Come out with Revolution for Martin Luther King Day
January 12, 2007 REVISED YET AGAIN
PLEASE EVERYONE, SEND THIS AROUND BY EMAIL, FAX, CALL PEOPLE. LET’S START IMMEDIATELY WITH THESE PLANS!
Hi to all our friends, to those who want to see things changed fundamentally so bad you can taste it. We need to get busy right now! January 15 is Martin Luther King Day.
COME OUT WITH US THIS WEEKEND FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. PLEASE JOIN US IN GOING TO THE VARIOUS MLK EVENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
BECOME AN EMANCIPATOR OF HUMANITY!
If you are a regular reader of Revolution newspaper, keep reading, and keep digging deeper to learn all that Bob Avakian has put forward and keeps developing as the way out of this madness and use it as a guide to understand and change the world. If you are new to it now is the time to get busy!
AND SPREAD IT TO OTHERS!
Read Revolution newspaper this week.
Take a close look at the article: Bringing Forward a Whole Different World -- And Not Just Going For Some Payback, By a comrade in New York We urge you to especially check out the last three paragraphs this article.
Listen to “Revolution -- Why It’s Necessary, Why It’s Possible and What It’s All About”. A great DVD of a speech by Bob Avakian, in particular on Disc 3, Track 8 Why Not Bring About Change Peacefully. Hear what Bob Avakian has to say and be ready to talk with everyone and learn from them about this question which will be on people’s minds in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Day comes on the heels of Bush’s announcement to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq. All around us people continue to be deeply angered by what is happening, especially right now, the struggle to protest the murder of Sean Bell has many starting to lift their heads. They and others continue to discuss and search for reasons why this keeps happening and what to do about it. Many different messages will be out there this weekend. We need to be connecting with many people right now – spreading revolution and bringing forward Bob Avakian’s vision of communist revolution and the way to make this real.
THE CONTINGENT PARAGRAPHS WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR THE MLK PARADE WHICH IS NOT HAPPENING. HOWEVER, THE GIST OF THIS STILL HOLDS - WE SHOULD WEAR THE T-SHIRTS, ASK PEOPLE TO JOIN US, BE COMPELLING AND EXCITING, ETC.
Come and help make this compelling, exciting and visually bold. We want to make sure that the banner is seen by everyone and draws more people to join our contingentit says: JUSTICE FOR SEAN BELL! 50 MORE REASONS-WE NEED REVOLUTION! We want everyone in the contingent to wear the great t-shirt (same as the centerfold in Revolution #76 WE NEED MORE OF THIS ... NOT THIS! take a look if you haven’t seen it yet-this week) that says “We Need More of This-Not This.”
We want to be so compelling and exciting that people will want to join us and build the contingent stronger and larger! Others will carry the centerfold (same as the t shirt) high for people to see. Maybe some will carry huge enlargements of the centerfold. Still others will fan out in different teams: to sell Revolution newspaper and buckets for donations and to spread the 7 Talks, the DVD, Revolution Why It’s Necessary, Why It’s Possible and What It’s All About, and the sample of the same by Bob Avakian, and raise funds.
Be there with us, you can carry the banner, sell Revolution, sell the t-shirts and you should bring your ideas to make this contingent strong and compelling!
Teams are asked to enlarge the 2 weddings poster - this captures the moment of Bush's troop surge and Sean Bell's murder. Take back issues from the store if available.
Other activities we are planning through the weekend. Come with us and make some of your own plans, set your sights and your goals high!
We have set a goal for Friday through Monday to sell 1000 Revolution newspapers, $600 for newspapers, 100 "We Need More of This Not This" T shirts, and $1000 for t shirts. We will also set a goal for DVD samplers, the 7 Talks and the DVD. Keep checking! This is a 2 week issue of the Revolution newspaper and we should aim to sell out!
Here are the places we will be going:
Saturday - Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens communities
Sunday
AM Church Services:
- Riverside Church
- Cathedral of St John the Divine
- House of the Lords Pentecostal Church in Brooklyn for the Martin Luther King services.
3 pm - Schomburg Library, Harlem. AAJC/HBCU Big Band CONCERTTribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring the AAJC/HBCU Student All-star Big Band The African American Jazz Caucus/Historically Black Colleges and Universities (AAJC/HBCU) Student All-star Big Band is made up of the finest young talent culled from outstanding Jazz programs in the HBCU system. Dr. Larry Ridley, AAJC executive director, master musician, and educator, founded The Big Band in 2001. Since its inception, there has been a substantial increase in the number of schools and students who audition annually.Tickets: Members, $12; Non-members, $15. For Ticket charge, call The Schomburg Shop at (212) 491-2206. Ticket charge hours, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.
3:30 PM. WNYC, New York Public Radio, in conjunction with The Brooklyn Museumand AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. is proud to present "LOOKING FOR MARTIN: Are Dr. King and His 'Dream' Still Relevant?" at The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York. Admission is FREE and seating is on a first come basis. Hosted by DEAN MEMINGER, Anchor and Reporter for NY 1 News and featuring a keynote address by KEVIN POWELL, Brooklyn-based community activist and author of 7 books, including his latest essay collection, SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE (Soft Skull Press) plus WNYC's own BRIAN LEHRER participates in a multicultural panel discussion on race, gender, class, equality, Civil Rights, and the legacy of Dr. King. Other panelists include...MARINIEVES ALBA, Activist, Educator, Writer, and Media professional who uses the arts and culture as a platform for inspiring and creating social change. JIN HEE LEE, Staff Attorney at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), a civil rights law firm that provides community lawyering in the areas of disability rights, environmental justice, and access to health care. TAHANI SALAH, Columbia University undergrad, Poet, Youth Outreach Coordinator for UrbanWord NYC. Live performances featuring TONI BLACKMAN, Rapper, and BABA ISRAEL, Rapper and Beatboxer, accompanied by YAKO, Vocal Percussionist, and DALMAR JAMES, JR., Acoustic Guitaristand. UNIVERSES, an acapella spoken word and theater ensemble, plus a special Dr. King speech and sound montage produced by DJ REBORN, hiphop theater musical director; and featured deejay on the national tour of Russell Simmons' Tony Award-winning Broadway show Def Poetry Jam. Take 2 OR 3 train to Eastern Parkway stop. HOURLY PARKING available in Museum parking lot. For more information, please call WNYC's listener services number, 212.669.3333, or visit WNYC's website at www.wnyc.org/events/THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW airs weekdays at 10am on 93.9 FM and Tuesdays thru Saturdays on AM 820. Copies of Kevin Powell's SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE (Soft Skull Press) will be on sale.
4 PM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATIONSt. Paul's Lutheran Church (Parkchester)1891 McGraw Avenue, BronxCOST: FREE For More Info:CONTACT: The Rev. Dr. James R. ThomasPHONE: 917-682-6255EMAIL: http://us.f625.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=JThomasDR1@aol.com
Monday
10:30 AM. Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, near Ashland Place, Fort Greene. Monday Jan 15th at 10:30am, with gospel music, art exhibit, screenign of American Blackout, 2006 documentary about black voterby by Ian Inaba. free tickets available from 9am 718-636-4100. Features musical guests Rutha Harris, Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, The Full Effect Gospel Ministries Mass Choir, and Hip-Hop performance artist Will Power. New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. will also speak.Howard Gilman Opera House, Peter Jay Sharp Bldg. 30 Lafayette, (718)636-4100. Free.
1:30pm for demo/march at 2pm Called by the House of the Lord Church at the Isaiah Wall, on First Avenue @ 42nd Street across from the UN, march to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza with 4 coffins to focus on Sudan
1 pm King Day Celebration and Panel; Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity NYC; Location: Concord Baptist Church, 833 Gardner Taylor Blvd. (formerly Marcy Ave.), Brooklyn;
5:30pm, doors open at 6Pm, program at 6:30 pm. Symphony Space. A Communal Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. An uplifting evening as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision for justice, peace and civil rights. This year we will pay special tribute to the late Coretta Scott King by inviting a cadre of outstanding women performers, There is a performance at Symphony Space honoring Coretta Scott King. 2537 Broadway @ 95th Street
Tuesday
Don't forget: Larry Everest will be speaking at Revolution Books on Tuesday, January 16 at 7pm on "Escalation in Iraq: High Stakes for Them...and for Us"
We will be forming teams in the next day or two, but people can start volunteering now.
PLEASE EVERYONE, SEND THIS AROUND BY EMAIL, FAX, CALL PEOPLE. LET’S START IMMEDIATELY WITH THESE PLANS!
Hi to all our friends, to those who want to see things changed fundamentally so bad you can taste it. We need to get busy right now! January 15 is Martin Luther King Day.
COME OUT WITH US THIS WEEKEND FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. PLEASE JOIN US IN GOING TO THE VARIOUS MLK EVENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
BECOME AN EMANCIPATOR OF HUMANITY!
If you are a regular reader of Revolution newspaper, keep reading, and keep digging deeper to learn all that Bob Avakian has put forward and keeps developing as the way out of this madness and use it as a guide to understand and change the world. If you are new to it now is the time to get busy!
AND SPREAD IT TO OTHERS!
Read Revolution newspaper this week.
Take a close look at the article: Bringing Forward a Whole Different World -- And Not Just Going For Some Payback, By a comrade in New York We urge you to especially check out the last three paragraphs this article.
Listen to “Revolution -- Why It’s Necessary, Why It’s Possible and What It’s All About”. A great DVD of a speech by Bob Avakian, in particular on Disc 3, Track 8 Why Not Bring About Change Peacefully. Hear what Bob Avakian has to say and be ready to talk with everyone and learn from them about this question which will be on people’s minds in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Day comes on the heels of Bush’s announcement to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq. All around us people continue to be deeply angered by what is happening, especially right now, the struggle to protest the murder of Sean Bell has many starting to lift their heads. They and others continue to discuss and search for reasons why this keeps happening and what to do about it. Many different messages will be out there this weekend. We need to be connecting with many people right now – spreading revolution and bringing forward Bob Avakian’s vision of communist revolution and the way to make this real.
THE CONTINGENT PARAGRAPHS WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR THE MLK PARADE WHICH IS NOT HAPPENING. HOWEVER, THE GIST OF THIS STILL HOLDS - WE SHOULD WEAR THE T-SHIRTS, ASK PEOPLE TO JOIN US, BE COMPELLING AND EXCITING, ETC.
Come and help make this compelling, exciting and visually bold. We want to make sure that the banner is seen by everyone and draws more people to join our contingentit says: JUSTICE FOR SEAN BELL! 50 MORE REASONS-WE NEED REVOLUTION! We want everyone in the contingent to wear the great t-shirt (same as the centerfold in Revolution #76 WE NEED MORE OF THIS ... NOT THIS! take a look if you haven’t seen it yet-this week) that says “We Need More of This-Not This.”We want to be so compelling and exciting that people will want to join us and build the contingent stronger and larger! Others will carry the centerfold (same as the t shirt) high for people to see. Maybe some will carry huge enlargements of the centerfold. Still others will fan out in different teams: to sell Revolution newspaper and buckets for donations and to spread the 7 Talks, the DVD, Revolution Why It’s Necessary, Why It’s Possible and What It’s All About, and the sample of the same by Bob Avakian, and raise funds.
Be there with us, you can carry the banner, sell Revolution, sell the t-shirts and you should bring your ideas to make this contingent strong and compelling!
Teams are asked to enlarge the 2 weddings poster - this captures the moment of Bush's troop surge and Sean Bell's murder. Take back issues from the store if available.
Other activities we are planning through the weekend. Come with us and make some of your own plans, set your sights and your goals high!
We have set a goal for Friday through Monday to sell 1000 Revolution newspapers, $600 for newspapers, 100 "We Need More of This Not This" T shirts, and $1000 for t shirts. We will also set a goal for DVD samplers, the 7 Talks and the DVD. Keep checking! This is a 2 week issue of the Revolution newspaper and we should aim to sell out!
Here are the places we will be going:
Saturday - Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens communities
Sunday
AM Church Services:
- Riverside Church
- Cathedral of St John the Divine
- House of the Lords Pentecostal Church in Brooklyn for the Martin Luther King services.
3 pm - Schomburg Library, Harlem. AAJC/HBCU Big Band CONCERTTribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring the AAJC/HBCU Student All-star Big Band The African American Jazz Caucus/Historically Black Colleges and Universities (AAJC/HBCU) Student All-star Big Band is made up of the finest young talent culled from outstanding Jazz programs in the HBCU system. Dr. Larry Ridley, AAJC executive director, master musician, and educator, founded The Big Band in 2001. Since its inception, there has been a substantial increase in the number of schools and students who audition annually.Tickets: Members, $12; Non-members, $15. For Ticket charge, call The Schomburg Shop at (212) 491-2206. Ticket charge hours, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.
3:30 PM. WNYC, New York Public Radio, in conjunction with The Brooklyn Museumand AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. is proud to present "LOOKING FOR MARTIN: Are Dr. King and His 'Dream' Still Relevant?" at The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York. Admission is FREE and seating is on a first come basis. Hosted by DEAN MEMINGER, Anchor and Reporter for NY 1 News and featuring a keynote address by KEVIN POWELL, Brooklyn-based community activist and author of 7 books, including his latest essay collection, SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE (Soft Skull Press) plus WNYC's own BRIAN LEHRER participates in a multicultural panel discussion on race, gender, class, equality, Civil Rights, and the legacy of Dr. King. Other panelists include...MARINIEVES ALBA, Activist, Educator, Writer, and Media professional who uses the arts and culture as a platform for inspiring and creating social change. JIN HEE LEE, Staff Attorney at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), a civil rights law firm that provides community lawyering in the areas of disability rights, environmental justice, and access to health care. TAHANI SALAH, Columbia University undergrad, Poet, Youth Outreach Coordinator for UrbanWord NYC. Live performances featuring TONI BLACKMAN, Rapper, and BABA ISRAEL, Rapper and Beatboxer, accompanied by YAKO, Vocal Percussionist, and DALMAR JAMES, JR., Acoustic Guitaristand. UNIVERSES, an acapella spoken word and theater ensemble, plus a special Dr. King speech and sound montage produced by DJ REBORN, hiphop theater musical director; and featured deejay on the national tour of Russell Simmons' Tony Award-winning Broadway show Def Poetry Jam. Take 2 OR 3 train to Eastern Parkway stop. HOURLY PARKING available in Museum parking lot. For more information, please call WNYC's listener services number, 212.669.3333, or visit WNYC's website at www.wnyc.org/events/THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW airs weekdays at 10am on 93.9 FM and Tuesdays thru Saturdays on AM 820. Copies of Kevin Powell's SOMEDAY WE'LL ALL BE FREE (Soft Skull Press) will be on sale.
4 PM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATIONSt. Paul's Lutheran Church (Parkchester)1891 McGraw Avenue, BronxCOST: FREE For More Info:CONTACT: The Rev. Dr. James R. ThomasPHONE: 917-682-6255EMAIL: http://us.f625.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=JThomasDR1@aol.com
Monday
10:30 AM. Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, near Ashland Place, Fort Greene. Monday Jan 15th at 10:30am, with gospel music, art exhibit, screenign of American Blackout, 2006 documentary about black voterby by Ian Inaba. free tickets available from 9am 718-636-4100. Features musical guests Rutha Harris, Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, The Full Effect Gospel Ministries Mass Choir, and Hip-Hop performance artist Will Power. New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, and Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. will also speak.Howard Gilman Opera House, Peter Jay Sharp Bldg. 30 Lafayette, (718)636-4100. Free.
1:30pm for demo/march at 2pm Called by the House of the Lord Church at the Isaiah Wall, on First Avenue @ 42nd Street across from the UN, march to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza with 4 coffins to focus on Sudan
1 pm King Day Celebration and Panel; Sponsor: Habitat for Humanity NYC; Location: Concord Baptist Church, 833 Gardner Taylor Blvd. (formerly Marcy Ave.), Brooklyn;
5:30pm, doors open at 6Pm, program at 6:30 pm. Symphony Space. A Communal Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. An uplifting evening as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision for justice, peace and civil rights. This year we will pay special tribute to the late Coretta Scott King by inviting a cadre of outstanding women performers, There is a performance at Symphony Space honoring Coretta Scott King. 2537 Broadway @ 95th Street
Tuesday
Don't forget: Larry Everest will be speaking at Revolution Books on Tuesday, January 16 at 7pm on "Escalation in Iraq: High Stakes for Them...and for Us"
We will be forming teams in the next day or two, but people can start volunteering now.
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