Rules of State Legislative Building and Legislative Office Building - (Updated 5/15/2014)

[struggle4progress]

... A person or group who wishes to reserve space for coordinated activities that the person or group reasonably expects will involve more than 25 but less than 200 participants to engage in making a speech, or holding a rally, protest, vigil, or press conference may apply to the Legislative Services Officer to use the area between Jones Street and the South entrance to the State Legislative Building. No other location in the Legislative Complex may be used or reserved for this purpose. Only one reservation may be issued for this location on a given day at a given time. This location may not be reserved for coordinated activities the person or group reasonably expects will involve 200 or more participants ...

http://www.ncleg.net/NCGAInfo/BuildingRules5-15-2014.pdf

[barbtries]

1. they just issued this rule?

just in time for moral mondays? that is bullshit.

[struggle4progress]

2. They issued it yesterday: first time that commission has met in 15 years

[barbtries]

4. what a crock of shit

it was on NPR today - they called it for what it was at least.

[mwooldri]

3. I guess that we're looking at a Moral Monday March.

I don't think a parade right past the legislative building should cause too many concerns about assembling. I guess make arrangements with Raleigh police to close off a few roads then...

So if they're looking to stifle protest then it's not very effective. The restrictions will be worked around.

[octoberlib]

5. Rev. Barber was on Chris Hayes last night and gave a good interview.

He said these new rules would stop nothing.

[Triana]

6. They stop nothing. If you can go. GO.

Hundreds got arrested last year. Hundreds may do so again. Not sure the Tealiban's little ALEC-inspired hizzy fit is going to change that.



MORE info and links: http://aflcionc.org/heres-why-moral-monday-is-back-for-more-in-2014/