Occupy National Gathering

From June 30th to July 4th, the Occupy movement will convene the Occupy National Gathering in the vicinity of Philadelphia’s Independence Mall for a week of direct actions, movement building and the creation of a vision for a democratic future. The National Gathering will kick off with a massive march with Healthcare-Now! in solidarity with their fight for the right to health. On July 5th we will conclude by joining Guitarmy for a 99 mile march from Philadelphia to Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.

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The People's Permit The Occupied Wall Street Journal

Permits? We don’t need no stinking permits, say the organizers of the Occupy National Gathering, scheduled for July 4 in Philadelphia.

We are gathered here in Philadelphia – America’s “cradle of liberty” – to assert our human rights in this supposed democracy. We are here to give meaning to the still unfulfilled promise that all of us are created equal. our only plans are to peaceably assemble, freely speak our minds, and openly debate the future of our movement and our world.

We refuse to seek a permit for our gathering because no piece of paper can guarantee that our fundamental rights will be respected. As has been demonstrated time and again, not even the Bill of Rights guarantees that we may speak or associate freely, or assemble peaceably, without government interference or outright repression. In the face of these realities, we contend that we, the people, ourselves must define and defend our liberties.

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