Subject: City Hall Smoking Ban rally on 24th . Fwd: NYC C.L.A.S.H. News Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:03:31 -0400 To: lp_manhattan , From: Bob Armstrong --- Original Message --- From: "Audrey Silk" Sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 01:42:42 -0400 Subject: NYC C.L.A.S.H. News >=A0Dear NYC C.L.A.S.H. Member, > >=A0We're happy to report that our friends in the hospitality= industry are getting serious.=A0=A0In response to the state ban, and= in an effort to continue to have objections to the NYC ban heard= loudly and clearly by city officials, a coalition of hospitality= interests will be holding a rally on Thursday, July 24th in City= Hall Park -- the date the state ban becomes effective. > >=A0NYC C.L.A.S.H. will be there to support them! > >=A0There will be speakers. > >=A0The following poster is being distributed by the= organizers.=A0=A0If you'd like to print out a copy to hand out at= bars and to other smokers/defenders of liberty visit= http://www.nyna.org > >=A0(We believe there will be a rally(ies) in other areas of NY to= coincide with this one.=A0=A0Please write if you'd like to find out= more about any others) > >=A0RALLY=A0=A0TO=A0=A0ROLL=A0=A0BACK >=A0THE=A0=A0SMOKING=A0=A0BAN! >=A0FAIRNESS<>JOBS<>NEW YORK=92S ECONOMIC FUTURE =A0Hundreds of small= businesses on the brink of closing > >=A0Severe economic hardship for thousands of employees > >=A0A rash of noise and nuisance problems in our neighborhoods > >=A0A loss of tourist business > >=A0The culprit? You got it. The New York City Smoking Ban. >=A0And on July 24, the irrational law that is destroying lives= and >=A0neighborhoods across the City goes Statewide. > >=A0IT=92S=A0=A0TIME=A0=A0TO=A0=A0TAKE=A0=A0ACTION. > >=A0On July 24, the New York Nightlife Association (NYNA), in= concert with >=A0ESRTA, TUFFNYC, URLD, the Staten Island Restaurant & >=A0Tavern Association and the Brooklyn/Queens Hotel, Restaurant & >=A0Tavern Association, will bring together hundreds of bar and= tavern >=A0owners, employees, customers, community leaders and elected >=A0officials from across the City and State to say NO to the City= and >=A0State smoking bans and YES to more reasonable smoking laws. > >=A0=A0MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JOIN US. =A0WHAT:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0RALLY TO ROLL BACK THE= SMOKING BAN >=A0WHERE:=A0=A0=A0CITY HALL PARK >=A0WHEN:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0THURSDAY, JULY 24 TH @ 1:00PM =A0For the latest= information about the rally, go to: www.nyna.org =A0New York= Nightlife Association l Empire State Restaurant and Tavern= Association >=A0Taverner's United For Fairness in New York City l United= Restaurant and Liquor Dealers >=A0Staten Island Restaurant &=A0Tavern Association l Brooklyn/Queens= Hotel, Restaurant &=A0Tavern Association > >=A0No Retreat. No Surrender > >=A0Audrey Silk >=A0NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment >=A0(NYC C.L.A.S.H.) >=A0http://www.nycclash.com --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm =A02003/07/15 9:00:17 AM