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Hi Guys, This is an interesting article about a Pro-Life demo that is being organized to counter out Abortion Rights March on April 25. Infuriating! Mary RightMarch Plans Counter-Protest Rally Against Liberal March in DC > > By Jimmy Moore > Talon News > February 11, 2004 > > A conservative political action group is planning "the biggest > counter-protest in history" in April to combat a liberal rally planned > for Washington, DC on April 25, 2004. > > RightMarch, which has led the fight against leftist groups like > MoveOn.org and International ANSWER over the past year, has organized > a conservative rally on April 23-25 in the capital of the United > States. > Their rally will coincide with a planned event by a group of the > nation's most "radical left-wing groups" on April 25, including the > American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of > Church and State, the Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats.com, > the Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist Association/Freedom From > Religion Foundation, Feminist Majority, the Feminist Peace Network, > and the Hillary Rodham Clinton Support Network. > > Other groups participating in the liberal rally include the > International Socialist Organization, MS. Magazine, NARAL, the > National Education Association, the National Gay and Lesbian Task > Force, New Yorkers Say No To War, the National Organization for Women > (NOW), Planned Parenthood Federation of America, People for the > American Way, Progressive Majority, Refuse & Resist, Secular Coalition > for America, Socialist Alternative, and the Young Democratic > Socialists. > > RightMarch said they will be ready for the "tens of thousands of > radical liberals" who have organized a march from the Lincoln Memorial > to the National Mall because of a "critical mistake" made by the > organizers of the liberal event. > "They failed to secure the sidewalks midpoint along their parade > route, and we now have a permit for eight blocks of sidewalk on either > side of Pennsylvania Avenue, from 15th Street to 7th!" RightMarch > boasts in an e-mail to supporters. > > Dubbing the event by the left-wing groups the "March of the Radical > Leftists," RightMarch says it is thrilled that the liberals "will have > to pass through eight blocks of peaceful, hard-working, patriotic > Americans holding up various signs and banners promoting conservative > values and denouncing all that these socialists hold dear." > Calling their counter-protest "Operation Witness," RightMarch says, > "It will be a powerful witness for Truth!" > Estimating the cost of conducting the counter-protest to run in the > hundreds of thousands of dollars, RightMarch is asking for people who > share their concern about these liberal groups to join them. > > "We are devoting extensive time, resources and energy to ensuring that > the 'March of the Radical Leftists' is a public relations disaster for > them, and a complete success for our conservative cause," RightMarch > writes in the e-mail. "We must witness for the Truth." > > RightMarch admits this will be a daunting challenge for the > conservative political action group, but they are ready to give > conservatives an opportunity to "confront the legions of > 'hate-America' liberalism." > "[T]he time has come for the 'silent majority' to speak up loud and > clear, and to let these out-of-touch whackos know that we will no > longer sit idly by while they occupy our streets carrying signs > comparing President Bush to Hitler or some other such nonsense," the > e-mail exclaims. > > Pooling their efforts with the Society for Truth and Justice, > RightMarch says they believe they will be ready to have plenty of > "patriotic Americans taking a stand for what's right." > > "This battle, at this moment in our history matters," the e-mail > contends. > > Describing this as a literal battle that will "inspire our troops" and > "demoralize theirs," RightMarch believes the battle between liberalism > and conservatism is as contentious as it has ever been in the United > States. > "Operation Witness" will include food, a music concert and training > sessions for getting active in your local community on Friday night. > > On Saturday, the participants will have the opportunity to engage in > "peaceful, legal demonstrations at local abortion clinics" during the > day followed by a worship service at night. > > Then on Sunday, described as "the big day," there will be a prayer > service on the Mall followed by lining up along the parade route where > the liberal march will pass by. > > "We will stand as witnesses against the forces of liberalism and > socialism, closing with a farewell service at 5:00 pm," the e-mail > explains. > > More information on RightMarch counter-protest, can be found on the > "Operation Witness" website. > Brendan O'Neill > ACERCA campaigner > > ASEJ > Action for Social and Ecological Justice > P.O. Box 57, Burlington, VT 05402 USA > (802) 863-0571 Office / (802) 598-8373 Mobile > (802) 864-8203 Fax > http://www.asej.org > > ACERCA (Action for Community and Ecology in the Regions of Central > America), the GE Trees Campaign and Northeast Links are projects of > the Action for Social & Ecological Justice (ASEJ) collective. --