End the Fed Chicago 2009 One Week Warning and Logistics!

Folks,

The national End the Fed group has called for nationwide rallies again on November 22. Let’s build on what we did last year and make the 2009 edition bigger and better! The long range forecast says 49 with a 30% chance of rain, which is actually better than a year ago.

We’ll gather at Heald Square, which is on the south side of the Chicago River and north of Wacker Drive, between State and Wabash. Assemble between noon and 1:00pm. If you get close it should be easy to spot -- there’s a statue of George Washington and a couple other financiers of the Revolutionary War (see http://chicago-outdoo.... For those into GPS, the specific coordinates are lat. 41.887216 long. -87.626878. I’ll post a Google Earth shot of the square.

We have a route planned that will take us past the major media outlets and the most popular downtown shopping areas, before finishing up at the seat of evil. I’m still working on the speaker list. I have some confirmed, and am working on seeing if I can attract any special surprises. Fliers will be updated with the starting location and time, and we’ll get them posted.

If you’re bringing literature, DVDs, etc., great! If you’re thinking about bringing brochures, magazines, DVDs, etc., please don’t just think about it -- do it. The number of people we’ll be exposed to will be well into the thousands. Also, continue to forward invites to the event around. Bring your cameras and videocams too, let’s get lots of pictures and videos.

If you arrive late, our route will take us into Millennium Park probably around 2:00pm. If you go to meet us in Millennium Park at 2:00pm and we aren’t there, it’s because we haven’t gotten there yet. If you’re driving, you’ll see a number of parking lots and self-park lots scattered around downtown. If I read the signs right, parking is $14 for 12 hours on weekends.

We seem to have more online groups than last year to post this to, so I’m having a harder time getting a read on attendance. Please ask to have this posted to any online groups you’re part of that haven’t seen it yet. We’re going to have people from all over the country this time. One of our co-organizers is flying in from Montana. We have a minivan with a dozen or so coming in from Wisconsin. One of our speakers is a Continental Congress 2009 delegate from Missouri. And I’m hoping to attract additional CC2009 delegates and participants from around the country.

Public transportation is available via Metra from the suburbs (12 minute walk to the starting point, about 15 from the ending point), and the CTA from other points in the city. Cab rides from the train stations and nearby parking garages are generally pretty short. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT GETTING THERE!! Chris Jenner – [masked], [masked].

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The 2009 End the Fed / Sound Money Rally is ON! This is a placeholder. Organization is in progress. The date and time are set -- Sunday, Nov 22, 2009, gather between noon and 1pm, speakers and march till ~330 - 4pm. The location will be somewhere downtown, likely east of Michigan Ave. Details will be posted as they're available, and will be locked down within one week of the event.