Archive for the 'Fundraisers' Category

Free dinner on May 18th with the RNC 8

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Come join the RNC 8 and friends for a free dinner in May! After 4 long days of hearings over the past few weeks, we’ll have plenty of updates to share on the case. We’ll also have plenty of yummy food to share including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options!
 
When: Tuesday, May 18th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Three Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputies Take the Stand in Full Day of RNC 8 Probable Cause Hearing

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2010
Contact: Melissa Hill (RNC 8 Defense Committee), 612.886.4565, press@rnc8.org; Attorney: Larry Leventhal, 612.333.5747
Three Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputies Take the Stand in Full Day of RNC 8 Probable Cause Hearing
Paid Police Informants to Testify on Wednesday; Lunchtime photo Op to Feature Former RNC Welcoming Committee Member Posing with Oversized $5,000 Check Representing [...]

FREE “Sloppy Robs” Dinner Tomorrow & A Bevy of Other Events!

Monday, April 19th, 2010

We have a lot of events coming up over the next few weeks. Mark your calendars now!
1. April 20: Free “Sloppy Robs” Dinner in Minneapolis
2. April 22: “A Talk on Resistance and Repression: A Benefit for Legal Defense” in Chicago
3. April 24: Keynote Speech at the Young Activist Summit in Duluth
4. April 30: Free Community [...]

Dance for the RNC 8! Irish Céilí Benefit, January 16

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

Irish Céilí to benefit the RNC8 Legal Defense
Saturday, January 16, 7 to 10 PM
TC Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Ave in St. Paul
Suggested Donation $5-15
Live music by The Blackbirds
Dances taught and called by Mike Whalen
Support your right to dissent! Support the RNC8! And dance the winter chill off!
For more info contact info@rnc8.org.
Flyer PDF: Download and [...]

Craft Sale for the RNC 8, December 12, Minneapolis

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Dread holiday shopping? Skip the mall and come buy locally made clothing, gifts and art at the sale to benefit the RNC 8 and Isis Rising, Saturday December 12.

Artists/crafters have been asked to pay a minimum 30% commission to the organizers, with many contributing more.  All the proceeds benefit the RNC8 Legal Defense Fund (www.rnc8.org) and Isis Rising, [...]

Call Out to Crafty People!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Plans are in the works for a craft sale to benefit the RNC 8 Legal Defense Fund and Isis Rising. If you enjoy arts and crafts, genuine democracy and human rights, then it’s time to get out your hot-glue gun and your knitting needles!
The sale will take place all day on Saturday, December 12th, at [...]

“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 the RNC 8 DEFENSE FUND!  [...]

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 “Terrorizing Dissent,” a film documenting the [...]

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 who’re now [...]