Aloha Kakou,

Please distribute this widely to your independence minded ohana and friends in the SF Bay Area and urge their participation.

Our chance to give thousands of Berkeley residents exposure to Hawaiian independence is on!!! The Hawaiian Independence contingent will meet up around 10 AM, before the How Berkeley Can You Be? parade, at the garden opposite 2114 California Street in Berkeley on September 17th. (And, as you'll see by the lineup list below, we're right next to the Tibetan contingent, so "Free Tibet" and "Free Hawai'i" will have an obvious conceptual relationship.)

Anyone who wants to show support for a free and independent Hawai'i is welcome to march with us. Just show up!!!

Representatives and supporters of all independence groups are welcome. My intention is to create a public space for a wide range of expression of Hawaiian independence issues.

We welcome handouts from people and organizations representing various aspects of the independence movement. This is a rich and complex issue, and diversity of opinion is a fact. (However please note, pro-Akaka bill handouts are not considered "pro-independence" literature.)

Anyone with questions, please email me. An excerpt of an email from the parade organizer is below. Mahalo!
Amy Marsh

<<As a reminder, the How Berkeley Can You Be? parade is on September 17th this year and the head of the parade departs from University and California at 11am. Please show up as early as you need to in order to be ready to go by 11am.

How Berkeley!? Parade Order 2006

Mayor Tom Bates - Univ & California Streets (CA)
Las Trancos Marching Band - Univ & CA
Billion Bunny March - Thrift shop
Hobbs - Thrift Shop
Fast Furnishings - Thrift shop
Dr. Freud’s Couch - Thrift shop parking lot
Lady Porthuntley's Limo - Thrift shop parking lot
Nellie - Thrift shop parking lot
Cyclecide - 2099 CA (block end)
Chicken Cart - 2099 CA (block end)
Cheer SF - 2101 CA NE Corner
Berkeley School Board (K. Hemphill) - 2101 CA
Measure A - 2101 CA
Recumbents of the East Bay – 2101 CA
BSEP 2006 - 2101 CA
Recycled Ball - 2103 CA
The Berkeley Clowns - Jessica & Stephen - 2103 CA
Berkeley Unicycle Clowns - 2105 CA
Brass Menazerie - 2105 CA
Magic Flying Carpet – 2107 CA
Walden Center & School - 2107 CA
Childrens Community Center Preschool - 2107 CA
Dismal Donkey crew – 2111 CA
Playa Surfer II - 2111 CA
TikiMobile - garden opposite 2114 CA
Bluebone Express w/ Hot Pink Feathers - garden opposite 2114 CA
Free Hawai'i - garden opposite 2114 CA (California Street)
Tibetan Assoc – 2119 CA
Taoist Tai Chi - 2119 CA
Berkeley Rotary Club – 2123 CA
Berkeley Rent Stab. Board - 2123 CA
Capoiera Arts Café – 2123 CA
Crucible – 2125 CA
Ring of Fire Fleet – 2125 CA
Berkeley Patients Group – 2125’s driveway
Solar Board - 2125’s driveway
Buscycle Project – 2131 CA
Gooferman - 2133 CA
Cardio Vascular Group – 2135 CA
POOPid – 2135 CA
Wild at the Roots – 2135’s driveway
Berkeley Path Wanderers – 2135’s driveway
Ancient Order of Gnuth - 2143 CA
Berkeley Public Library – 2145 CA
BUILD – 2149 CA
BOSS (Building Opportunites for Self-Sufficiency) - The Park @ CA & Allston
Berkeley Historical Society Park - The Park @ CA & Allston
World Can't Wait Park - The Park @ CA & Allston
Saturnia Regna - NE corner Allston/CA
Triobolectric - NE corner Allston/CA
VW float (Joe) - 2205 CA (or with Art Cars on University below CA)
Family Painted Car (Rebecca) - 2205 CA (or with Art Cars on University below CA)
FishAmok 2207 CA (or with Art Cars on University below CA)
Art Car Fest!!! - University Avenue (will on at the end of the parade)

Roaming performers:
Jim C. (roller-skating/tricks)
Sue (Roller skating Skunk)