[Org4j-announce] June10: HARPER DÉGAGE! BEAT BACK THE TORY ATTACK!

[Organizing 4Justice]

Here is the final callout from the organizers of tomorrow's (Friday's)
march in opposition to the Conservative Party national convention here in
Ottawa

*Note that there is a fbook event for pre-march drumming/noisemaking
starting at 3pm in Dundonald Park (where the rally gets underway at 4:30 and
march leaves from at 5)
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214712261894667
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[please forward widely]

*HARPER DÉGAGE! BEAT BACK THE TORY ATTACK!
March to oppose Harper's Speech to the Tory National Convention
*http://takethecapital.wordpress.com/promotional-video/

[[[[ FINAL DETAILS OF EVENTS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH ]]]]


CONTENTS

1. Solidarity Rallies
2. Ottawa March Route & Details
3. What to Bring to the Demo
4. Confirmed Speakers
5. March Contingents
6. Endorsing Organizations
7. Call for Street Medics
8. Contact Information


*1. SOLIDARITY RALLIES*

If you're not able to attend the rally in Ottawa, why not consider taking
action in your own community? Maybe outside your local Conservative MP's
riding office? If you hold an event, rally, or action to oppose the Tory
National Convention on Friday, June 10th, let us know!

We aren't involved in organizing the below events, but we're excited
they're happening! Here are the events we know about for sure:

Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
4:30pm, Friday, June 10th
MP Peter Braid's Office,
Waterloo Town Square

Barrie, Ontario
Stop Harper Solidarity Rally
MP Patrick Brown's Office
299 Lakeshore Drive


*2. OTTAWA MARCH ROUTE & DETAILS*

The rally will begin promptly at 4:30pm in Dundonald Park, located here:
http://bit.ly/iksM6r. There will be speeches from both Denis Lemelin, the
President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, and Brigette dePape,
the 'Rogue Page'. Following this the march will leave the park at 5:00pm,
heading east on Somerset Street and headed towards the Conservative Party
National Convention.

Depending on factors such as traffic and the number of people
participating in the march, the route may alter slightly. But we will be
arriving at the Tory Convention for 6:30pm to coincide with Prime Minister
Harper's keynote address which begins at 7:00pm.

The total route distance is about 15 city blocks.


*3. WHAT TO BRING TO THE DEMO*
Placards/signs with your message to Harper
Drums, whistles, horns, things to make noise with (even pots and pans work!)
Water
Sunscreen, a hat
Comfortable walking shoes
Your friends, family, and co-workers


*4. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS*

We're pretty excited about the line-up of speakers for the June 10th
rally. There will be 2 speakers at the start of the rally at 4:30pm to get
us fired up for the march, beginning at 5:00pm. The other speakers will
take the mic at various locations along the march route.

The list of confirmed speakers includes:
'Rogue Page' Brigette dePape
Denis Lemelin, President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Mostafah Henaway, TADAMON!
Mohan Mishra, No One Is Illegal Toronto
Brigette Tolley, Sisters In Spirit
Liisa Schofield, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Ben Powless, Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement


*5. MARCH CONTINGENTS*

We welcome groups and organizations to represent their particular concerns
within the June 10th March by walking together as a contingent or bloc. If
you're planning on attending as an organized group, and would like us to
get the word out so others can join you, let us know!

There are a number of march contingents confirmed already, and you can
find those details here:
http://takethecapital.wordpress.com/contingents-2/


*6. UPDATED LIST OF ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS*

No One Is Illegal (Ottawa)
No One Is Illegal (Montreal)
Canadian Union of Postal Workers (National)
Common Cause (Ottawa)
Under Pressure (Ottawa)
Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (Ottawa)
Comité Harper Dégage! (Montréal)
Pro-Choice Coalition of Ottawa
FIRST: Feminists Advocating for Rights and Equality for Sex Workers
(Vancouver)
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (Vancouver)
Prostitutes of Ottawa: Work, Educate Resist!
NOWAR-PAIX (Ottawa)
Drug Users Advocacy League (Ottawa)
Students Against Israeli Apartheid (Carleton University)
Families of Sisters In Spirit
People’s Commission Network (Montreal)
Tadamon! (Montreal)
Immigrant Workers Centre (Montreal)
Ottawa Raging Grannies
Climate Justice Ottawa
Le Collectif de recherche sur l’autonomie (Montréal)
Agitate! Queer People Of Colour (Ottawa)
2110 center for Gender Advocacy (Montréal)
Solidarity Across Borders (Montréal)
Comité opposé à la Brutalité Policière (Montréal)
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Toronto)
Socialist Solidarity (Vancouver)
End the Prison Industrial Complex (Kingston)
Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault (Toronto)
Queer McGill (Montréal)
Student Christian Movement (Ottawa)
Canadian Auto Workers Local 567


*7. CALL FOR STREET MEDICS*

The weather forecast for Ottawa on Friday, June 10th looks pretty great!
Warm and sunny! We're hoping there are a few people out there with some
experience doing street medic support during demonstrations to help us
ward of things like sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and dehydration.

If you have any prior experience as a street medic, drop us a line at
takethecapital at gmail.com


*8. CONTACT INFORMATION*

W: http://takethecapital.wordpress.com
Fbook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174734062579856
Twitter: @june10resist, #takethecapital
Email: takethecapital at gmail.com

Media Inquiries: takethecapital at gmail.com
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