Jul 22 – Action Alert: Protest ALEC in San Diego

Get your protesting shoes ready, because we have a big one coming up.

The club will be there with our banner (& we’ll all be wearing blue shirts).

WhenWednesday, July 22, starting at 3:00 p.m

3:00pm Union-sponsored Rally at Embarcadero Park North (just south of the hotel)(Public Restrooms are available here)4:30pm Union March arrives at the Grand Hyatt Hotel; Gathering time.5:00pm MAIN EVENT Rally begins at the Hyatt6:00pm Launch tethered balloon banners (Not a “balloon release”) & Active Protest Events

More events are being added all the time.Please check latest at Facebook “StopALEC Fest 2015” and RSVP

WhereEmbarcadero Park North (400 Kettner Blvd)

TransportationPublicTrolley, Seaport Village Station (Green Line) is within a block of the hotel.

DrivingWest on SR 94 — Take I-5 North and follow directions below for “North on I-5”North on I-5 — Exit 6th Ave. Left on 6th. Right on Ash Street. Left on Pacific Highway to Hyatt Hotel.South on I-5 — Exit Front St. Right on Ash Street. Left on Pacific Highway to Hyatt HotelSouth on 163 — Exit Ash St. Left on Pacific Highway to Hyatt Hotel

ParkingFREE PARKING for three hours is available at Horton Plaza, less than 1/2 mile away. (Validate your parking ticket before you leave!)ON-STREET Parking is FREE after 6pm in most areas. Parking on G St. Kettner Blvd, and many other streets nearby is only $0.75 per hour, and can be paid with a credit/debit card or cash.SEAPORT VILLAGE parking is NOT free! Seaport Village guests pay $4 for the first 3 hours with validation and $3 every 30 minutes thereafter.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in San Diego at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Democrats, organized labor, community groups, and other allies will be rallying to make our voices heard.

Funded by shadowy special interests, ALEC works to maximize corporate power and undermine democracy by providing “model legislation” for right-wing legislators. It seeks to block wage increases, disenfranchise voters, privatize schools and prisons, and deregulate firearms, to name just a few examples.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is scheduled be speak at the event, sharing the stage with fringe Republicans like Scott Walker and Ted Cruz. Please join us at this massive protest to show that ALEC is not welcome here! Sign up at www.sddemocrats.org/alec.

We’ll gather July 22 at the Embarcadero Park North (400 Kettner Blvd) at 3:00pm, then head over to the main event at the Manchester Hyatt (1 Market Place) just a few blocks away. A rally will begin at the Hyatt at 4:30pm; you can view a flyer No ALEC zone. JULY 22.

For an in-depth description of why this is a big deal, read Doug Porter’s column(s)The ALEC Annual Meeting in San Diego: Who’s Coming and Why?