23 November 2004

Turn your back on Bush.

Ah, nonviolent activism. It's futile, but at least it's ineffective.

It's such a good idea to post your plans on the world wide interweb, too:
On January 20th, 2005, we're calling for a new kind of action. The Bush administration has been successful at keeping protesters away from major events in the last few years by closing off areas around events and using questionable legal strategies to outlaw public dissent. We can use these obstacles to develop new tactics. On Inauguration day, we don't need banners, we don't need signs, we don't need puppets, we just need people.

We're calling on people to attend inauguration without protest signs, shirts or stickers. Once through security and at the procession, at a given signal, we'll all turn our backs on Bush's motorcade and continue through his speech and swearing in. A simple, clear and coherent message.
Come on, people - it's not really a protest until someone gets a canister of CS in the face. Show some initiative.

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