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Events listed are not necessarily endorsed or organized by UFPJ. This calendar is maintained as a resource for the entire peace and justice movement. For further information about any event listed, please click on the event listing and contact the person and/or email address listed as the contact for the specific event.

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Converge on Times Square at 5:00PM
5:00PM
New York, NY USA

United for Peace and Justice NYC is joining with many other organizations in calling for an emergency protest in Times Square if the war begins.

Visit the UFPJ NYC home page for much more information about anti-war activities in New York City

People are encouraged to converge on Times Square from all directions; if the police have blocked access to the Square, we will flood the surrounding streets with our cries for peace. After the Times Square protest has run its course, people will proceed to Washington Square Park for a candlelight vigil.

*Bring a portable radio tuned to WBAI 99.5 for important news & updates.
*Program the legal support numbers into your cellphone before you go & call if you see arrests happen, or are arrested yourself: 212-679-6018 and 917-807-0658
*Carry a valid photo ID, and don't bring anything that the police could construe as a weapon (e.g., a pocketknife or Leatherman tool)

There will be no permit for the emergency protest at Times Square, however. You have the legal right to protest on the sidewalk without a permit, providing pedestrian traffic is not obstructed, but we cannot predict how the police will actually respond on that day. Marching or protesting on the street would be an act of civil disobedience.

We expect large numbers of people to show up for the Times Square emergency protest, and we will have the strength, solidarity, and support of one another. But if you are someone who absolutely cannot risk arrest at all - for example, if you are an immigrant who might face deportation - you might choose to attend one of the other NYC emergency protests.

Organizations are strongly encouraged to meet at one of the following spots and proceed to Times Square in a group. We've listed the groups that have already signed up for different meeting spots; please call 212-603-3700 to let us know where your group will be meeting, and to give us a cellphone contact so we can communicate with you during the protest. We will list the group names on our website, but we will keep your cellphone number confidential.

COLUMBUS CIRCLE (59th Street & Broadway)
Mobilize New York (meet 4:30PM)
Reclaim the Streets (meet 4:30PM)
Carnival Bloc (meet 4:30PM)
Youth Bloc

CARNEGIE HALL (57th Street & 7th Avenue)
Peace Williamsburg
R.U. for Peace

BRYANT PARK (42nd Street & 6th Avenue)
War Resisters League

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (42nd Street & 5th Avenue)
Jews Against the Occupation
Free Palestine Contingent (4:00PM)

MAIN POST OFFICE (34th Street & 8th Avenue)
New Yorkers Say No to War
MADRE
Peace Initiative Turkey
CodePink for Peace

Location:
Times Square > Converge from all directions New York NY

Contact:
212-603-3700