The Week in Review

It seems like everyone and his or her dog (literally—there's a group called Dogs Against Bush) is working on an RNC protest event. All sorts of groups are getting involved, from immigrant workers and grandmothers to poets and jugglers. Here's a sampling of the rich variety of organizations and their events, ranging from impassioned marches and rallies to colorful art installations and poetry readings.

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War Resisters League
Action: Procession from the World Trade Center site, north toward the RNC, 3 p.m.
warresisters.org/RNC_CD.htm

School of the Americas Watch, War Resisters League
Action: March from WTC site to Madison Square Garden, mass die-in at MSG, 3 p.m. soaw.org

A31
Action: Direct action and nonviolent civil disobedience, 4 p.m. a31.org

CODEPINK, Houston Global Awareness, Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane, Texas Bloc
Action: Fox News "Shut-Up-a-Thon" at Fox News corporate headquarters, 1211 Sixth Avenue, 4 p.m. insanereagan.org

Man in Black Bloc
Action: Protest in front of Sotheby's in honor of Johnny Cash, 4 p.m. defendjohnnycash.org

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Gays Against Bush!
Action: Picket outside of Westin Hotel on 270 West 43rd Street to protest RNC Missouri delegation's support of the gay marriage amendment, 5 p.m. gaysagainstbush.org

Mouths Wide Open
Action: Performance collage of spoken word and music at Washington Square Church, 7 p.m. mouthswideopen.org

Interfaith Voices, Mobilization 2004, Riverside Church
Action: Sermon and Ring of Hope Around Manhattan, 8.30 p.m. mobilization2004.org

Wednesday, September 1

Imagine Festival, People for the American Way, AFL-CIO
Action: Symbolic unemployment line from Wall Street up Broadway to 34th Street, 8:13 a.m. imagine04.org

New York City Labor Leaders
Action: Central Labor Council March and Labor Day Unity Rally against anti-labor and anti-worker policies, at 30th Street and Eighth Avenue, 4 to 7 p.m. nycclc.org

People for the American Way
Action: Public reading of the Constitution featuring Alec Baldwin, Walter Bernstein, Lauren Bacall, and more, at Cooper Union, 5 p.m. imagine04.org

Axis of Eve
Action: "Mass flash" panty performance protest in Battery Park City, 6 p.m. axisofeve.org

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The 95 Voices
Action: Temporary art installation inspired by Martin Luther's 95 Theses, in front of the New York Public Library, 6 p.m. 95voices.org

Counterconvention.org, Lick Bush Ltd., and Bands Against Bush
Action: Party for the Protesters featuring Shoplifting, Kid Casanova, and other bands, at Siberia, 40th Street and Ninth Avenue, 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. siberiany.org

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
Action: March on the media with rallies at CBS, CNN, and Fox studios, 7 p.m. fair.org

National Organization for Women (NOW), NYC Chapter
Action: Code Red: Stop the Bush Agenda! March for women's rights at East Meadow, Central Park, 7 p.m. nownyc.org

Rattapallax, St Mark's Church
Action: Leading poets speak out against Bush in Demo: A Demonstration in Words at St. Mark's Church, 8 p.m. rattapallax.com

Billionaires for Bush
Action: Coronation Ball for George Bush on the Frying Pan, Pier 63, 9 p.m. billionairesforbush.com

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Dogs Against Bush
Action: Dogs and their owners gather in Central Park (85th and Central Park West entrance) to protest Bush, 7:30 a.m. dogsagainstbush.com

NY 9/11 Truth
Action: Vigil for truth at ground zero PATH station, 1 p.m. ny911truth.org

Greene Dragon
Action: Greene Dragon patriots dethrone George II, 2 p.m. greenedragon.org

Screeners Club
Action: Open-Mic Short-Film Fest at Remote Lounge, 322 Bowery, 8 p.m. screenersclub.com

Saturday, August 28

National Youth and Student Coalition
Action: Books Not Bombs youth convergence. nyspc.net

Planned Parenthood NYC
Action: March across the Brooklyn Bridge. ppnyc.org

Starbucks Workers Union
Action: Protest march in midtown. starbucksunion.org

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NYC Atheists
Action: Demonstration against Bush faith-based initiatives, Eighth Avenue between 30th and 31st streets. nyc-atheists.org

One Thousand Coffins
Action: "Pallbearers" carry a quarter-mile of coffins symbolizing fallen soldiers in the war in Iraq, at the UFPJ protest. onethousandcoffins.org

Time's Up/Bike National Convention
Action: Bike bloc in support of the United for Peace and Justice march. times-up.org

Billionaires for Bush
Action: Million Billionaire March beginning at Plaza Hotel

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United for Peace and Justice
Action: Massive protest at the RNC, starting at 14th Street and Seventh Avenue. unitedforpeace.org

Reverend Billy
Action: Marriage Mob on the Great Lawn in Central Park. revbilly.com

Bush Bash in Brooklyn
Action: A day of music, comedy, and spoken word dedicated to protesting the Bush administration at Café 111, 111 Court Street, Brooklyn. bushbashinbrooklyn.com

Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Action: Zen sitting meditation in Bryant Park. bpf.org

New York Blueout
Action: New Yorkers put blue in their windows (8/30 to 9/2). bluenyc.org

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NYC People's Law Collective, National Lawyers Guild
Action: Legal training for demonstrators, at St. Mark's Church. nycplc.mahost.org

Still We Rise
Action: Protest march beginning at Union Square, 14th and Broadway. stillwerise.org