FreedomWorks

This past week, FreedomWorks helped to organize "Taxpayer Tea Party" protests around the country, in the wake of Rick Santelli's (CNBC) call for a "Chicago Tea Party" to protest the ridiculous economic policies of President Barack Obama. These protests were a huge success around the country! Thousands of Americans showed up and made their voices heard.

Grassroots Americans are rising up and demanding that the federal government stop wasting trillions of dollars of our money. The Feb. 27th tea parties were only the beginning. FreedomWorks is now working with other groups to plan a massive, nationwide tea party protest day for Tax Day on April 15th, 2009!We will be posting the details of each tea party on our event website IamWithRick.com so please be sure to check back for your city and the location of the protest. Many of you have requested that we expand the list, which we are working hard to do. Once you sign up to IamWithRick.com we will be able to email you updates with new cities, event times and locations. This is the best way to keep posted on all the events being planned around the country.

Below are the cities where we worked with either a local volunteer or other organizations to set up a "tea party." Note that there are a few protests in March and April, that we are planning in addition to our national Tax Day Tea Party being planned for April 15th.

Tea Party Protests Held or Being Planned

Washington, DC
Friday, Feb. 27th
12:00pm
Lafayette Park

Chicago, IL
Friday, Feb. 27th
11:00am central
Daley Plaza

Saint Louis, MO   
Friday, February 27th
11:00am - 12:00pm
The Steps of the Arch on Wharf Street

Atlanta, GA
Friday, Feb. 27th
State Capitol (Washington Street exit)
12:00pm

Houston, TX
Feb. 27th
11:00am
Fondren Green at Discovery Green Park
(in front of the amphitheater)

Fort Worth, TX
Feb. 27th
The outside stage at The Cowtown Bar & Grill
7108 Camp Bowie Blvd
3:00pm - 7:00pm

Pittsburgh, PA
Feb. 27th, 2009
12pm - 1pm
Market Square

Fort Myers, FL
Feb. 27th from 11:00am - 1:30pm
Bowditch Point Park

San Diego, CA
Feb. 27th
The harbor, just north of the Star of India
9:00am

Greenville, SC
Feb. 27th
Main Street
6:00pm

Jacksonville, FL
Friday, Feb. 27th
12:00pm
Jacksonville Landing

Tulsa, OK
Feb. 27, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Veterans Park
21st and Boulder

Cleveland, OH
February 27, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Public Square in Downtown Cleveland

Orlando, FL
Feb. 27th
12:00pm-2:00pm
Lake Eola

Fayetteville, NC
Feb. 27th
Liberty Point Resolves Marker on Hay Street
12:00pm

Lansing, MI
Friday, February, 27, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm at
State Capitol in Lansing

Sacramento, CA
Feb. 27th
12:00pm
State Capitol steps

Sarasota, FL
Friday, February 27, 2009
12:00pm - 1:00pm   
Island Park and Marina Jacks
Bayfront Drive (41) and Ringling Blvd

Denver, CO
Friday, February 27, 2009
10:00am - 11:00pm
Colorado State Capitol Building - EAST side steps
200 E. Colfax Ave

Friday, February 27th
High Noon
Hartford - State Capitol
12pm to 1pm (Meet Supreme Court - 11:45 AM, on front steps)

Wichita, KS
Friday, Feb. 27th
11:30 to 1:00
downtown, Douglas Ave.

Nashville, TN
Friday, Feb 27
12:00pm
Legislative Plaza
Downtown Nashville

Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, Feb. 28th
12:00pm
Independence Hall

Kansas City, MO
Saturday, Feb. 28th
10:00am - 2:00pm
J.C. Nichols Foundation
47th and J.C. Nichols Parkway

New York City
Saturday, Feb. 28th
City Hall Park
2:00pm

Lafayette, LA
March 7th, 2009
1:00pm in Veterans Park
200 Feu Follett Road

Orlando, FL
March 21, 2009
12:00pm
101 N Rosalind Ave

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
April 11, 2009
4:11pm
Foothill Blvd/Haven Ave

Vancouver, WA
April 18th
Lawn of Clark County Courthouse
11am to 1pm

Chicago, IL
July 4th
7:00pm
Belmont Harbor
Lakeshore Drive

Boston, MA
Saturday, July 4th
12:00pm
Griffin Harbor

Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, July 4th
Santa Monica Pier
7:00am-12:00pm

Due to the overhwelming interest in this idea, we are working with local volunteers to start planning protests in the following cities:

Irvine, CA
Annapolis, MD
St. Paul, MN
Cincinatti, OH
Dayton, OH
Austin, TX
El Paso, TX
Jefferson City, MO
Phoenix, AZ
Naples, FL
Scranton, PA
Omaha, NE
Albany, NY
Springfield, MO
Indianapolis, IN
Rochester, NY
Harrisburg, PA

For updates on the next round of tea parties, please visit IamWithRick.com.