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Group promises to rip down Andrew Jackson monument Saturday in Jackson Square
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:13 pm
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Thanks, Mitch!
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A group is promising to rip down the Andrew Jackson statue in Jackson Square this weekend. They say the City of New Orleans is dragging its feet on the removal of four Confederate-era monuments set for removal. The Jackson statue is not one of them. The group Take 'Em Down NOLA says this is not a threat, it's a promise. And they say they have waited long enough for the removal of what they see as monuments that have been erected to promote white supremacy. The group leader, Malcolm Suber spoke in front of a crowd of about a dozen Thursday in front of New Orleans City Hall. But he is suggesting that hundreds, and maybe even thousands, of people will be with him Saturday as he plans to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue.
Suber and his group have not said how exactly they plan on removing the large statue in the French Quarter. The group says because Jackson was a slave owner and responsible for the Trail of Tears he should not be honored in such a way. And for this weekend, Suber is advising the New Orleans police to stay away from the area while the demonstration takes place. “What is a civic duty as we see it and we also understand this is civil disobedience. We know that by law we should not be able to remove this without a permit, without the permission of the city fathers,” Suber said. “But they have waited too long and it's been nine months since last December and nothing has progressed, and for that reason we decided we would have to take action.” The New Orleans Police Department has not released anything specific, only saying they will monitor the situation. Suber and others in attendance Thursday say they are prepared to go to jail for their cause. The protest is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. this Saturday. The group plans to march from Congo Square to the Jackson statue.
Thanks, Mitch!
This post was edited on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:15 pm to JS87
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Suber and his group have not said how exactly they plan on removing the large statue in the French Quarter.
Feelings and emotion, I'm sure.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:15 pm to JS87
their website
https://takeemdownnola.org/
from a previous 'event'
is that PEEJ on the right?
https://takeemdownnola.org/
from a previous 'event'
is that PEEJ on the right?
This post was edited on 9/22/16 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:16 pm to JS87
Oh shite. Are there enough rednecks in BR to make this a problem for the group?
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:16 pm to JS87
These dudes need to just give it up. Mitch got all he wanted out of it, so it's a non-issue now
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:17 pm to JS87
They are going to need blowtorches stronger than the ones they use to light their crack pipes...
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:17 pm to roadGator
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Oh shite. Are there enough rednecks in BR to make this a problem for the group?
Statue in is New Orleans.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm to JS87
Update the OP with the just released story. They want NOPD to stand aside when they go to tear it down Saturday.
LINK
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Organizers who plan to try and pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square are asking the New Orleans Police Department not to block their attempt. Take 'Em Down NOLA, a group that has called for the removal of a wide range of statues in the city honoring historic figures who owned slaves or fought for the Confederacy, asked that NOPD "stay back" at a news conference on Thursday, where they reiterated their plans to remove the Jackson statue themselves.
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Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm to JS87
I'd love to see their plan to get that down.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm to JS87
If they succeed with tearing it down we can only hope the statue falls on Mitch.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm to JS87
Fiscal Republicans trying to help the city balance the budget by doing municipal work at no cost?
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:19 pm to JS87
I wonder if thy are gonna tear up their $20 bills too..
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:20 pm to LSUballs
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I wonder if thy are gonna tear up their $20 bills too..
i think this is the logical next step.
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:20 pm to JS87
frick those sorry arse mother frickers
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:21 pm to jbgleason
does the advocate really have a SIDEWAYS video of the event featured FRONT AND CENTER on their page?
eta let me google how to rotate a video after posting online for you.
This post was edited on 9/22/16 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:22 pm to jbgleason
And then I can ask the cops to stand aside while I run them over? That's not how life works
Posted on 9/22/16 at 1:22 pm to JS87
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The group leader, Malcolm Suber spoke in front of a crowd of about a dozen
With numbers like that it shouldn't be any problem to rip down a statue
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