The street battles that took place in St. Paul, Minnesota over the course of the Republican National Convention are now a memory–battles hard won by those brave protesters who defied the thousands of police and National Guard in place throughout the Twin Cities to guard what is most precious to those in power: law and [...]
(The following article appeared in Revolution newspaper this week.)
by Leslie Rose
Introduction to the Series:
A very important case is unfolding in Minnesota—eight people are being singled out by the government for their role in the political protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC).
At the September ’08 RNC in St. Paul, war criminal John McCain and [...]
Saturday, March 7th, 7pm
6116 Brooklyn House, San Diego, California
A benefit show featuring…
War Scroll
Ratas (LA)
Human//Nature (Murrieta)
Kunder Thunts (Murrieta)
No Reform (Moreno Valley)
1MTBA
Donations to the RNC 8 and other political detainees!
All hearings are at the Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard in St. Paul, courtrooms TBA (you can always check the TV screens on the ground floor for courtroom assignments).
Max Specktor: Tuesday, February 24, 1:30pm
Monica Bicking: Tuesday, February 24, 1:30pm (schedule change - previously listed as 2:30)
Luce Guillen-Givens: Friday, February 27, 9:00am (note: not [...]
–please share with student groups in your community!–
Eight organizers from Minnesota are being tried for “conspiracy to incite a riot” and “conspiracy to destroy property.” Charged as “terrorists” by the state of Minnesota for participating in logistical organizing aimed at supporting resistance to the Republican National Convention (RNC), the RNC 8 face over a decade [...]
On Wednesday, Luce Guillen-Givins and NLG attorney Jordan Kushner appeared briefly on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. The video and transcript are below.
The referenced news article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune about FBI informant/alleged felonious burglar Andrew Clark Darst (a.k.a. “Panda”) can be found here.
AMY GOODMAN: We end today’s broadcast by looking at the [...]
At last week’s scheduling hearing, each of the RNC 8 and/or their lawyers met separately with Judge Teresa Warner. Most though not all of the proceedings were off the record. Judge Warner stated that she will be treating the case as eight individual cases until motions of consolidation are filed by either the [...]
The Twin Cities-based Animal Rights Coalition brought Will Potter - independent journalist, Green Scare watchdog and author of GreenIsTheNewRed.com - to Minneapolis and St. Paul this week. Some of the RNC 8 and Friends of the RNC 8 sat down with Will before his public talk at the University of Minnesota.
In this clip (13:44), Will [...]
As of February 1st, Friends of the RNC 8 has our own office space in south Minneapolis! We’re proud to be housed in Walker Community Church, across from the offices of Communities United Against Police Brutality. At the corner of 31st Street and 16th Avenue S., Walker has been a landmark in the Powderhorn neighborhood [...]
Out of last month’s town hall meeting comes this announcement:
This is an open call to all people concerned about the RNC8 (who are facing felony terrorism charges for organizing logistics and communication around the RNC protests) and who are interested in standing up for our right to dissent!
We propose the formation of a RNC8 Defense Committee ~ a [...]
