I'm tired of the GOP already!

I wish I could come up with some new news for anyone who might be reading this, but so far, I can only direct you to keep reading the
http://www.nyc.indymedia.org
website for updates on whatever happens today, which might be quite a bit of civil disobedience.
Sounds like the War Resisters' League die-in folks got arrested in big numbers both at Ground Zero downtown and near the garden.
Based on what I just read on the indymedia newswire, it seems as if the major civil disobedience actions all happened this evening around Union Square and MSG. The police arrested somewhere between 650 and 800 people this afternoon and evening. This is all based simply on following indymedia reports: at least 11 of their reporters were arrested. Large numbers of bystanders were arrested. People were told to disperse from sidewalks. People were penned in with barricades and with the orange plastic fencing that they've been using here and were unable to leave, then arrested in mass numbers.
While this was going on, Arnold Schwarzenegger was giving a speech in which he praised Richard Nixon and described Hubert Humphrey as a "socialist." I don't know if it was his accent, or the virtual sound of jackboots outside, but no one on an American political stage has sounded this much like a Nazi to me.
I wrote this earlier in the day... Based on what I read tonight, I imagine that these folks got arrested.
here's an action that looks OK: "flashmob street party" -- I found this on the indymedia open postings site. I can't do it, because I'll be teaching at that hour. Anyone who goes, write comments here.

EVERYBODY COME OUT FOR THIS PARTY
DETAILS: Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 6 pm
1. Register your cellphone at www.txtmob.com
2. Join the a31streetparty group.
3. Be at midtown at 5:45 PM and watch your phone!BRING confetti costumes instruments drums friends and a whole lotta attitude!Location: Unspecified, will be relayed to activists via text messaging for cell phones at txtmob.com (group name on txtmob is a31streetparty) and it will also be available via the voice mail at 212 561 0746 and we will post it on the web at counter convention. Moving. Bring what you want to see take place at the street party (ie, soccer balls, food, music, whatever you can think of).The theme of this party is celebration of our solidarity as activists, asserting the idea that the streets of Manhattan are public domain, and transforming the space around us to reflect our vision of a better world. While we will not be inviting arrest and will do our best to maneuver around it, we will proceed with the awareness that that 31st is a day of direct action and police may consider the street party a form of direct action. Those who wish to participate but choose to not risk arrest will be accommodated to the best of the abilities of the participating groups and individuals. In following, we ask that the environment of the street party remain chemical and alcohol free. We are committed to recognizing that people of color, trans folks, undocumented people, and people with disabilities are targeted disproportionately and more severely by the police and court systems. We ask that people with privilege step up to deal with police and law enforcement officials and that people with less privilege step up to speak to the media. We are a coalition of musicians, artists, and activists who are calling for a moving street party on the evening of Aug 31, a day of direct action against the RNC. We intend to stay in locations until we come to consensus as a group to move to a new location or until we feel compelled by the situation to move. We will use navigators and bike scouts to help direct the group with regard to demands from law enforcement and requests from other groups performing actions in the area. We will disperse from party locations following our navigators and the music in all directions available, forming smaller street parties which will then move to the next location. Decisions will be made by the group using a three-quarters consensus model: meaning that sometimes we will move forward, despite 25% blocks. However, the actual stopping points will be designated by a committee of roughly ten organizers/navigators who are representatives of the various affinity groups taking part in the action. This is to ensure that fewer police will be involved in knowing what we're doing and to raise our unpredictability factor while providing representation for as many groups partaking as possible. We ask that any direct action that groups/individuals decide to take within the street party is done with careful consideration of its implications upon the whole group. And, that any action is taken in a space designated for such action after notifying the navigators. This will help the navigators coordinate the group activities and provide as much protection as possible for those who can not be involved in other actions. It will also allow navigators to relate the current situation as described by the scouts to those intending to perform an action thereby ensuring that the action is performed with as much security as possible. We are committed to supporting actions that will be taking place throughout the city at the same time. And, hope to be able to lend our festivities and energy to raise the spirits of and provide support for those groups involved in other actions. One additional possibility for an after party is that the street party could, as other actions wind down if they do without all being rounded up, collect those remaining into an even larger street party and perhaps move down towards 1 police plaza to show solidarity with the legal support who will be there. In getting back downtown, depending on how tired people are, we might use a subway and have a subway party on our way downtown. Again, this could all be worked out by navigators/consensus of people still out on the streets.