------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the July 29, 2004 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
COALITION PROTESTING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION: "THE STREETS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE!"
Organizers from the Coalition to Protest the Democratic National Convention held a July 19 media conference to keep up the pressure on city authorities. The coalition is demanding a permit for acti vists to march on Causeway Street in order to bring the demand "Bring the troops home now" right up to the limousines and bigwigs at the Fleet Center-- named for Fleet Bank--where the DNC will take place.
Thousands are expected to protest in Boston, starting July 25 at noon on historic Boston Common.
Coalition speakers at the well-attended media conference included Yves Alcindor, New England Human Rights Organi zation for Haiti; Steve Gillis (shown speaking), president of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, USWA Local 8751; Sue Kelly, secretary-treasurer of OPEIU Local 334, representing the Women's Fight Back Network; Dustin Langley, Act Now to Stop War & End Racism and an armed services veteran; and Gerry Scoppettuolo from Stonewall Warriors.
The coalition's legal team, represented by John Reinstein, executive director of the Massachusetts American Civil Liber ties Union, and Jonathan Shapiro of the National Lawyers Guild, filed for injunctive relief from authorities to let the march go forward as planned. In the words of co-counsel, attorney John Pavlos: "They are trying to repress political speech and the political content of that speech, namely that we want the troops to be brought home now."
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