From: Action Center <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 6:24 PM
Subject: [IAC] ****IAC UPDATE 8-13*****
*******IAC UPDATE*******
September 29-30th Protest Against Bush, IMF and World Bank
8-13-01
The Murrow Room at the National Press Club in D.C. was
overflowing earlier today with reporters who had come to
hear representatives of the IAC, CISPES, Partnership for
Civil Justice, Kwame Ture Work Study Institute, Network in
Solidarity with Guatemala and Mobilization for Global
Justice. These groups have been organizing protests against
the Bush Administration, IMF and World Bank for the weekend
of September 29th and 30th. There were over 100 reporters
from TV, radio and print including national, international
and local D.C. press. This extensive media presence included
the LA Times, Washington Times, NY Times, Boston Globe, San
Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, NY Daily News, Tokyo
Broadcasting System, German TV, Gannett News Service, Fox
News, Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News Service,
Cleveland Plain Dealer, CBS, ABC, NBC, AFP, BBC, CSPAN,
UPI, Al Jazeera and the Independent Media Center.
The decision made by the Washington D.C. police and other
authorities to restrict large areas of the city on September
29th and 30th, interfering with permits previously granted
to organizations planning marches and demonstrations against
the Bush administration and the IMF/World Bank, has resulted
in a major legal battle to defend our constitutional rights.
This police decision constitutes a blatant assault on free
speech rights and will be the subject of major litigation
that will be filed in Federal Court in the coming days by
the Partnership for Civil Justice on behalf of the
International Action Center, the Latin American Solidarity
Conference, and others.
This upcoming lawsuit was the main issue addressed in the
press conference given earlier today. Representatives
included Brian Becker and Teresa Gutierrez, National
Co-Directors, International Action Center; Bob Brown,
Director, Kwame Ture Work Study Institute & Library;
Cherrene Horazuk, Executive Director, Comm. In Solidarity
with the People of El Salvador; Marianne Mollman, Executive
Director, Network in Solidarity with the People of
Guatemala; Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Attorney & Co-Founder,
Partnership for Civil Justice and Matthew
Smucker,Representative, Mobilization for Global Justice.
***C-Span will be re-broadcasting the press conference
tonight at 8PM, 11:56PM and on Tuesday at 5:41 AM.***
**To read a full description of the press conference refer
to www.beatbackbush.org and www.iacenter.org**
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