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Freedom of Expression National Monument |
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Creative Time has recommissioned this public artwork—basically
a giant megaphone for New Yorkers to voice their thoughts
and opinions—by architect Laurie Hawkinson, performer
John Malpede, and visual artist Erika Rothenberg. Part
of the Imagine Festival. |
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Republican National Convention Tours |
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A series of sightseeing tours aimed at visiting delegates
kicks off this morning with visits to Ellis Island and
the Cloisters. Go to nycvisit.com for information. |
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Billionaire Croquet Party |
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In top hats and formalwear,
Billionaires
for Bush often get confused with real Republicans.
(They've even been known to fire up unsuspecting GOPers
with their "Four More Wars!" chant.) The group calls this
event, "the real reason United for Peace and Justice was
denied a permit for Central Park." Followed by a noon
Million Billionaire March outside the Plaza Hotel at 59th
Street and Fifth Avenue. See
the Protest Barometer. |
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| 10 a.m. |
United for Peace and Justice March |
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UFP&J may have nixed its
rally after the State Supreme Court denied its request
for Central Park, but the big march is still on: Protesters
will proceed up Seventh Avenue, past Madison Square Garden,
turning east on 34th Street, and down Fifth Avenue until
Union Square, where marchers will disperse.
See the Protest Barometer. |
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| 11 a.m. |
Women's Peace Rally and March |
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Fresh on the heels of its Women
Against War concert, the Code Pink group stages a protest
event near Madison Square Park. |
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| noon |
Identity Correction Makeovers with the Yes Men |
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The Yes Men—who play anti-corporate pranks while
disguised as members of the establishment—give free
RNC tour guide "makeovers" in Union Square. |
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| noon |
Manhattan Libertarian Party Unauthorized
Protest |
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The four-year-old group sets out to prove
staunch capitalists know how to protest too. The United
for Peace & Justice people couldn't get a permit for the
spot, but the MLP won't be deterred. Warning: the NYPD
is prepared for this one. Great Lawn, Central Park. See
the Protest Barometer. |
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| 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. |
Log Cabin Republicans Big Tent Event |
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This cocktail party honors such “inclusive Republican
governors” as George Pataki, William Weld, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, and others. Bryant Park Grill, 25 West
40th Street. |
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| 1 p.m. |
Reverend Billy's Marriage Mob |
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The anti-corporate activist will perform bring-your-own-vows
"weddings" on Central Park's Great Lawn. |
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| 3 p.m. |
Christian Defense Coalition Demonstration
Prayer Vigil |
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The nonpartisan pro-life group prays for
“the nation’s safety.” The public is
invited to attend. Church Street between Liberty and Vesey
streets. |
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| 3 p.m. to midnight |
Bush Bash in Brooklyn |
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MoveOn.org
stages a benefit performance of musical and comedy performances
by Martha Redbone, Pasha, Ben Ratliff, and others. Proceeds
go to the group's Political Action Committee. Cafe 111,
111 Court Street, between State and Schermerhorn streets,
Brooklyn. |
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| 4 p.m. |
Chaos on Broadway |
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The Hubbub Collective is a group of loosely
affiliated militant activists who balk at protesting on
the fringes of Manhattan, as United for Peace and Justice
has agreed to do. According to their call to action, "The
Republicans will be carousing on Broadway, watching shows,
drinking martinis and laughing at our ineffectiveness.
Or will they?" Participants are directed to bring streamers,
noisemakers, and other attention grabbers. Times Square.
See the Protest Barometer.
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| 7 p.m. |
The Right Stuff |
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Sample humor: “Now they’re calling illegal aliens undocumented
workers. Soon they’ll be calling burglars unwelcome houseguests.”
Laugh Factory, 669 Eighth Avenue, $20. |
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R: The Party |
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The Bush twins host a bash for GOP celebs
like Bo Derek, Angie Harmon, and reformed party boy (and
born-again Christian!) Stephen Baldwin. Roseland Ballroom,
239 West 52nd Street. |
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| All
Week Long |
| Imagine Festival
of Arts, Issues & Ideas: Many of the most provocative convention-week
events are presented under the auspices of the Imagine Festival
of Arts, Issues, and Ideas, a six-day (8/28-9/2) onslaught of
dance, music, theater, film, and art—more than 125 shows
in all. The Freedom of Expression National Monument (a
megaphone in lower Manhattan for New Yorkers to voice their
opinions; 8/17-11/13) and Photographs by Iraqi Civilians,
2004 (8/30-9/2) are among the installations that run throughout
the convention. The festival screens Spike Lee’s We
Was Robbed (8/28), about the 2000 Florida election, and
Robert Altman’s Secret Honor (8/29), a cinematic
riff on the Watergate scandal. American Oligopoly (8/28-8/29),
in Washington Square Park, allows participants to join in an
interactive theatrical “game” played on a gigantic
Monopoly board; acclaimed storytelling collective The Moth (8/30)
hosts a story slam at the Bitter End; and Patriot Acts—Patriots
Gone Wild (9/1) has Taylor Mac, the Dazzle Dancers, and
others lampooning the administration’s obsession with
patriotism. Margaret Cho’s "State of Emergency World
Tour" opens at the Apollo Theater (8/28), and in perhaps
the most ambitious (or at least masochistic) festival happening,
artist Marshall Weber performs NYC Odyssey and The Iliad
(8/31), a marathon reading of Homer’s epics while
riding the Staten Island Ferry, which is expected to take two
days. For complete schedule and venue information, go to imagine04.org.
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| Plus: Our
Guide to the City's Politically Charged Artistic Offerings |
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Published on August 19, 2004.
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