National Press RNC: Anti-War March Organizers Express Solidarity and Respect for Diverse Tactics – Infoshop Dozens recount Republican convention experiences – AP Local Press Unconventional evening: RNC review – Star Tribune Video & Audio Community Conversation about RNC – City of St. Paul Cop actions top complaints at RNC listening session – Minnesota Public Radio [...]
National Press Twin Study: Repression At The Republican National Convention – Thomas Good Convicted of Patriotism – Reporter Online Local Press Fletcher on Day 1: ‘This town would have been destroyed’ – TwinCities.com City gets earful over handling of RNC protests – TwinCities.com Unanswered questions about militarization of St. Paul – Star Tribune Blogs & [...]
print A Letter from the RNC 8 Dear Friends, Family, and Comrades: We are the RNC 8: individuals targeted because of our political beliefs and work organizing for protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, in what appears to be the first use of Minnesota’s version of the US Patriot Act. The 8 of us [...]
National Press RNC protesters recount police tactics – Duluth News Tribune RNC AFTERMATH: Continued Struggle, Interview with Rick, Member of the Coldsnap Legal Collective – Portland Indymedia Two part series by Naomi Wolf on the Huffington Post The Battle Plan The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the Muse of the Coming Police State Local Press [...]
Show your support for the RNC 8! The court dates are beginning for the RNC 8 who have been charged with Felony Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Show your support and solidarity for Monica Bicking, Eryn Trimmer, Luce Guillen Givins, Erik Oseland, Nathanael Secor, Robert Czernik, Garrett Fitzgerald and Max Spector by being present [...]
Political Protesters are Not Criminals! The police repression of anti-war protest that took place at both national political conventions deeply angered members of the peace community, as well as the many people in this country who were shocked at the behavior of law enforcement. There are those who might believe this brutalization of those who [...]
Lamb Lays with Lion presents: Tenebrism- A Benefit for Garrett Scott Fitzgerald and the RNC 8 Friday, September 26, 2008 Lamb Lays with Lion company member Garrett Scott Fitzgerald is one of the 8 (RNC 8) individuals arrested in raids prior to the Republican National Convention. Believing that each individual should be free to express [...]
International Press RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest: An Insider’s Viewpoint – Global Research National Press Courts Deal With Heavy Workload From RNC Arrests – Portland Indymedia Local Press Question about pre-RNC raid raises hackles – Star Tribune City Council DOESN’T call for investigation of Minneapolis police over RNC – Minnesota Independent RNC Arrests: MPLS City [...]
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Urgent Community Meeting: Responding to Police Harassment in the Twin Cities Sunday September 21, 2008 3:00 pm Powderhorn Park – Minneapolis map There have been at least eight visits by police to the homes of targeted individuals in the Twin Cities this week, where they have attempted to ask these people questions about their involvement [...]