From: FreeElian@capitalism.org
Subject: UPDATE ON AMERICANS TO KEEP ELIµN FREE NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS
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AMERICANS TO KEEP ELIµN FREE NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS
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WHEN: Wednesday, May 10th, 2000, 10 am until
WHERE: See below
WHO: Speakers at 12 noon/lunchtime, Rally throughout the day
HOW: See website
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NEW CITIES ADDED -- LOCATIONS BELOW
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The intellectual battle for Eli n's rights is not over--
thousands of Americans will be holding demonstrations on
Wednesday, May 10th, 2000 outside the Federal Buildings of
major American cities including Atlanta, Boston Charlotte,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville,
Miami, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Wash D.C.
Our goal is to make Americans aware that the moral thing to
do is the American thing to do: protect Eli n's inalienable
right to his own life by keeping Eli n free in America.
All the members of the public who agree with this cause are
invited to attend.
ATLANTA, GA:
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring Street SW
Contact: Scott Hughes, shughes@pobox.com
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BOSTON, MA:
By the JFK Federal Building, corner of Sudbury and Cambridge St.
adjacent to Government Center/ City Hall Plaza, downtown Boston
Contact: Catherine Countermanche, boston4elian@hotmail.com
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Speaker: Peter Schwartz
CHARLOTTE, NC:
Government Center, 600 E. Fourth St.
Contact: Daniel Wahl, dwahl2@hotmail.com
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Speaker: Gary Hull, Ph.D.
CHICAGO, IL:
219 S. Dearborn
Mark Kormes, mvkormes@midway.uchicago.edu
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Speaker: Adam Mossoff
HOUSTON, TX
Mickey Leland Federal Bldg, 1919 Smith St.
Contact: Lee Hallman, ajh7199@aol.com
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JACKSONVILLE, FL
The Federal Building, 400 W. Bay St, Downtown
(a few blocks down from the Landing)
Contact: Rafael Gomez, ramo@juno.com
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Speaker: Ty Price
LOUISVILLE, KY
Federal Building in Louisville,
600 Martin Luther King Place
Contact: Frank G. Simon, M.D., fsimon@afo.net
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LOS ANGELES, CA:
The Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd
John J. Delgado, johnjdelgado@earthlink.net
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Speaker: Leonard Peikoff, Ph.D.
MIAMI, FL:
99 NE 4th Street, Miami, FL.
in front of Miami Dade Jr. College
Contact: Audrey Toll, AToll1211@aol.com
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Speaker: Mark Da Cunha
NEW YORK, NY:
Thomas St & Broadway, Manhattan, New York
between Duane and Worth Streets
(directly outside the INS Manhattan offices)
Contact: Andrew Hazlett, awh@theoccasional.com
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Guest Speaker: Harry Binswanger, Ph.D.
PITTSBURGH, PA:
William Moorhead Federal Building,
1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact: Blake Scholl, bscholl@cmu.edu
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Speaker: Jason Crawford
SAN FRANCISCO, CA:
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Gautam Sarup, gsarup@yahoo.com
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Speaker: Yaron Brook
SEATTLE, WA:
Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Ave.
Contact: Tym Parsons, tym_parsons@yahoo.com
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Speaker: Andrew Layman
WASHINGTON, DC:
US Department of Justice, Pennsylvania
Avenue and 10th Street corner, NW.
Contact: Nick Provenzo, nprovenzo@moraldefense.com
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Speaker: Ed Locke, Ph.D.
Please visit AKEF's website for the latest information, flyers,
posters you can print and enlarge, maps, and driving directions
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ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATIONS
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With over 12,000 signers to their online petition Americans to
Keep Eli n Free (A.K.E.F.) will hold peaceful demonstrations
outside the Federal Buildings of many major American cities.
The purpose of these demonstrations are for Americans to show
their support of Eli n Gonzalez' inalienable right to be free
and remain in the US. We will fly American flags, sing the
American National Anthem and other great songs of liberty to
show our support during this day long event. The demonstrations
are planned on May 10th 2000 outside a Federal Building near
you (the day before Eli n's asylum before the 11th Circuit
Court of Appeals).
We hold that Eli n's right to life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness is the fundamental issue in this case, and this
issue is being covered up by the false alternative of "family
values" versus "anti-Castro politics". Our goal is to make
Americans aware that the moral thing to do is the American
thing to do: protect Eli n's inalienable right to his own
life by keeping Eli n free in America.
Won?t you join us to fight for freedom and individual rights
in America? We will send a message to the government and to
the world that we, like our Founding Fathers, believe in
freedom and will fight oppression. In the word?s of Patrick
Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death".
All members of the public who support this American cause
and local and national media are invited to attend. For
the latest demonstration information, including an online
sign up form, printable posters, essays, maps and
directions, please visit our website.
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CAN'T MAKE THE DEMONSTRATION, THEN SEND US A DONATION
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Would you like to help to financially support this grass roots
effort? We are already several thousand dollars in debt just
from making phone calls!!! If you would like to send a donation
to help support the National Effort to KEEP ELIµN FREE please
email mark@capitalism.org for more information.
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QUOTABLE AND NOTABLE
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" Americans, you use the word "custody" and parental care and
stuff like that. It doesn't exist in Cuba. And then you're
forgetting, too, that the American legal system is not sending
back a boy to his father. The American legal system is sending
back a boy to a dictator who leads a regime that four years
ago sunk a tugboat, killing 11 children." --Alina Fernandez,
Fidel Castro's daughter speaking on Larry king Live
"He [Eli n] is a possession of the Cuban government."
--Luis Fernandez Castro's spokesperson in Washington D.C.
"I regard the deportation of Eli n as a slap in the face of the
Founding Fathers and their principles. It is totalitarianism
vs. freedom that has to be considered and that is why this is
an American issue, not just a Cuban one. This country was
founded on the basis of each individual's right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness." --Leonard Peikoff
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Americans to Keep Elian Free (AKEF) is a grass roots group
that is not officially affiliated with any organization.
website: capitalismmagazine.com
national coordinator: Mark Da Cunha mark@capitalism.org |
