We're Going to the Pittsburgh G20... Are You?
9/26: G20 Resistance Dispatch #4: While World Leaders Fly Away, Riot Cops Blast Away at UPitt
9/25: Friday Photos from permitted "People's March" before attacks on anti-police brutality protesters and bystanders result in ~100 arrests, including a Twin Cities media activist (she has been released).
9/24: G20 Resistance Dispatch #3: "The People's Anger and the Property Destruction Debate Both Rage On"
9/24: Thursday Photos from "People's Uprising" unpermitted actions and police violence
9/22: G20 Resistance Dispatch #2: "The AIDS march, the picnic and the police"
9/22: Tuesday Photos from ACT UP march re G20/Obama's failure to fund AIDS prevention
9/21: G20 Resistance Dispatch #1: "Nobody Wants It Here"
Nigel Parry: From St. Paul to Pittsburgh: Citizen Media is Not a Crime
Twin Cities Indymedia volunteers (<--- that could be you!) are travelling to the upcoming G20 summit and resistance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Just before the summit in which leaders of 20 wealthy nations will unaccountably make economic decisions affecting billions of people, Pittsburgh will also be host to a major coal industry conference. And throughout the week, climate and economic justice activists from across the country, including from Minnesota, will seek to upstage the official story through marches, educational forums, tent cities, a c
limate camp and other tactics.
Those of us in the steel city will be regularly sending back photos, video and written reports about the real story--the one outside the David Lawrence Convention Center. Check back to this post September 20-27 or to Pittsburgh Indymedia and G-Infinity Media at IndyPGH.org. Stream the live G-Infinity radio broadcasts throughout the week, and follow @g20IMC or #g20IMC on twitter.
Are you going to Pittsburgh from the upper Midwest? We want to hear your story! Leave your contact info below or use our contact form to get in touch!
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Date Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:19:49 +0300
A semi-comprehensive overview of G-20 related events in Pittsburgh this coming week. Schedule of G20 Events and Logistical Information ---- Note: Plans are in flux and there is a lot going on, we apologize in advance for any inadvertent errors. ----
List of G20 Related Spaces: ---- G20 Convergence Center, *This is where to go if you're just getting into town and looking for information, maps, having trouble with housing, etc. 4374 Murray Ave in Greenfield. The Pittsburgh G-20 Resistance Project (PGRP) is going to try and keep it open at least 12-8pm
---- Thomas Merton Center, 5125 Penn Ave in Garfield
---- Health/ Wellness Space, tba
---- Media Convergence Space, 5125 Penn Ave, 2nd Floor, in Garfield Bail Out the People Tent City, Monumental Baptist Church, 2240 Wylie Ave
----Women's
Refugee Tent City, Point State Park
---- Three Rivers Climate Convergence Tent City,
Schenley Park
Important Phone Numbers!
PGRP Legal Number: 412-444-3553
This number is to report police harassment and police violence, if you are arrested or
witness arrests or want to check if someone was arrested
Convergence Center Number: tba
Call this number to find out about open hours, location of events, etc.
Pittsburgh Indymedia's G-Infinity Radio: 412 444-3569 (FLOW) This number is used to give
news reports related to the G20 protests for air on the G-infinity radio program.
Rides: There is a rideboard up at http://resistg20.org/ride-board
While we know most folks already have a way here some have asked for a way to coordinate
rides. If you need a ride or want to request one please post as soon as possible.
Housing: See http://resistg20.org/housing and request your housing as soon as possible,
space is really tight due to the number of requests.
Schedule of Events:
All Week: Rustbelt Radio, a project of Pittsburgh Indymedia, will be running its
G-Infinity Media Project- a week of reports and a couple days of live, streaming audio.
The project is a non-corporate, participatory media forum for the voices of the people who
will not be in the room during the summit, who are affected by the G-20 economic policies
but whose stories go largely untold. Indymedia is also attempting to coordinate breaking
news web updates, http://www.indypgh.org
SUNDAY, Sept 20
Start of Three Rivers Climate Convergence camp, Bail Out the People, and Womens Coalition
Tent Cities. Iraq Veterans Against War and Veterans For Peace will be participating in the
Women's Tent City and Climate Camp, more details TBA.
2:00pm An Introduction to Participating in a Mass Action, G20 Convergence Center, 4374
Murray Ave
2:00pm Bail Out the People Movement March from Monumental Baptist Church
2:00pm G6 Billion Spiritual March, United Church of Christ, 620 Smithfield Street.
6:00pm Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project: Welcome to Pittsburgh Presentation, at the G20
Convergence Center, 4374 Murray Ave. This event will give an overview of the week, find
out how to plug in and help, and allow people to ask questions.
MONDAY, Sept 21
Coal Affected Communities Day of Action
4:00pm Climate Change: Which Way Forward? Roundtable USW HQ
6:30pm Showing of Coal Country documentary, discussion panel on the coal industry. Melwood
Theater
7:00-9:30pm People’s Summit: Ending World Poverty, Reversing Economic Decline in Our
Communities
TUESDAY, Sept 22
9:00am-4:00pm International Peace,Justice & Empowerment summit Hosanna House, 807 Wallace ave
? Possible Civil disobedience against PNC banks urging them to end mountain top removal mining
2pm Funeral Procession and March Calling on G-20 to fight AIDS! Grant and Liberty Ave. in
Downtown Pittsburgh
5:00-7:00pm – Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project No to the G20, Yes to Community Gatherings
@ Friendship Park (Friendship Ave and S. Millvale Ave in Bloomfield.
7:00-9:45pm People’s Summit: Another World IS Possible Presentation
WEDNESDAY, Sept 23
9:00am International Peace, Justice & Empowerment summit Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave
9:00am Human Rights, Global Justice, and the G-20 USW HQ, Stanwix & Blvd. of the Allies
12:00am, Poets on the loose, Reading for Free Speech Rights, Commonwealth Place at the
entrance of Point State Park
12:30-2:30pm 'Peoples Voices' Forum with 4 Global South Finance ministers, 4215 Fifth Ave
in Oakland
3:30-6:00pm 'Peoples Voices' Panel with "experts" talking about how the G-20 affect
communities. Monumental Baptist Church, 2240 Wylie Ave
4:00-6:30pm Health and Safety For Activists, Convergence Center, 4374 Murray Ave
5:30-7:30pm Screening of "Terrorizing Dissent", U. of Pitt, 3990 Forbes Ave. Room 111
6:00pm Rally and Concert For Clean Energy Jobs, by United Steel Workers, Al Gore, and others.
7:00pm G20 Resistance Spokescouncil to Discuss Thursday and Friday Actions: The
spokescouncil is a place for affinity groups to share decisions that they have made and
identify things that they need to do and decisions that they need to make. If you are
planning on attending, PLEASE READ this page: http://resistg20.org/wednesday on the
spokescouncil format.
8:00pm Merton Center Film Showing of I.O.U.S.A., 4130 Butler Street
?pm Radical Caroling Organized by Students, after the Spokescouncil.
THURSDAY, Sept 24
11:00am-2:00pm, Student Meet-up and Lunch at Friendship Park in Bloomfield (Friendship Ave
and S. Millvale)
2:30pm, Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project Mass March on the G-20 Summit: The People’s
Uprising! from Arsenal Park. Student contingent will arrive from Friendship Park. This is
not a state-sanctioned event, plan accordingly.
6:30-8:30pm Peoples Tribunal putting G-20 policies on trial, Calvary Methodist Church 971
Beech Ave.
7:00pm, Revolting Enthusiastic Creators for Total Liberation! (RECTL) U. of Pitt, Public
Health Auditorium Corner of 5th and Desota
10:00pm, Bash Back Night March for queer liberation
FRIDAY, Sept 25
?am-11:30am PG20RP Decentralized Actions throughout Pittsburgh: see this map for ideas and
folks are also encouraged to join the publicly announced activities as well.
?-11:30am Palestine Action, info TBA.
9:30-11:30am People's Voices from South America, David Lawrence Hall, University of Pittsburgh
?-11:30am Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, Non-state sanctioned march
(probably on sidewalks) and rally probably from Climate Camp to Soldiers and Sailors Field.
10:00-11:30am Mass Meditation for Peace, Flagstaff Hill, Schenley Park,
12:00pm– Thomas Merton Center Anti-War Committee Opening Rally at the corner of Fifth and
Craft Avenues in Oakland, then a march down Fifth Avenue to the City-County Building downtown.
Jail solidarity for those arrested during previous days events
SATURDAY, Sept 26
12pm-3pm Financial Meltdown Animal Adoption, Friendship Park
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Hey Mac-Alum at Indymedia!
I talked to you on the phone to invite you to an event at Mac...and then I actually looked up this site! You guys are awesome, good luck this week, kick some ass, I'll tell other mac kids about this :)
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