FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2010 Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org RNC 8 DEFENDANT ERIK OSELAND ACCEPTS GROSS MISDEMEANOR PLEA DEAL Remaining Defendants Will Fight Politically Motivated Charges in a Joint Trial Beginning October 25 SAINT PAUL, MINN. – At a hearing earlier today in Ramsey County District Court, RNC 8 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 27 2010 Zombies to Donate Thousands to RNC 8 and Scott DeMuth Portion of Minneapolis Police Settlement to Go to Anarchists Facing Trial Minneapolis, MN–The RNC 8 and Scott DeMuth, Twin Cities anarchist organizers facing trial this fall on politically motivated conspiracy charges, are receiving donations to their legal defense [...]
Join the RNC 8 Defense Committee and the Women’s Prison Book Project for an event with DIANA BLOCK, social justice/feminist activist, prison abolitionist, and author of Arm the Spirit – A Woman’s Journey Underground and Back. **When: Saturday, September 11th, 7:00 pm **What: Diana will speak about the intersections between political prisoner support and other [...]
The local television show Our World in Depth recently featured this video of the RNC 8 Defense Committee’s town hall meeting of July 2010. The program included Carrie Feldman on her recent resistance to a federal grand jury, Dr. David Pellow on his recent experiences struggling for academic freedom, Dr. Neala Schleuning on anarchism, and [...]
The Conspiracy Tour is in its last week on the road! After going around a ton of the country, the Tour is working its way up the West Coast and will be heading back to the Midwest this weekend. The welcome home event in Minneapolis is on Thursday, August 26. Location: PPNA Building, 821 East [...]
It is with great disappointment that we share the news that our co-defendant, Erik Oseland, has decided to take a plea agreement as early as Monday, August 23rd. He has informed us that he will plead guilty to one count of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit riot, which is riot “without a dangerous weapon,” a [...]