Good question, Bill.  I remember a few years ago, on a very windy and cold
March day, probably very near 7th and Locust, that we were in one of the
infamous "free speech zones".  That's why it's important to have banners,
signs, messages, and the press.  Our message is for the members of the
public who are being hurt by rollbacks of environmental laws and there will
be plenty of them passing by on Locust Street in downtown Des Moines.

Jane Clark

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Witt <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: ACT: Protest The Bush Administration's Environmental Record
Thursday in Des Moines!!


> Is the 7th and Locust area anywhere near the route of Bush's motorcade, or
> where he will be speaking?  Or will this be another of those "free speech
> zones" that other cities have set up--far from where Bush could see or
> hear dissenters?
>
> --BW

> > President Bush will be in Des Moines this Thursday morning speaking at
at
> > "Capitalizing on Rural America" conference. Join other Sierra Club
members
> > as we demonstrate to bring attention to this administration's assaults
on
> > our environment!
> >
> > Who:
> > Sierra Club members (other organizations will probably also be
> > demonstrating)
> >
> > What:
> > Protest against the Bush Administration's rollbacks of the laws
protecting
> > Iowa's communities from air, water and toxic dump pollution.
> >
> > When:
> > Thursday, April 15 (yes, this thursday) from 10:20 AM until about 11:30
AM
> >
> > Where:
> > Meet up at 7th and Locust in downtown Des Moines. This is the designated
> > 'public viewing area.'

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