How Very Un-Free is this City?

I found this post on Upcoming.org. Most interesting is not so much that the event is happening, but how it's happening, in order to get around a battery of rules restricting gatherings in the city:

Apr 1, 2008: Protest on CBC Offices in Vancouver at CBC TV

This event is to protest the CBC's disbanding of the CBC Radio Orchestra, a 70-year old institution and the last of its kind in North America, as well as the removal of most Classical Music programming from Radio 2. This means there will be no virtually classical music in the airwaves in Vancouver from now on.

Please be advised that it has come to our attention that the present rules and regulations surrounding public gatherings in Vancouver have developed extremely stringent requirements with regard to public gatherings which include permit applications to the City with a minimum of 14 days to process. In addition, the current regulations demand host individuals or organizations acquire insurance to cover possible litigation arising from the gathering. Under these restrictions it is impossible to host a spontaneous protest on current or pressing matters.

With the above in mind, the Protest of the elimination of the CBC Orchestra has been changed in the following manner:

• It will not be an organized protest.
• Anyone arriving should be aware that their participation is on an individual basis and is not being requested by any individual or organization.
• We will be not be meeting at the CBC building.
• We will going to the fountain at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Hamilton Street in Vancouver for a rest at 10 am, and a picnic lunch.
• It would be nice if you happened to be there
• We may happen to be carrying a sign that day which expresses our opinion