If you're feeling a need to vent about this whole oil spill nightmare, there's some direct action protest planned for Friday night at the BP station on Houston Street between Broadway and Lafayette. According to this Facebook event, the progressive activist group Code Pink has a hand in organizing the demonstration, set for 6 p.m. "on the Friday before Memorial Day, as the good citizens of New York gather to gas up for a three day weekend, we will direct their business AWAY from BP." For you convenience, there are two protest options: night in the Tombs or night out of the Tombs:
If you would like to avoid interactions with police, please stay on the public sidewalk edging the gas station. If you would like to wear a costume or risk arrest (by helping block the gas pumps more or less aggressively), or can help with props, please RSVP to Sally Newman at [email protected].
Please join us. Dress up as your favorite sea creature or mermaid (or carry signs, stuffed animals, etc). Bring your righteous anger and your friends. (Ideas: BP Spills, BP Kills, British Polluter, Cap Oil Wells Not Liability, etc)
Of course, there's always dissent among dissidents. One person posts in response, "Wouldn't this just affect the owner and employees of this particular gas station, people who have little if anything to do with the actions of the actual corporation? It might be wiser to protest in front of their headquarters." But that's probably in midtown somewhere, and this BP station is super conveniently located for most of us!
