Join a Peaceful Action against Racial Profiling on the Staten Island Ferry!

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The 'Offending' Shirt.

Monday, October 23rd, 5pm - 7pm, Manhattan Ferry Terminal, at Battery Park
(Whitehall, N/R/W :: South Ferry. 1/9 :: Bowling Green, 5).
Ferry is Free.

From: Peace Action, Staten Island (NYC) -------------------------------------------
Urgent Action Required: Shirt Incident

(From Elaine) -- To All Friends Who Should Take Action Against This:

I received the following email from one of the members of the un16:

actions planned On Monday, 10/23, 5 Pm, At South Ferry (Manhattan Ferry Terminal) around the city to defend our rights to wear t-shirts in Arabic or any other damn language we want!

This type of harassment must be confronted. Please read the message below and let me know if you are interested in joining us in various scheduled actions around nyc, including the ferry!

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PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WIDELY.
http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/statenislandvigil
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"We Will Not Be Silent"

On Monday, October 9th, I boarded the Staten Island Ferry wearing a shirt that reads "We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic. Immediately after boarding, my four armed Coast Guard officers positioned themselves around me and my friends.