Archive for July, 2009

Chicago: Protest Susan Gaertner Friday, July 31

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Re-posted from Chicago Indymedia: Support the RNC 8: Susan Gaertner, the Prosecutor of the RNC 8 is coming to Chicago! Susan Gaertner, the Prosecutor of the RNC 8, will be here, in Chicago, to receive an award at the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section Meetings Award Ceremony, Friday evening, July 31 2009. Lets give [...]

“Junk for Justice”! Twin Cities Rummage Sale Saturday, Aug. 1

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Last November’s RNC 8 rummage sale was a smashing success.  Help us smash bogus charges by stopping at the second go-round on Saturday, August 1! JUNK FOR JUSTICE: RUMMAGE SALE for the RNC 8! Saturday, August 1, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Walker Community Church 3100 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis Clean Out Your Closets for [...]

Seattle: Film Screening and Benefit, August 3

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Common Action Seattle Presents: A FILM SCREENING AND BENEFIT FOR THE RNC 8 *including a door prize raffle bonanza* with Luce Guillen-Givins 7:30pm, Monday, August 3rd Cascade People’s Center 309 Pontius Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109 $0-$20.00 (please pay what you can; no one turned away) Common Action Seattle invites you to a screening of [...]

Next RNC 8 Defense Committee Meeting: July 26

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

The next open meeting of the RNC 8 Defense Committee is on Sunday, July 26 at 3:30pm. Interested in getting involved in the important work of keeping our friends, neighbors and comrades free? Join us! Items on the agenda will include the RNC 8′s upcoming August 19 hearing, marking the one-year anniversary of RNC resistance, [...]

More RNC 8 T-shirts Are In!

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Stressing over what to wear to the next RNC 8 Defense Committee meeting (July 26, 3:30pm at Walker Church) or the RNC 8′s next court date (August 19, 9am at the Ramsey County Courthouse)? Worry no more! Featuring four fabulously fetching designs and a variety of colors and sizes, “Defend the RNC 8″ t-shirts are [...]

Terrorizing Dissent Screening and RNC 8 Benefit at Bryant Lake Bowl, July 20

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Terrorizing Dissent or How Big Brother Hijacked Our City – a film screening and benefit for the RNC8 7/20/2009 | 7:00 PM Terrorizing dissent is a film documenting the criminalization of dissent at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul during September 2008. The film features unforgettable historical footage, interviews with the RNC8 protest organizers [...]

Monthly Free Meal with the RNC 8: Tuesday, July 14 at Walker Church

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Just what it says! Come on down and fill your belly for FREE at Walker Church. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available; bring a container to take some food home! 6-7:30PM 3104 16th Ave S. Minneapolis

RNC 8 Defense Public Meeting, July 12

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

RNC 8 Defense Committee Meeting July 12, 3:30 to 5:30 Walker Church 3104 16th Ave S., Minneapolis The one year anniversary of the pre-RNC house raids and the repressive police actions at the RNC is just weeks away. Trials for the RNC 8 could well begin sometime this fall. We have lots of important, meaningful [...]