The Campaign calls attention to the policies of the two major political parties which threaten the First Amendment separation of church and state...

• "Charitable Choice" and "Faith-Based Partnership" schemes which seek to use public money for religious groups to administer social services and other programs.
• "Special Rights" legislation such as the recently enacted Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and the numerous state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts. These measures provide special rights for religious groups, allowing them to flaunt zoning regulations, land use ordinances and other statutes which everyone else -- from private home owners to businesses -- must obey.
• Schemes to "privatize" education (at public expense) and use voucher money and other public policy resources to support religious schools.

For further information please visit Why American Atheists is protesting at the presidential debate. We also have further information on Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Partnership.

JOIN US for a peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, October 11 at Wake Forest University.

• Parking will be at the North Point Post Office parking lot. North Point Blvd. starts directly on the other side of University Parkway, where Silas Creek Parkway ends. Go across University, and the Post Office lot is on the left. Actual parking will be behind the Bennigan's at 7828 North Point Blvd.
• Bring a photo ID, and carry it with you at all times.
• Four shuttle buses will run continuously from the parking lot the protest area from 6 PM until 1 AM.
• There will be a sign-in desk at the parking lot for all persons attending the protest. Each person will be given a colored wristband, color-coded for their group which corresponds to a similarly colored protest area. Presumably, people will not be allowed to "mix" at the protest site.
• Because of various concerns, it is not recommended to bring children to this protest.
• We MAY be subject to a metal detector search at the parking site. Also, we have been informed that no cameras, camcorders, or other recording devices will be permitted at the protest site. No coolers or drink bottles will be permitted at the protest site, but bottled water will be available.

Here is a PDF flyer for this event.

MEET AMERICAN ATHEISTS - Dinner Get-Together
Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 7pm (tentatively)

Meet the officers of American Atheists and get the full scoop on the Presidential Debate Protest and other church/state separation issues!

Golden Corral
4965 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
(336) 767-3505

Directions: From I-40, take Hanes Mall Blvd (Exit 190), and take Hanes Mall Blvd. north to Silas Creek Parkway, which should be the 3rd stop light. Take a left onto Silas Creek, and follow it all the way to the University Parkway intersection, approx. 6 miles/10 minutes. ** WARNING ** Silas Creek is notorious for speed traps; obey the 45mph speed limit! Take a left onto University Parkway, and the restaurant will be approx. 1/2 mile on the Right. Look for the American Atheist symbol on the table.

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