Wednesday, August 23, 2006
SWOP homepageMayor Chavez, SWOP Youth Hold Dueling Press Conferences
So the Mayor heard about the youth's press conference they were planning for tomorrow and tried to pre-empt it w/ his own this afternoon.
This resulted in SWOP young people moving up their press conference to follow the Mayor's.
All major TV outlets, print and community press were there, so look out for the stories.
I just have to say that the youth organizers, interns and their allies and supporters really took it to the Mayor. We'll see how the stories are framed when they come out, but I'm so proud of the youth for exposing Marty's anti-youth agenda!
(scroll down for more info - the following post explains a lot:)
also from Louis:
***NEWS FLASH*** SWOP Youth: Press conference TODAY at 3:30
DEVELOPMENTS RE. SWOP YOUTH "ROCK OUT" EVENT
WHAT: PRESS ACTION TODAY
WHERE: ALBUQUERQUE CIVIC PLAZA
WHEN: 3:30PM
BE AT CIVIC PLAZA TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT 3:30 PM! RESPOND TO THE CITY'S DENIAL
OF PERMIT FOR POSITIVE YOUTH ACTIVITIES!
The other day the City of Albuquerque, without informing event organizers
directly, denied a permit for the "Rock Out for your Cause Out" event
planned by the youth of the SouthWest Organizing Project and others for this
coming Saturday afternoon. The youth had originally scheduled a press
conference for tomorrow at 3:30pm to address the issue.
Mayor Martin Chavez has called a pre-emptive press conference of his own
this afternoon, Wednesday, at 3:30pm in an attempt to beat the SWOP youth
and their allies to the punch.
SWOP'S YOUTH AND OTHERS WILL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD BY
THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC.
THEY REQUEST THAT ALL WHO CAN COME TO ABQ CIVIC PLAZA TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT
FOR THE YOUTH OF THE CITY.
For more information, call Mónica Córdova at SWOP - 247-8832 or 385-6590.
This resulted in SWOP young people moving up their press conference to follow the Mayor's.
All major TV outlets, print and community press were there, so look out for the stories.
I just have to say that the youth organizers, interns and their allies and supporters really took it to the Mayor. We'll see how the stories are framed when they come out, but I'm so proud of the youth for exposing Marty's anti-youth agenda!
(scroll down for more info - the following post explains a lot:)
also from Louis:
***NEWS FLASH*** SWOP Youth: Press conference TODAY at 3:30
DEVELOPMENTS RE. SWOP YOUTH "ROCK OUT" EVENT
WHAT: PRESS ACTION TODAY
WHERE: ALBUQUERQUE CIVIC PLAZA
WHEN: 3:30PM
BE AT CIVIC PLAZA TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT 3:30 PM! RESPOND TO THE CITY'S DENIAL
OF PERMIT FOR POSITIVE YOUTH ACTIVITIES!
The other day the City of Albuquerque, without informing event organizers
directly, denied a permit for the "Rock Out for your Cause Out" event
planned by the youth of the SouthWest Organizing Project and others for this
coming Saturday afternoon. The youth had originally scheduled a press
conference for tomorrow at 3:30pm to address the issue.
Mayor Martin Chavez has called a pre-emptive press conference of his own
this afternoon, Wednesday, at 3:30pm in an attempt to beat the SWOP youth
and their allies to the punch.
SWOP'S YOUTH AND OTHERS WILL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD BY
THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC.
THEY REQUEST THAT ALL WHO CAN COME TO ABQ CIVIC PLAZA TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT
FOR THE YOUTH OF THE CITY.
For more information, call Mónica Córdova at SWOP - 247-8832 or 385-6590.
