Protests Already Planned for November 3 (regardless of EVs, fraud, turn-out)

United for Peace and Justice ^ | 10/10/2004 | ?

[mabelkitty]

We all remember the votes that were never counted in Florida 2000. So, while we are all working hard for a positive outcome on November 2nd, we also have to be prepared for a repeat of a 2000 stolen election. Below is a pledge for people to sign, supporting efforts to mobilize and protect the vote on November 2nd and making a commitment to protest starting on November 3rd in the case of a fraudulent vote count. By signing this pledge, you will be joining with thousands of others in the November 3rd Urgent Response Network. Please sign the pledge at www.nov3.us and pass it around far and wide.

We are setting up a Fair Elections Advisory Council made up of US and international elections experts who will give us their assessment on election day itself. If they find significant fraud, we will activate the Urgent Response Network on or immediately after November 3rd, calling on people everywhere to engage in protest, including non-violent civil disobedience, in front of their local federal buildings and other appropriate places. We will also be asking those who can to converge in the states where the most serious fraud occurred, as well as in Washington DC.

In addition to signing the pledge, please work with other people and groups in your area to protect the vote on November 2nd and to build the Urgent Response Network. Pick a venue for your local protest in the case that the Urgent Response Network is activated, and list the time and place on the website at www.nov3.us. We also recommend that you set up a place to jointly watch the election results on November 2nd.

Let us commit ourselves to making sure that this time around, the person who occupies the White House is the one who won the election.

November 3rd Pledge of Action:

”I remember the stolen presidential election of 2000 and I am willing to take action in 2004 if the election is stolen again. I support efforts to protect the right to vote leading up to and on Election Day, November 2nd. If that right is systematically violated, I pledge to join nationwide protests starting on November 3rd, either in my community, in the state where the fraud occurred or in Washington DC."

INITIAL SIGNATORIES

Stewart Acuff, Organizing Director, AFL-CIO Fred Azcarate, Jobs with Justice Patrick Barrett, RadFest: Midwest Social Forum Brian Benford, Madison Common Council Medea Benjamin, CodePink Adrienne Maree Brown, League of Pissed Off Voters Mike Brune, Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network Dennis Brutus, poet Andrea Buffa, Global Exchange Linda Burnham, Women of Color Resource Center Leslie Cagan, United for Peace and Justice John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies Steve B. Cobble, political strategist David Cobb, Green Presidential Nominee Rev. James Demus, III, Director, NAACP, Chicago Southside Charlie Derber, Professor of Sociology, Boston College Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies & Cities for Peace Theresa El-Amin, Southern Anti-Racism Network (SARN) Daniel Ellsberg, author Larry Fahn, President, Sierra Club Lisa Fithian, Root Activist Network of Trainers Arun Gandhi, M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence Ed Garvey, Fighting Bob Fest Greg Gerritt, Executive Director, Friends of the Moshassuck Ted Glick, National Coordinator, IPPN Jim Goodman, Family Farm Defenders Rev. Graylan Hagler, Ministers for Racial, Social and Economic Justice Jody Grage Haug, Green Peace Action (GPAX) Andy Heidt, Madison Common Council Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rainbow/PUSH Natalie Johnson Lee, Minneapolis City Council Van Jones, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun Pete Karas, Racine Common Council Brenda Konkel, President, Madison Common Council Doug La Follette, Wisconsin Secretary of State Reverend James Lawson, civil rights leader Barbara Lubin, Middle East Children's Alliance Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Foundation Elizabeth Martinez, Institute for Multiracial Justice Mike McCabe, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Robert McChesney, Free Press Holly Near, singer-songwriter Maya O'Connor, Labor Greens Network Jamala Rogers, Organization for Black Struggle, St. Louis Rebecca Rotzler, Alder, New Paltz Marc Sanson, Co-Chair, Green Party of the United States Renee Saucedo, La Raza Centro Legal John Sellers, Ruckus Society Charles Shaw, Newtopia Magazine Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes Damu Smith, founder, Black Voices for Peace Starhawk, activist and writer Chuck Turner, Boston City Council Chris Vaeth, This Time We're Watching Jason West, Mayor, New Patlz, New York Bob Wing, War Times Dean Zimmerman, Minneapolis City Council Howard Zinn, historian

[Poincare]

If Kerry loses by a large enough margin he needs to give a concession speech. If he doesn't, that should be cause for demonstrations or other popular action.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

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[Necrovore]

I looked over at DU in regards to this thread. Most are shooting their mouths off and the others saying that they will move up to Kanada because they do not want to take up arms against their country because they know who is armed... I had to laugh at those posts. Now I need to shower after looking at that website.