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So You Want to Organize a Very Large Protest March
So you want to organize a very large protest march? There's no one better to ask than Leslie Cagan. Leslie has helped organize some of the biggest marches in recent history. To name just a few:
- the 1967 March on the Pentagon
- the 1982 anti-nuclear protest in Central Park—then the largest anti-nuclear protest and largest political demonstration in American history
- the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
- the 2003 march against the Iraq War
- the 2004 protest around the Republican National Convention
- and the People’s Climate March in 2014.
I interviewed Leslie in November 2015. Both Leslie and I have lightly edited the text below for clarity.
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15 February 2016 | Seen in the subway: this lovely know-your-rights poster for rent-stabilized tenants by the Center for Urban Pedagogy, CAAAV and IntraCollaborative
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More people visit NYC libraries than pro sports games, museums, gardens, zoo, and live arts … combined.
1 out of every 5 homicides in NYC in 2013 was domestic violence related. — New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee. HT @Nisha_Varia
The arts community is missing a great chance to push ballet initiatives today in NYC. #NYC2013
Corollary to Godwin's Law: any conversation among more than four New Yorkers, meeting for the first time, eventually turns to the G train.
