The second edition of the Radical Hills 412 Guide has been relased and is available for download and printing at the literature page of the G-20 Resistance Project website. Along with a comprehensive schedule of events, the Radical Hills guide also features critiques, calls to action, local resources, and more.
The G-20 Resistance Project has also compiled this list of scheduled events and actions and posted it at Infoshop News, a long-running media resource for anarchists and other anti-authoritarians/ anti-capitalists:
An 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 ParkImportant 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 arrestedConvergence 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 CommunitiesTUESDAY, 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 PresentationWEDNESDAY, 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 liberationFRIDAY, 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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