Posted on 05/26/2009 3:25:37 PM PDT by Brytani
1st ANNUAL FREE REPUBLIC NATIONAL TEA PARTY CONVENTION INFORMATION
National Tea Party http://www.teapartyexpress.org/
From http://912dc.org/2009/04/sign-up-for-the-protest/
We will be putting together the details of the week’s events soon. For now, this is our tentative agenda for 9-10 through 9-12.
Thursday, 9-10:
Morning: Liberty Summit with select Congressmen and Senators
Afternoon: Grassroots visits with Representatives and Senators
Evening: Time to explore Washington
Friday, 9-11:
Morning: September 11th Never Forget memorial
Afternoon: Grassroots leadership training seminars
Evening: Special Dinner
Saturday, 9-12:
8:00am Set up for stages and volunteers
10:00am Events begin at U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
2:00pm March begins at Lincoln Memorial and ends at the U.S. Capitol Building
A few days ago it was announced the Florida Chapter of Free Republic would be gathering together in D.C. to attend the National Tea Party. Due to overwhelming interest all across the country, the event has now gone national
Get your plans set and join Freepers from across the U.S. for the 1st. annual Freeper National Tea Party Convention!
This event is open only to Registered Freepers, their families and friends.
I’ll be coordinating this event with the MOST appreciated help from seekthetruth. For now I (Brytani) am collecting names of those who are committed to going to D.C. with us. Once we have a realistic idea of how many Freepers are aboard, I will be contacting Hotels in D.C. to find a group or convention rate.
We already have a few wonderful Hotels on our list and don’t want to wait until they are filled up. The plan is simple and will take only a FreepMail but time is of the essence!!! Hotels in D.C. are filling up fast!!!
Please send Brytani a FreepMail if you are going to D.C. or if you’re strongly considering attending. For now I need your FreeperID, the number of room you will need the how many people will be in your party. If you have any questions please ask them on this thread or if you’d prefer you can FreepMail me.
During the first week of June I will announce the Hotel, room rate, address, perks etc and when and how your reservation will need to be made.
For those who are considering joining us but have not completely committed, please FreepMail as well. This will give me a better idea of how many room to inquire on.
If you are already attending please consider staying with Freepers from around the nation. You’ll have the opportunity to meet people you’ve been talking to for years and make new FRriends.
Come on everyone get on board!!! Save a bit of money! Could you ask for a better group of people to spend a weekend with?
Thanks to JimRob for allowing us to make this event an official Free Republic function.
I’ll be there on Saturday for the march, the good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise. Won’t be needing a room, though. Is there a meeting place for Freepers?
I have a ping list for my state, a few small ping lists for some other states but not every state. A link to this thread has been posted on every Free Republic state forum. I believe many freepers have not registered on their Free Republic state forum so often miss information pertaining to their state.
If any freeper needs directions on how to register on their state FreeRepublic forum, just Freepmail me and I will send you directions.
It is up to all of us to get information out to other FReepers in our states. Threads are often missed so please spread the information to your family and friends. :)
I have not heard about the March on Washington for July 4th. Many events are planned for the September 11-13 weekend.
Got it! Fantastic!
“I’ll be there on Saturday for the march, the good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise. Won’t be needing a room, though. Is there a meeting place for Freepers?”
Once the hotel is selected, the information will be posted on this thread including directions on how Freepers are to make their reservations. Details on meeting places and events will follow. :)
Sounds great Brytani!
We WILL be there!
Hildy, I don't know about the July 4th march on washington, but I do know that there are going to be hundreds of events across the country on July 4th.
Fresno is having a BIG one, like the tea party on April 15th which had thousands attending.
Jim Robinson was there as the Free Republic Headquarters is located there.
He and the Central Valley/Fresno Chapter will be there in force on July 4th!
From This Thread
Check your area for a July 4th event!
Brytani, your comment:
It’s not being done in conjunction with the July 4 events because the organizers of the National Taxpayer Tea Party movement picked these dates.
The organizers picked the date because it was the first one avaiable to do a large event.
It was planned a long time in advance because these things take a lot of planning.
Maybe you know all of that, but I just thought I would post it on this thread.
Thanks for all you are doing to get a Free Republic Convention going in Washington, DC at the same time as this massive Tea Party event!
FYI
Spread the word and let Brytani know if you will be attending.
I’ll be updating this thread with information for Freepers who are staying at the Hotel and those who are coming in for the day or not staying with us.
Once we have a better idea of how many people are coming and which hotel we are using I’ll get information out on where to meet up each day.
Please bookmark this thread...
Great, I’m looking forward to meeting everyone who’s taking part in the convention and those Freepers who are coming in for a day....
Thanks for the ping
I’d heard the date was picked for those very reasons.
Originally we planned a Florida Chapter - D.C. trip. After reading how many other freepers planned on going to the Sept. rally, we opened it up to all of Free Republic.
I probably should not have named this a Free Republic “Convention” given the main focal point is the Tea Party.
It was too good to pass up the chance to meet up with Freepers for 9-11 memorials, THE National Tea Party and a great time for all Freepers to get together. It’s not often an event takes place that can bring Freepers together from across the entire country. There is no way we could pass up this opportunity.
Thanks for the ping; post on the state board. BTTT!
I’ll definitely be there.
Just I, my video camera, and some wireless microphones. Looking forward to it.
Hubby and I will be attending.
Yep.....woulda ruined the whole damned thing.
The Washington Monument is on a grassy knoll, and both the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial are on hills with gentle slopes, but if you have trouble getting around, I think the distance is going to be the biggest problem. It’s about 2 miles from one end of the Mall to the other.
Ping for later.
I can walk 1000 miles on flat ground, but 10 feet of hill means real pain.
Thanks for the info.
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