12:40 pm:
hmmm ,would enjoy a Sam Adams Winter Lager about now .
Clarification/Follow-up by kindj on 01/12/05 3:19 pm:
Elliot:
You do have good taste in beer!
Put a little (half can or so) of that beer in the marinade that you'll soak your ribs in. I promise you won't regret it!
DK
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 01/13/05 2:22 pm:
kindj; one caveat about "Phantom"...if you are not into Broadway musicals by Andrew Loyd Webber then you will not like the movie . It has been panned by the critics as being too faithful to the musical . But I thought the play was one of the best I'd ever seen .
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