Bush/Coleman Minneapolis event protest 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 21st

Bryant Lake Protest Picnic
In the late afternoon of this coming Tuesday, August 21, George W Bush will be the honored guest at a fundraising reception for Senator Norm Coleman at the home of William and Tani Austin at 6641 Beach Road, on the west shore of Bryant Lake, in Eden Prairie, MN.
Have you received your invitation? Perhaps not and perhaps just as well. It costs $1,000 per person to get in the door. If you want a photo-op with W, it will cost you $10,000 per couple at the co-host level, or you can go for the host level at $14,000 per couple. This party is not being organized for ordinary citizens such as you and me. The press is not invited, either. As W once said to a similarly ritzy dinner gathering, “This is an impressive crowd ““ the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elites; I call you my base.”
WEEP NOT! WE, THE PEOPLE, CAN HAVE A VERY IMPOSING PRESENCE AT THIS PARTY. WE ARE PLANNING A BRING-YOUR-OWN-LUNCH PICNIC
within sight and hearing of W’s party. Relative to Bush’s party, we will be on the other side of a very small stretch of water at the north end of the puddle of water called Bryant Lake. We will be at Bryant Lake Regional Park. This park has a public beach, a public boat launch, a picnic area, and a concession where rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats can be rented out. It is a small park, so there will probably be no problem finding each other. We will probably gather at the dock near the public launch. From there, it is only a few hundred yards across open water to the $3,000,000 Austin mansion. BRING LARGE SIGNS and BANNERS, and what other media devices you have to get your messages to Bush and Coleman. If you want to fly an anti war kite, I will have a few on hand to lend out for the occasion.
The official invitation for W’s elite base says:
Doors open at 2:30 PM
Doors close at 3:15 PM
Photo opportunity at 3:45 PM
Reception begins at 4:15 PM
THE PEOPLE – THAT’S US – SHOULD GET TO BRYANT LAKE REGIONAL PARK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. Experience has taught us that traffic gets blocked and snarled at the time of the event for a miles wide area near the site. It is helpful to get situated BEFORE the security people get set up. I would say, try to get there by 1 PM. Then you can just hang out and party for a while before the real fun begins. I will be there at least by noon, maybe even 11AM.
Directions: From Minneapolis go west on hywy 394 or hywy 7 or whatever to 494. 494 runs north and south through the western suburbs. Find the junction of 494 and Crosstown hywy #62. Go east on 62 to Shady Oak Road. (Or, a shorter way from south Minneapolis is to just take crosstown 62 west to Shady Oak Road.) Then go south on Shady Oak Road to Old Shady Oak Road. Go West on Old Shady Oak Road to Cherokee Trail West. Take a right on Cherokee Trail West to Rowland Road. Somewhere along Rowland Road near this intersection you will see a sign leading to the west for Bryant Lake Regional Park.
During the afternoon of Aug 21, only, I will have my cell phone turned on. The number is 612-805-9077. If last minute problems turn up with our plan we can talk. Another number you could call is 202-321-0877. This is Leah Olm’s cell phone. Leah is with an organization called Iraq Summer. She and her group plan to be at Bryant Lake Park to protest, also. Her group is coordinating their plans with us. Leah can also be reached at 612-419-2570. Her email address is minnesota5@iraq summer.org. At this point, we do not have a coherent back-up plan. If you have questions or ideas regarding this event call or write to:
Roger Cuthbertson 952-474-2476, [email protected] Pass the word. Wage peace. Roger