Rally Against Gentrification In Harlem / Performances By NYOIL, Immortal Technique
Rally started @ 10am. Speakers got plugged in around 2pm. I missed it.
Demonstration/Rally in Harlem Against Displacement & Gentrification
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Time & Location: 10 AM - Main Gathering: Marcus Garvey Park: Enter at 124th and Fifth Avenue. 10 AM Feeder March in East Harlem: Gather at 116th & 3rd Avenue: northbound on Third Avenue to 125th Street.
Proceed westbound on 125th to Madison Avenue southbound to 124th into Marcus Garvey Park at approximately 11 AM
11 AM Main March begins: Leave Marcus Garvey at 124th and Madison Avenue northbound to 125th - proceed westbound to Broadway- northbound to 145th- eastbound to Frederick Douglass Blvd - southbound to 116th Street - westbound to Morningside Avenue to Morningside Park.
Route distance: approximately 70 blocks equivalent to 3 and ½ miles.
Sites to join march: 125th Street/Old Broadway; 135th Street/Broadway in front of 3333 Broadway; 145th Street & Broadway; 145th Street & Frederick Douglass; 135th & Frederick Douglass; 116th Street & Frederick Douglass Blvd.
2 PM: Rally begins in Morningside Park with speakers and performances (Immortal technique, NYOil…)
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