On November 29, 2007, the City of San Antonio passed an ordinance that puts a price on free speech and our right to march in the streets.

In response, members of the International Woman's Day March and Rally Committee and the San Antonio Free Speech Coalition filed a lawsuit against the City challenging this ordinance and organizing against it.

Read more on the Lawsuit Info page.
Join the Free Speech Coalition.
For info on this issue please call 210.228.0201.

Important Dates

Free Speech Coalition Meeting
Wed, July 1, 2009 • 6:30pm
@ Esperanza Center



SHOW SUPPORT AT THE TRlAL
(Please see UPDATES for important news)
Date & Time - TBA in the court of Fred Biery

VIDEO
OUR STREETS WILL NOT BE SILENCED!
¡LAS CALLES NO SE CALLAN!



AUDIO
Click link below to hear full audio from the Community Platica!
Free Speech Platica.mov

Click image below for full list of panelistas.

community platica flyer


UPDATES

02/09/09
Information for Organizers Regarding San Antonio Parade Permit Applications
click link above to download info sheet
The San Antonio Police Dept. may NOT legally require you to rent traffic control devices or to pay for police officers. Please do not let the SAPD bully you into paying or into cancelling your event because you don't have the money!

01/15/09

Judge Xavier Rodriguez has recused himself from hearing the suit filed against the City of San Antonio Ordinance #1193. Judge Fred Biery has been assigned to the case. A new court date is pending.


10/16/08
Pick up your Free Speech Coalition Yard Signs and Bumper Stickers at the Esperanza, 922 San Pedro.
Download Talking Points in English and Spanish.

07/01/08
The City of San Antonio and SAPD created the Standard Operating Procedures for Marches and Parades, and has filed to lift the Injuction granted by Judge Rodriguez! The operating procedures continue to give SAPD complete discretion over who can march and continues to charge us for our Free Speech!!

03/17/08
Judge Xavier Rodriguez Finds San Antonio's Parade Ordinance Unconstitutional in Several Respects and Grants Most of our Request for Preliminary Injunction!!

 

IN THE NEWS
La Voz
08 Dec/09 Jan


On Civil Rights & Spatial Rights
Free Speech Coalition: What Are These Street Signs & Bumper Stickers All About?
La Coalición Para Libertad de Expresión: ¿Que Son Esos Anuncios Clavados En Muchas Calles?
08 Oct
  Our Streets Will Not Be Silenced! ¡Las Calles No Se Callan!
Free Speech Crackdown in S.A.
08 Sep
El sacudeo del zócalo desde Monterrey a Oaxaca
El sacudeo continua...San Antonio, TX
08 Jul/Aug

UPDATE: IWD Planning Committee & the Coalition for Free Speech v. City of San Antonio
08 Apr
Free Speech Coalition Wins Injunction Against the City of San Antonio, Trial Scheduled
The New Urbanist Myth of Democratic City Planning: The Politics of Charrettes
08 Mar


Claiming Space: Our Right to the City
Public Space: Market Value or Democratic Value
No Free Speech: Another Symptom of Corporate Domination of Our Lives
08 Feb
San Antonio Community Fights for Free Speech and the Right to March
07 Dec/08 Jan
Lawsuit Filed Challenging San Antonio's Parade Ordinance


SA Current articles on sacurrent.com

08 Jun 25
  City maps its new rules for parades
08 Jun 24
  Parade ordinance presented to federal judge
08 Jun 23
  Hearing on parade rules set for today
08 Mar 13
  Council amends parade ordinance
08 Mar 12
  Council to revisit parade rules
07 Oct 21
  Meeting on processions law set

Express News Articles on mysa.com
08 Jun 25
  City maps its new rules for parades
08 Jun 24
  Parade ordinance presented to federal judge
08 Jun 23
  Hearing on parade rules set for today
08 Mar 13
  Council amends parade ordinance
08 Mar 12
  Council to revisit parade rules
07 Oct 21
  Meeting on processions law set