CALL FOR LIVE CHAIN PROTEST IN NEW Y0RK - AUGUST 23, 2008
August 22, 2008
GEORGIAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE
Dear compatriots, Georgians and friends of Georgia!
On Saturday, August 23 at 3 pm, a large scale peace demonstration consisting of 1000-1500 people (and desirably more) will be held in the city of New York.
Because of a specific character of this event, the participants will have to register in order to take part.
If you are willing to participate, you can contact us on the following number 212-738-9487 (Hotline), e-mail: thewaringeorgia@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Again, because of the specific character of the demonstration, the Georgian Community Council kindly asks you to carefully read and follow the instructions, since otherwise we won’t be able to achieve the desired effect.
The participants will position themselves on the West part of the 5th Avenue in the form of life chain. On each ‘block’ a specific number of the participants will be situated. The chain has to be formed exactly at 3 pm, the participants will stand on the sidewalk holding hands for 30 minutes.
It is important for every signed up person to appear at the given place no later than 2.30 pm. Organization and precision is of utter importance, so we ask every participant for extreme punctuality.
Registration for the demonstration will end by Friday 9 pm. After this, names of the participants arranged in alphabetic order, along with the specific address they have to show up at, will be immediately posted on our web site. In case you do not have access to the internet, contact our hotline 212-738-9487 and we will directly give you the necessary information.
Upon the arrival at the given destination every participant will be given an extra large white T-shirt with Georgian flag on it, which you will be able to wear on top of your clothes. If for any reason you are not willing to wear flagged T-shirts, please do not register for the demonstration.
Every block will be assigned an independent captain, who will meet you at the place and distribute the T-shirts according to the list. We kindly ask you to follow the instructions given by the captain of the block.
Participants of the life chain do not need either flags or posters. Plain nature of the demonstration is a significant aspect for reaching the desired goal.
After the chain is disbanded, every participant will peacefully, if possible not in large groups (with the T-shirts on), walk towards the 47th Street (through the Western sidewalk of the 5th Avenue) and then towards the 1st Avenue (passing through the 47th Street), where the ordinary demonstration will be held, lasting for two hours.
The Georgian Community Council kindly asks you (especially the participants of the 5th Avenue chain) to restrain from loud statements and in particular from offensive remarks. Once again, simplicity, peacefulness and exactness of the demonstration are decisive factors for achieving maximum effectiveness.
We want to give you some final obvious information. Please obey all police officers and their directions. Only make the chain from crosswalk to crosswalk, allowing pedestrians to cross. Make sure to allow people getting out of their vehicles to walk thru the chain, instead of around it.
We ask you to regularly check the existent information about the demonstration on our website thewaringeorgia.com under the heading Planned Events, where you will find exact lists and more detailed instructions.
We thank you in advance for the engagement and support.
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