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Recent Events

WE ARE DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

The voter registration deadline for Pennsylvania was October 4th. We had one last Saturday, October 2, to get out and register voters in the vital swing state of Pennsylvania.  NYPAPAC and Citizen Action New York, as part of the America Votes national coalition, called for volunteers for our final 2004 Voter Registration drive this weekend in the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.  Thousands of citizens have been going door to door in swing states registering millions of new voters. After this weekend, we'll be shifting our efforts to issue canvassing, but we're making one last big voter registration push all over the country before the coming deadline. We've been extremely successful getting new voters registered this year. We will arrange carpools and provide training and for new volunteers... This is the most important election in your life.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2,
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Please contact me at bolipari@nypapac.org and let me know you can help.

Thanks,
Bo Lipari

Bush Must Go! Voter Outreach, Locally in Ithaca

Bush Must Go! has been registering people to vote through tabling and going door-to-door all summer. Anyone in the Ithaca area is welcome to set up a time to table on The Commons anytime they like (please contact info@bushmustgo.net or 339-1680 for more info).   Our next door-to-door event will be Wednesday, September 29th at 5:30 p.m. Interested folks should contact us in response to this message. Our next and last date will be Wednesday, October 6th. This is a great way to spread the word locally about why Bush Must Go! as well as to register new voters!

 

Bush Must Go! Benefit Concert, Saturday, 9/25, at ABC Café in Ithaca

On Saturday, September 25, 2004 at ABC Cafe at 9:30 p.m.The Katherine Aelias Band released their single of their anti-war anthem "Rain". Kathy wrote this song in an effort to counter the push towards war in Iraq. Constant requests for a recording of this song, which is now getting airplay in Germany, lead to its release. A $5.00 donation at the show will include a copy of "Rain" with all profits going to Bush Must Go's effort in the swing state of Pennsylvania. For more information call 607 256-5421 www.Katherineaeliasband.com

The Anti-Bush Concert rallied the stage at Castaways at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. A $5 suggested donation was taken at the door.  On-deck to perform: Johnny Dowd, Urban Horse Thieves, Acoustic Rust, DiN, and Ba! zley's own band, The Don Bazley Project. In between the folk, rock and alternative music will be community voices speaking out against the war on terror, Iraq and anything anti-Dubbya.

Voices Of Protest Concert. On Friday, August 27 there was a Voices of the Revolution Summer Tour 2004 concert at ABC Cafe on Stewart Ave. Performers included The New Patriots, DADDY, Catherine Moon, Rev1, John Simon, Hank Roberts! and Will Fudeman. Admission is $6. Proceeds are being donated to support Bush Must Go,  For more info see: http://www.njpeace.org/musicalarm.htm

This event was sponsored by Bush Must Go! (Ithaca)

VOICES OF PROTEST SOUND AT THE ABC CAFE IN ITHACA

Rev1 (Che Broadnax) www.rev1.net/rev1/, Hank Roberts www.hankrobertsmusic.com/, John Simon www.johnsimonmusic.com, and Will Fudeman will join touring acts Catherine Moon, The New Patriots and Daddy, for an evening of dissent and protest music at the ABC Cafe on Stewart Ave in Ithaca on Friday evening, August 27th at 9:30 p.m.. Proceeds from the event ($6 cover) will benefit local Bush Must Go! efforts (scholarships for trip to RNC and yardsigns for those not able to otherwise afford) and regional efforts to unseat President Bush from the White House.

The show is timed to coincide with the week of the Republican National Convention and several of the evening’s performers are touring in protest of the RNC. Among the touring acts is political singer/songwriter and Ithaca College alumni, Catherine Moon. Moon is part of a coalition of musicians and activists called Voices Of The Revolution (VOTR). Several members of VOTR, including the group's founder Jim Grande and his band The New Patriots, decided to hit the road and let their voices be heard through their most preferred method of communication, music. "We're here to say that we mistrust the Bush administration's motives and ethics, and that it's time for a radical change in the leadership of our country." states Catherine Moon.

VOTR is a New Jersey based organization of activist/musicians that came together through the grassroots movement for peace and justice. For over a year, the VOTR has been raising money for this movement through benefit concerts and through sales of their compilation CD. But fundraising is just an added bonus. Putting on shows has been a great excuse to get people together and have some fun amidst the serious business of activism during these troubled times. VOTR sees music, poetry and all creative __expression as an essential part of the movement for peace and social justice.

With music as diverse as hip hop and folk, this should prove to be an evening full of inspiring and energizing entertainment.
 

Local political vandalism is sign of deteriorating tenor of debate (Columbia, MO Daily Tribune, July 29, 2004)
An incredible and frightening story about a couple from Columbia, Missouri whose first political yardsign ever -- a Bush Must Go sign -- was burned by vandals.

Nonviolent Direct Action Trainings

In preparation for activities in New York City during the Republican National Convention (RNC), training for nonviolent direct action will be held:
 

- on Saturday, August 14th, and on Tuesday August 24th, from 6-9pm, at Unitarian Church, on the corner of Aurora and Seneca streets.

- on Saturday, August 14th, from 2-6pm, at Autumn Leaves bookstore (upstairs), 115, the Commons

At each of this training we shared scenarios likely to be encountered in New York City during the RNC. We also shared strategies for dealing with police violence, for remaining nonviolent in the face of violence, and for de-escalating tensions. We all shared with each other a little about past and present resistance movements that inspire us and inform our work. Finally, we did some role playing of direct action scenarios. There were also exercises and discussions to help each of us clarify our own definition, beliefs and practices around nonviolence. The trainings are designed to include participants with lots of nonviolent direct action experience and those with none. Everyone is welcome. You can call ahead or just show up. The trainings are for people who are planning to participate in direct action and those who are not.

For more information call 277-8962 or email js6076@msn.com

'Globalize Liberation'

David Solnit, author of "Globalize Liberation" related the story of enclosure versus commonality, with musical and graphic assistance, to a large audience at Bush Must Go! Headquarters (above Autumn Leaves Used Books on The Commons in Ithaca) on Wednesday, August 11th, at 7:30 p.m.

Bush Must Go! at Fahrenheit 9/11 Opening in Ithaca

Bush must go was tabling and doing voter registration at every Ithaca showing during the opening weekend of Fahrenheit 9/11.

Open Public Forum on Protesting the Republican National Convention (August 29th, NYC)
Wednesday, July 7th 6:30pm, Bush Must Go! Headquarters, 115 The Commons, Ithaca, NY (above Autumn Leaves Used Books) --- strategies, tactics, and organizing for action--- -hosted by BUSH MUST GO!

For current or aspiring activists or members of a community, labor, or political groups to discuss:

Bush Must Go!'s Voter Outreach Training Thursday, May 27th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bush Must Go! Headquarters above Autumn Leaves Used Books on The Commons in Ithaca.

Learn how to register people to vote Learn the fine art of tabling and going “door-to-door”, in both partisan and nonpartisan terms

Find out how to plug into “battleground state” voter registration Learn how to communicate the issues important to you, effectively

Sign up for voter outreach activities Refreshments will be available (If you can help to spread the word on this event, we have a flyer available. Please let us know!)

Contact 607-339-1680 for more information and/or you would like to plug in but can't make this particular event

Voter Registration Drive Volunteers Needed The Finger Lakes Election Committee (FLEC), in cooperation with Citizen Watch, is sponsoring its first Pennsylvania Voter Registration Drive on Saturday, May 8, 2004.  Volunteers are needed to go to Wilkes-Barre, PA to register voters in this important and nearby swing state.  To volunteer contact Bo Lipari as soon as possible: bolipari@fingerlakeselection.org.

War and the Search for the Root of Truth, A Lecture by Renowned Author and Syndicated Columnist Roberto Rodriguez, 115 The Commons (above Autumn Leaves Used Books), Saturday, April 24, 7pm. For additional information, please contact Michael Casaus at 339-6925 or mbc11@cornell.edu.

Science Policy in the Bush Administration, Kurt Gottfried, Chairman of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Cornell Professor Emeritus of Physics, Tuesday, April 13 @ 6:30pm Founders Room Annabel Taylor Hall, Read the UCS report on Bush’s Science Policy at www.ucsusa.org.

"War, Lies, and Dubyagate" A discussion of the legalities of the war in Iraq The BMG Events Committee invites you to attend its first public speak out on Thursday April 8. The speak out will be held at Bush Must Go! Headquarters (above Autumn Leaves) beginning at 7:30 pm and will focus on the legalities of the Bush Administration's war on Iraq. 

Bus from Ithaca to New York for March 20th protest
Buses to the United for Peace and Justice march and rally in NYC on March 20, 2004 will be leaving from Ithaca at 5:30am from in front of the Public Library on Green St. and returning there later that day. Tickets are on sale for $30 each at Greenstar and Autumn Leaves. (Some scholarships may be available.)

March 20 march and rally in New York City

The Ithaca Peace Vigil is organized buses to the United for Peace and Justice march and rally in NYC from Ithaca. Buses  boarded at 5:30am in front of the Library on Green St. Tickets were on sale for $30 each at the Greenstar and Autumn Leaves. (Some scholarships were available.)

We encourage people to buy their tickets early!! It is a BIG help to the organizers as the money for the buses is due well before the day of the rally. And it allows us to have the time to order more buses, if they're needed.

Also, donations to sponsor seats on the bus for others are most welcome.

Take Back Your Country Film Series
Movie and Pizza. "UNPRECEDENTED: The 2000 Presidential Elections" A documentary about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of Democracy in America. Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Southside Community Center 305 S. Plain St., Ithaca 6-8 pm.

Cornell - Bush Must Go!
Cornell starts a campus group. Mobilization meeting Tuesday, February 17th, Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.

Robbing Us Blind: What the Bush Gang is Doing!
Author Steve Brouwer describes the The Return of the Bush Gang and the Mugging of America.

Music to Benefit the Dennis Kucinich for President Campaign

Wessex-Bristol Gallery
119 the Commons (upstairs)
Sunday, February 1st from 2-5 p.m.

With RADIO LONDON, JODY KESSLER, ART GODIN, JOANNA GREEN & DANA PAUL, WILL FUDEMAN & SUSAN LYTLE

***Advance tickets- $13/ $15 at the Door--Available at Greenstar Co-op Market and Ithaca Guitar Works.

For more info contact: Ithaca4Kucinich 532-8311 Visit www.kucinich.us

Martin Luther King Day Celebration

Monday, January 19th, 2004, GIAC, corner of Court and Albany Sts., Ithaca, NY

This annual event was the 10th-year celebration and began with a buffet luncheon, a keynote speech and performances by local choirs. This year's keynote speaker was Lynette Chappel-Williams, Director of the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity & Life Quality at Cornell University; whose topic was titled "Pursuing the Dream: Educating All of Our Children". Workshops followed the luncheon, including a Bush Must Go! Sponsored workshop called “A Speakout on the Upcoming 2004 Presidential Elections”. There was also a joint Elder-Youth Speakout.

Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. GIAC Breakfast

Saturday, January 17th, 2004, 9 am to 11:30 am
Beverly J. Martin School, Ithaca, NY.

Bush Must Go! tabled at the breakfast with yard signs/bumper-stickers/informational brochures.