Section 3 - “And Then They Came For the Anarchists” - of the new documentary by the Glass Bead Collective and Twin Cities Indymedia, Terrorizing Dissent: Election Cut. This ~35min. segment includes new footage of the pre-convention raids and interviews with the RNC 8 and allies discussing their case.
RNC 8 defendants Luce Guillen-Givins and Eryn Trimmer appeared on Activist Radio on October 23. You can listen to the interview by going to http://www.classwars.org and clicking on “Oct. 23.” The interview begins at about halfway through the program.
From the Twin Cities Daily Planet: The War at Home, an interview with former Chicago 8 defendant [...]
As part of the pressure campaign to get the charges dropped, all tactics are useful. The more widespread support we can demonstrate, the better we can defend the RNC 8. Please sign the official petition by clicking here, and then forward it to your friends and family.
After enough signatures, the petition will be sent to [...]
This Thursday, radical musician Eskit will host an evening of songs related to the upcoming election and Halloween. In the political segment, he will introduce his new song “The RNC 8″ and explain how to turn it into a fundraising video.
The event will feature both Eskit and the boogie-woogie rock-out band “Cadillac and The Flats”.
Thursday, [...]
The Anti-Racist Action Network’s Statement of Solidarity with those Facing Legal Repression in Connection with the Republican National Convention
The Anti-Racist Action Network stands in full solidarity with all those arrested at the RNC protests, regardless of the state allegations against them. In particular, we wish to make our support known for the RNC 8
Luce Guillen-Givins
Max [...]
Night of the Balrogs: RNC 8 Benefit
Sunday, October 26th
Dinner from Food Not Bombs @ 6 pm
Bands start @ 7 pm:
Terracide
Atraveho
Ex Nihilo
Slain!
+really corny haunted house antics and zombie flicks in the background!
$5-10 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
Arise! Books and Resources Center is at 2441 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
RNC terrorists? Or just young people speaking their minds?
Three activists nabbed in pre-convention raid deny any plans for violence
by Emily Gurnon
Saint Paul Pioneer Press
At times, they laugh at how ridiculous it seems.
But Monica Bicking and Garrett Fitzgerald weren’t laughing when police broke down the door of their South Minneapolis house before 8 a.m. Aug. 30, [...]
Thanks to the large number of supporters who came to the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on October 13 to support 6 of the RNC 8 in their appearances, and to all those who participated in “Phone-in Against Phony Charges Day” on Monday. We appreciate the turnout!
The lawyers for the 6 whose omnibus hearings [...]
2,4,6,8 Dance against the Police State
Halloween Dance Party Extravaganza against Fear
Saturday November 1st
9 pm: All Ages
10k (basement of Dupre), Macalester College
Fund-raiser for the RNC8, Project to Stop the War Industry (PSWI), Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), and Coldsnap Legal Collective
Games, Music, Candy, and Drinks
Donations on a sliding scale, no one will be turned away [...]
Show your support for the RNC 8!
The court dates have begun for the RNC 8 who have been charged with Felony Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism. Show your support and solidarity for the RNC 8 by being present at their court dates. The days of direct action are over, but the legal support work [...]
