St. Paul City Council member, Ward 2, Dave Thune has called for an open City Council Meeting to discuss the RNC.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
5:30 pm – open to the public

Location:

Council chambers
300 City Hall
15 Kellogg Blvd., West
St. Paul, MN
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From Dave Thune:

The whole RNC experience left such a bad taste in so many people’s mouths. There were so many experiences that were not good. It’s not good to leave this on that kind of a note,” said Thune. “Hopefully we’re going to start moving toward healing the city, and bringing our police and our citizens and our peaceful war protesters all back together again. There were just too many things that happened that shouldn’t have, and too many questions unanswered.

and

Contrary to official comment, this was not a “wonderful week”. To see our city decked out in prison camp fenced splendor complete with coast guard gunboats on the mississippi, helicopters overhead, beleagured and tired st. paul police officers, peaceful demonstrators bloodied and gassed, gangs of out-of-town thugs smashing everything in sight, citizens asking loved ones to write important family contact numbers on their arms, garbage trucks shutting down bridges and streets, nameless faceless badgeless riot police, videos of young girls crying “I love you” as they are maced and struck, and another futilely holding out a flower as she is sprayed with peppergas… Allegations of weapons, molotov cocktails and homemade napalm stirring the fears and apprehensions of citizens and police alike…

Contact Dave Thune

Sources:

St. Paul council member to hear from public on RNC impact – Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul City Council RNC Public Hearing – Twin Cities Indymedia

City of St. Paul – Ward 2

St. Paul Issues Forum

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