----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Action Alerts for July 30" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:53 AM Subject: [j30info] Come to Philly on July 30! Make History! > Action Alerts for July 30 - www.unity2000.com > > Please forward to everyone you know. No apologies this time for cross > postings. We want everyone to know about this historic event, and we'd > rather have people get the message two or three times than not at all. > > MAKE HISTORY > IN PHILADELPHIA ON JULY 30th > Join thousands of concerned people and community and social change activists > in Philadelphia for the Unity2000 > March on July 30th. As the political parties gather this summer for > nominating conventions, we are calling for a new direction for our nation. > From every corner of the country, let us come, united, to say NO to business > and politics as usual and YES to new priorities for our nation and the world. > > We will make history in Philadelphia on July 30. We want you to be a part of > it. We are Unity 2000, an ad hoc coalition of over 200 organizations > representing a variety of causes and concerns. For the list of endorsers, go > to our web site <www.unity2000.com> > > WHAT: A major march and rally to stand up for the full dignity of all > people, for respect for nature and the creation of a democratic system of > politics and economics. > > We will gather at 9:00 AM at 18th Street and JFK Boulevard in Philadelphia. > At 10:30, we will begin our march east on JFK to 16th. We will go north on > 16th to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, where we will march NW to Eakins Oval > (near the Art Museum). There will be music, floats, puppets, signs and > banners during the march, which will create a street festival atmosphere.. > > At 11:30, we will begin our program which will include dozens of speakers and > musicians. The program will be a mix of well-known national people and > people who are on the front lines of the struggle in Philadelphia and in > other communities. The program will last until 4:00 PM. > > While the program is running, there will be tables with information from the > various endorsing organizations. > > WHY: > The gap between the very rich few and the expanding ranks of the poor widens > every day. Fewer and fewer multinational super corporations and super-rich > individuals are controlling more and more of the wealth, the information we > receive, and the political process. Both political parties make way for the > exploitation of the world by multinationals. The grab for profits has driven > the personal fortunes of a few to obscene levels. For the rest of us, working > or out of work, middle-class or poor, the money we earn buys less than it did > twenty years ago-even though we are working harder and have less time with > our loved ones. And the social safety net has been pulled out from under > millions of us. At every level of government, elected officials ignore the > needs and wants of our people. Like a spreading cancer, the greed and power > of privately-owned corporations pushes governments to cut social spending, > undermine unions, and impoverish more and more of us every day. > Instead of full healthcare for all, insurance companies and for profit > hospitals make billions out of people's misery. > Instead of our elders enjoying their well-earned retirement, they are often > forced to decide between medicines and food. > Instead of getting a Living Wage, people are forced to toil for substandard > wages in sweatshops and maquiladoras. > Instead of job-training programs, more police are hired. > Instead of new schools, more prisons are built. > Instead of working to rehabilitate our prison population and return them as > productive members of society, the numbers of prisoners continues to grow and > the death penalty and imprisonment falls unequally on people of color. > Instead of eliminating the oppression of women and honoring their right to > control their own bodies, some people are trying to turn back the clock. > Instead of fair and equal treatment for immigrants and refugees, hate mongers > encourage discrimination and fear. > Instead of recognizing the full human rights of all people regardless of > gender, race, disability, sexual orientation or national origin, people lose > their jobs, their children, their homes, and their lives because of those who > fear and hate. > Instead of giving our teachers, caregivers, and service workers the honor and > support they deserve for their crucial roles in society, they are often > underpaid and under appreciated. > Instead of open elections on a level playing field, elections are being > bought by the unlimited power of rich campaign contributors. > Instead of respect for our environment, the planet has been brought to the > brink of an environmental disaster. > Instead of working for peace among all peoples and all nations, billions are > poured into the coffers of the arms merchants. > In every part of this country and around the world, the worsening economic > realities are matched by escalating racial, ethnic, gender, and religious > hatreds. Racism and bigotry all too often result in everything from > individual acts of violence to full-scale wars. Prejudice and hate mongers > spread a poison of fear against anyone who appears, behaves, or sounds > different-encouraging discrimination and segregation. These are all symptoms > of a societal cancer. Man or woman, young or old, gay or straight, all colors > and ethnic groups-no one is immune. We must take back our government and our > society from those who think that money can buy everything. Active > involvement in the movements for social change is the best treatment for this > disease. > We are powerful in our diversity and we are unified in our commitment. We > will bring our many voices to Philadelphia this summer. We will use the > opportunities provided by the nominating conventions to celebrate our > diversity and work toward building a broad-based, unified progressive > movement, to raise a common voice, and to demand change. > This is the beginning of the politics of the new millennium. > Join us in our call for economic and social justice. > Join us in our call for peace, freedom, and true democracy. > Join us as we march for our lives and our future. > COME TO PHILADELPHIA JULY 30TH > JOIN US AS WE MAKE HISTORY > +++++++++++++++++++ > We need your help! Please volunteer. Please send a contribution. Checks > should be made out to Unity 2000 and mailed to Unity 2000, 315 N. 12th St., > #308, Philadelphia, PA 19107. > +++++++++++++++++++ > For information of other events during the week of action (July 29-August 3) > in Philadelphia, go to the R2K Web site <www.r2kphilly.org>. > +++++++++++++++++++ > Unity 2000 > (215) 627-5007-tel > (215) 627-5009-fax > www.unity2000.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 315 N. 12th St., #308 > Philadelphia, PA 19107 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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