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August 9, 2006 Leafletting

NEWS ADVISORY: August 12, 2006

CONTACT: David Slesinger 240-221-3293 (h), 410-499-5403 (c)


Arrest on Friday in Rockville, Maryland of
9/11 Activist Leafletting at a
Showing of Oliver Stone's
"WORLD TRADE CENTER"

August 11th, Better Late than Never


 
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From our friends @ The Voice

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August 9, 2006 LeaflettingJust thought I'd pass along some quality reporting on our (and others') activities surrounding the film.
"Fakes on a Plane" by Ed Halter at The Village Voice, August 7th, 2006 10:14 PM

August 9th

Leafletted @ 2 shows in Hawthorne, NJ this evening. Small theatre -100+ leaflets. NO ONE refused to listen and take one. MANY young people 15-25. All were eager for knowledge.

This activity in conjunction wth the emotions of the moviegoers will truly have an impact.

I'll get out for the next few nights - this will be big !

Bill F

 
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World Trade Center Premieres, 9-11 Truth Movement Responds

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August 9, 2006 Leafletting

I posted an article about our experiences on August 9th, including a review of the film at IndyBay.org and with links at my website – CommunityCurrency.org. They include great photos of the marquee at the Grand Lake Theater.

Carol

 
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There's Our Girl, Gettin' Cuffed

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August 9, 2006 Leafletting
Mia's article at myFox - Tampa Bay

*Protests mark opening of 'WTC'*
Last Edited: Wednesday, 09 Aug 2006, 6:26 PM EDT
Created: Wednesday, 09 Aug 2006, 6:24 PM EDT
A 'World Trade Center' protester is arrested outside University Mall in Tampa.

TAMPA - Oliver Stone's new film 'World Trade Center' may well be remembered most for its tribute to the courage and heroism of those who answered the call on September 11th. But it's also turned into a platform for protest.

"We are using leaflets to alert the public about the discrepancies between real science and physics and the fictional account that the public has been spoon-fed about the events of 9/11," explained Mia Hamel of 911courage.org.

 
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Dave at Rockville Regal 13

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August 9, 2006 Leafletting

We got there early only to realize we had left the leaflets behind. My support person, C.T. Butler, had to drive home to get them. I met him in the late 70's during a guerrilla theater action where I played Santa Claus. CT is the co founder of Food Not Bombs.

I had visited the theater manager and gave him a ‘Deception Dollar’, a DVD of Stephen Jones at UVSC and a Mugford DVD. He said the property manager would be the one to call the police. I called the property manager that morning just to make sure they knew that if they arrested me I'd be absolutely polite to everyone. I also called the police an hour before the action.

 
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Leafletting in Mohegan Lake, NY

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August 9, 2006 Leafletting

I leafletted at an eleven theater multiplex on Wednesday. I was at the first show of the day at 1:30pm. Only about 3 dozen people went into the theaters, but I still handed out about 60 flyers as about 2/3 of passerbys took them. I have noticed this for a while now. Many people know or feel that somehow these issues are important. They are willing and eager to learn from responsible organizations that have done or distribute the results of _independent_ research and ways to find out more.

Bill Fornaci reports similar results. Mia got arrested. And David received a good bit of media attention. Detailed reports on Thursday. Feel free to post a story of your experience(s) by choosing the "Contribute" button above.

 
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A CALL TO ACTION

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A Call To Action

ESCALATE NOW!

Translate Courage into Power with Nonviolent Civil Disobedience.

Calling all 911Truth activists who want to make a real and lasting difference.

We can set a new record for the most states involved in a coordinated civil disobedience action on the same day.

THE MEDIA WILL HAVE TO COVER ITS SCALE AND CONTENT

If we successfully invite calm, orderly, nonviolent civil disobedience arrests in 24 states on the same day, we will set an all-time record for such coordinated protests that will be hard for the media to ignore. The action we propose is simple, safe and civilized, just flyer a suburban mall theater where it is prohibited when Oliver Stone's movie opens in August. Stone's personal plot perspective is not important. The crucial point is that the audiences will be large and care about the issue, and the opening day hype will draw lots of media cameras to record our gesture and perhaps our comments, too.

When checking which malls would arrest us for leafleting, we will also find some that allow these activities, opening up new venues for 9/11 education and outreach. Other grassroots political activists can also use these venues to expand their own activities, and gradually turn these consumerist complexes into democratic information centers as well.

Many local groups can be started or enlarged around regular leafleting at such theaters.

In our action day leaflet we would call for the Editor in Chief of some large local daily paper to promise readers he/she will either investigate the hard questions about 9/11 or else resign.

Penalties will vary, but most people can get arrested without serving time. If that's the only way you can risk arrest, a local lawyer can confirm your chances of getting off with a fine or having the case dropped after 3 or 6 months if you don't get arrested again.

We consulted a movement attorney and he feels the law is moving away from arrests in such situations. This means stiff penalties are even MORE unlikely. Many theaters would decline to arrest or remove leafleters, and issue a ban and bar letter instead. Those who receive these letters could choose to get arrested simply by going back.

Those who wish to maximize the impact of their effort can try to convince a jury to find them not guilty (often referred to as jury nullification). Others can try to use their trials to win the right to leaflet in malls and expand First Amendment freedoms for everyone. Still others can plead guilty and serve time in an attempt to touch people's hearts and show the government they are not afraid to stand up for truth. This last option is the Gandhian model.

I am open to repeating Gandhi's plea to the judge, "If you believe in what you're doing, give me the stiffest sentence you can. If you don't believe in what you're doing, resign."

Everyone can follow their conscience on which plea they will make. The only common requirement is that you do not deny that you were there or what you did.

Our leaflet can have the same well crafted nationally uniform statement on the front side, and a personal statement on the back.

It is crucial to make sure that the theater, its employees, and police all understand that they have nothing to fear physically from your action or intent. We are issuing a moral challenge, not a physical one. We will need prior written agreement from each arrestee to follow our nonviolent guidelines. This is an attempt to protect the action and the group from those acting in bad faith.

We will need the participation of many other 9/11 truth activists to support those who will invite arrest.

Volunteers will be needed to help with legal leafleting at theaters which allow it. Also, coordinated efforts will be needed in media work, legal assistance, and personal support for arrestees.

We are now seeking people willing to help make this important and overdue statement. If you are at all interested in exploring this option, please send us contact information including the geographical area where you would like to risk arrest. No commitment is needed yet. Since a primary goal is to set a new record for such arrests (the current record being 23 states, including DC, during the 2003 actions against the Iraq invasion, you would not have to commit until we have volunteers from at least 24 states on board.

Personally I have engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience more than twenty times, including a 1982 anti-nuclear power leafleting/trespass arrest in New Hampshire for which I served four months in jail.

We will organize using conference calls and/or a listserve. Please contact me if you have any interest.

Seize the Time! David Slesinger, davidslesinger@yahoo.com , 240-221-3293 (h)

 
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