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I'll be there in spirit, God Bless each and every one of these American patriots.

Please, if at all possible, don't just be there in person. You haven't lived until you've FReeped leftists in person! The leftists are holding events at probably a hundred locations across the country, most likely one within a short distance from you.

See locations and actions that you can take to make a difference. See my comments below and click on the thread (see main post and reply#2 on that thread for leftist locations) that I've linked below.

Here is the related overall thread about all the protests on this round, whereas taxrelief has above linked to the main thread about the Fayetteville, NC counter-protest as Fayetteville is the center of the left's East Coast efforts.

Global Day of Coordinated Actions (FReep ANSWER et al March 18-20)
International ANSWER ^ | on or before March 3, 2005 | some Stalin fan

Posted on 03/03/2005 3:26:42 PM PST by BillF

[UPDATED FROM AN EARLIER POST. LEFTISTS ARE TIMING THESE TO THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. ALL EVENTS ARE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 19 EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. I've reformatted, left out some irrelevant info, and added emphasis. I will post rally info from another leftist group below on this thread. Check relevant leftist websites in case their plans change.]
[FREEP 'EM, IF YOU GOT 'EM!
GO TO THE FIRST POST AND REPLY #2 ON THIS LINKED THREAD. FIND WHERE THE LEFTISTS ARE GOING TO BE IN YOUR STATE OR NEAR TO YOUR STATE. THERE ARE OVER A HUNDRED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEN TAKE PEACEFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION TO COUNTER THEM.]
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WHAT YOU CAN DO: Organize a counter-protest of the anti-war protestors emphasizing support for our country, our troops, and our President. Alternately, organize a "support the troops" rally to take place on the same day and in the same city as the anti-war rally nearest you. Or, attend a counter-protest or support troops rally already being held.*
The troops are fighting over there. Surely, you can give up a day or two of your free time to organize, support, and attend a rally to counter the hate-America first crowd.
HOW: Some suggestions:

Call the local police and ask about requirements for permits, restrictions on protest sign size and materials, and other laws involved in protests. In many locations, no permit is needed if you are going to be under a given number such as 25 people.
Plan an event. If possible, try to get a location across the street from the leftists or otherwise close, but not too close, to them. Try to have some barrier such as a street, hedge, or fence between them and your group IF you think it's necessary to control interaction between the groups and the police are unlikely to be deployed in numbers between the groups.
Publicize the event by starting a thread about your local Rally/Counter-protest. Contact other FReepers in your area by pinging them to the thread and using the state message boards. (Click here, then on an appropriate state message board. From there, you can locate some adjacent FReepers by clicking on the "[New Prototype -- Click for Members List].") Contact local veterans' organizations, GOP groups (especially College Republicans), Young Americans for Freedom, and all other groups (e.g., Second Amendment groups) that are likely to support our side.
Send out press releases to local media and contact local talk show hosts, especially conservative ones, who may be willing to promote, attend or speak at the event.
Make sure that all of your people know that the point is not to interfere with anyone else's rights, but to emphasize support for the troops and their mission. Give out or at least publicize rules for protesting such as DC Chapter's rules for protesting, especially if you have a few who might be overly zealous:

No violence, no threats, no profanity, no racism, no law-breaking.
Law enforcement officers must be treated with respect.
Stay out of the street at all times, except when using a crosswalk with the traffic light.
Do not block the sidewalk to pedestrian traffic. Keep your signs from hanging over into the street.
Do not block the signs of, nor get within 10 feet of, our opponents. Do not interfere with any media coverage of them. Our First Amendment rights are their rights, too.
Any arguments should be at 10 feet away to avoid conflict arising from passions on both sides. If you choose to get close to them physically, do so in friendship as fellow Americans only.
Do not give the middle finger, call people jerks, tell them to go home or get a job.
Take the high road. Be civil, but resolute, when you are cursed at or given the middle finger; point out the rudeness of the leftists by chanting, "Mean spirited arrogant condescending liberal."

Bring lots of American flags.
Have fun.

WHY: What good does a rally or counter-protest do?

Gets out a message to our troops that we support them.
Allows you to peacefully express your point of view. Much better than kicking in your TV when the leftists come on.
Upsets the leftists and demoralizes some of them. Prevents them from getting a free ride in the media.

CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THAT THREAD.

Or, if you can't take advantage of this incredible opportunity to counter the leftists in person and have fun in the process (you haven't lived until you've FReeped the leftists in person), you may want to consider another tact.

Please consider writing letters to the editors of your local papers (also copying the reporter likely to cover the protest) both now and after the protest, opposing the protests. For example, you might point out that:

The lead group behind the anti-war protests, International ANSWER are self-admitted traitors. Their website includes the statement that "the anti-war movement here and around the world must give its unconditional support to the Iraqi anti-colonial resistance" (last page of 4 page ANSWER brochure at ANSWER website here: http://www.answerla.org/pdf/iraq/iraqresist.pdf). ANSWER's leaders are not anti-war. They just support the side fighting America. They support the people blowing up our troops in Iraq, intentionally killing innocent Iraqi civilians, and beheading American civilians.