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« Tuesday November 01, 2005 »
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Start: 08:00

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 1:00pm

JUSTICE is a Right, Not a Privilege——Join the Vigil

What: As we mourn the death of 2000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the Bush Administration continues their illegal detention of hundreds of men in Guantánamo and secret facilities throughout the world. The Center for Constitutional Rights
wants US to join them in their ‘Fast for Justice Vigil’. This action brings to the public eye the on going deadly hunger strikes at Guantanamo, and pressures the Department of Defense to bring torture, abuse and inhumane treatment to an end at Guantánamo. Join the vigil or support this effort by going to www.ccr-ny.org/ to send a letter to your representatives in Washington, printout stickers, get more information.

Where: The vigil takes place at 26 Federal Plaza (Broadway between Duane and Worth Streets, Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall on the 4,5,6 or City Hall on the R or W).

When: Tuesday, November 1st, at 1:00pm

Who: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the NY Coalition for Civil Liberties, ICNA and other faith and community organizations

For more information, email ebetru-at-ccr-ny.org (replace -at- with @). Or DFNYC member Christy: Cspeich-at-aol.com (replace -at- with @).

Start: 11:00

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 4:00pm

One City Under Ferrer
The Last Debate Rally

Tuesday November 1, 2005

Join the next
Mayor of the City of New York

Fernando Ferrer

Debate Rally starts at 4:00 p.m. and finishes when the debate ends.

Meet at the entrance of the WNBC studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between 6th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza)

Please RSVP with Dorcas Castro 646-839-4947 or dcastro -at- ferrer2005.com (replace -at- with @).

Start: 12:00

Green Party candidate Gloria Mattera, community activists to honor Brownsville’s displaced and forgotten; vow to “never let this happen again

Start: 13:30

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 6:30pm

Come learn more about the work of the NYC Fair Trade Coalition and hear from a Costa Rican banana cooperative member who will be speaking about an exciting new initative in the world of Fair Trade.

Start: 13:30

Start:
Tue, 11/01/2005 - 6:30pm

DFNYC & DL21C mayoral debate watch party.

Where: San Marcos Bar and Restaurant, 12 St. Marks Place (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues).

Debate starts at 7pm.

Please RSVP. It helps us plan the event and you will be contacted with the location.

Start: 17:30

Please join us next Tuesday night for the World Premiere Screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices."

Producer and Director Robert Greenwald, who last year brought us Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, now explores the disturbing realities of the nation's largest corporation and private employer - Wal-Mart.

Tickets are $10, $25, and $100 and all proceeds will benefit local efforts to keep New York City Wal-Mart Free!

Reserve your tickets now: http://www.walmartwatch.com/nyc

We are offering a limited number of free seats for organizations and grassroots groups involved in the fight against Wal-Mart in and around NYC. To reserve seats and tell us about your local efforts, please contact field@walmartwatch.com (please include subject line: NYC Premiere).

Please join us. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Union Square Stadium 14 Theater
Broadway and 14th Street
New York, NY 10003

* Screening begins promptly at 7:00, followed by in-theater reception and Q & A with the director and special guests.

For more information about our campaign to reform Wal-Mart, read this week's feature story in Business Week Magazine:

A Stepped-Up Assault on Wal-Mart

A scathing documentary and a coordinated campaign by labour, religious, and environmental groups spell more trouble for the retailing giant.

Read the full story at:

http://www.businessweek.com.

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