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Rally Schedule
BACKGROUND:
Major Security Constraint -
From 10 am to 5
pm: CANNOT cross on-foot the Official Parade Route <which
extends along Penn. Ave - from 4th St. NE all the way to
23rd St. NW
Two Sites Approved by PERMIT for VOTERmarch rallies
From 8 am to 5
pm: DuPont Cir at 19th & P Sts NW
From 2 pm to 5
pm: White House Ellipse - west half ONLY<South
side of White House - at Constitution Ave & 15th St.
NW >
GET TO options for 'VOTERmarch' marchers <with hand
made signs, noise makers,
etc.>
(1) Best chance to
even get NEAR the official Parade Route
From SunRise to 10 am
- take up position on SOUTH side of Penn.Ave.-so can
most quickly and easily proceed to 2nd 'VOTERmarch' rally/marching
at the Ellipse
- From 2 pm to 5 pm(2) Want to hear
some OR all of the DuPont Cir. keynote speakers/entertainers
Anytime From 10 am to 5 pm -Affinity Groups
- ( <26 persons)Use Metro to get as close to Ellipse as
possible
Least walking- Take
'DuPont Cir.' <on 19th St.
> Metro Station Red Line to 'Metro Central' <at
13th St.>
and TRANSFER to Metro 'Blue OR Orange' line to Metro
stop at Federal Triangle'<at 12th St. & Penn.
Ave>.. Then WALK three block southwest to Ellipse
at 15th St. and Constitution Ave.
Some walking - walk
1/2 mile south from
DuPont Cir. <at 19th St & P St.> to 'Farragut
West' Blue/Orange station <at 19th St. & I St.>-
direct to EITHER of four stops along the south side of the
Official Parade Route = 'Federal Triangle' <at 12th St.
& Penn Ave. NW> , 'L'Enfant Plaza <at 7th St.
& D St. SW>
Federal Center <at 3rd & D St. SW>, OR
Capitol South Metro <at 1st and D St. SE Stations
More walking -
Start off with en masse group
and walk 1 1/2 miles toMetro 'Foggy Bottom/GWU' station
<at 23rd & I St NW>. Then take Blue or Orange
Line to Federal Triangle stop <at 12th St. & Penn
Ave. NW
About 1 pm
START En Masse Group march from DuPont Cir. to Ellipse
(>>> 26 persons) Walk 3 miles right to the
Ellipse and then optionally drift over nearer to the
official south-side of Official Penn. Ave. Parade Route as
possible
During AND After offical Parade ends - from 2 pm to
approximately 5 pm
String march and chant - along circular Ellipse
sidewalk
+ 'Mingle' on grass & listen to guest speakers -
west of
fencing for the eastern Ellipse half <reserved for
the Handicapped>
REQUEST detailed maps of DuPont Cir area options and
Ellipse/Parade Route options FROM:
DC Metro Area Organizer, Bob 'HawkEye' Rogers
NoVA 703-620-0625
The Justice Action Movement
will have a welcome center open daily from 9AM to 10PM at
Kaffa House, 1212 U Street NW (metro: U St./Cardozo),
where you can find information about trainings, logistics,
planned events etc. (202)462-4513 or (202) 462-6459
www.j20.org
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J20
PROTEST SCHEDULE (incl. Non-VoterMarch events)
9:30 to 10:00 AM: Revolutionary Anti-Authoritarian Bloc
(aka Black Bloc) assembles at Franklin Square
(14th St. btw. I & K, NW). If that site is blocked, go to Freedom Plaza
(14th St. at Pennsylvania Ave. NW), or else the MCI Center
(F St. btw. 6th & 7th NW). www.infoshop.org/coronation.html
10:00 AM: International Action Center assembles at Freedom Plaza (14th St. at Pennsylvania Ave. NW). www.iacenter.org
10:00 AM: Voter March assembles at Dupont Circle (Connecticut Ave & P St. NW). Rallies there for
some time then marches to west side of the Ellipse for inaugural parade.
www.votermarch.org
10:30 AM: Shadow Inauguration with Rev. Al Sharpton and a large coalition of civil rights and social justice organizations. Rally at Stanton Park (Maryland Ave. &
4th St. NE), and if possible march two blocks to Supreme Court. (212) 987-5020
11:30 AM: National Organization for Women protest at Navy Memorial (Pennsylvania Ave. btw. 8th & 9th NW).
www.now.org
11:30 AM: Swearing-In Ceremony begins, U.S. Capitol West Steps. Cheney sworn in at 11:50 AM. Bush sworn in and delivers speech at noon.
2:00 PM officially, likely to be closer to 3:00 PM:
Inaugural Parade: Pennsylvania Ave. NW from US Capitol to White House.
4:00 PM? There's talk of a big counter-inaugural march
at the end of the day, but nothing has been finalized; check www.j20.org for updates.
7:00 PM The official inaugural balls begin. The president goes to each one,
but the time and order in which he does so are not released in advance.
Union Station (50 Massachusetts Ave. NE)
Washington Hilton (1919 Connecticut Ave NW)
Washington Convention Center (900 Ninth St NW)
National Building Museum (401 F St. NW)
DC Armory (2001 East Capitol St. SE)
Ronald Reagan Building (1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW)
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel (2660 Woodley Road NW)
9:00 PM The Justice Action Movement is hosting three
different counter-inaugural parties. Tickets are $10 for each event, and all proceeds help pay for JAM's
J20 organizing expenses. For tickets, call 202-462-6459
DEMOCRAZY DANCE PARTY w/local DJS at 2K9,
located at 2009 8th Street (metro: U Street/Cardozo)
JAH PROVIDES JUSTICE! reggae counter-inaugural
at Kaffa House, 212 U Street (metro: U Street/Cardozo)
AUCTIONEER'S BALL punk & indie rock @ Insomnia,
714 6th Street (metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown)
NOTE: Porta-potties
WILL be available along the north and south sides of the
Official Penn. Ave Parade Route. When you are ready to
return home after the end of the Official Parade from the
Ellipse march site, proceed by foot to Metro Central
<at 13th & P Sts.> and return to the
'end-of-the-line' Metro Station - where YOUR
arriving bus was parked, or where you parked, for the day.
[Maps and detailed instructions are available on request
directly through the DC Organizer, DC native Bob Rogers,
at Rar98Hawk@AOL.com
<703-620-0625>
See a map of
the Inaugural parade route.
Optimum places to watch the
parade:
Beginning of the parade, as it leaves the Capitol from the
north side of Constitution Avenue, between New Jersey
Avenue and First Street Just after the parade turns onto
Pennsylvania Avenue, at the Canadian Embassy, at the
northwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourth Street
Across from the Old Post Office, at the northwest corner
of Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street At Freedom Plaza,
the southwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 13th
Street Watch the parade coming and where it turns north on
15th Street, the southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue
and 15th Street. Six U.S. military bands and 38 school and
other marching bands will perform in the parade, along the
parade route or in other inaugural events. |
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