Click here to sign up. To subscribe, call 904.829.6586 Order Home Delivery Online Order or renew daily and Sunday home delivery of the Record for one year. They gathered Friday night at the Florida Times-Union building in downtown Jacksonville for an open public forum sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union. Newfield played songs and artists displayed their work.
Some folks read poetry.
The mood was light and friendly, but the artists admit that they're deadly serious about getting their First Amendment rights back. Taxpayers will eventually understand that their tax dollars are funding this personal battle. The ACLU invited Mayor Len Weeks, police Chief David Shoar and St. George Street business owners to the forum, but a letter from City Attorney Jim Wilson said the issue was in litigation and it would not be proper for city officials to attend. The court will decide whether St. Augustine should be dedicated a First Amendment-free zone,'' he said. Walters said he has asked for an injunction stopping the city from enforcing the performance ban, and this could be issued within a few weeks.