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The RNC 8: Defending the Right to Dissent
By Meredith Aby
St. Paul, MN - Even though the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC) has been over for a year, eight Twin Cities activists are still caught up in its aftermath. The weekend before the RNC, local police led raids on the Convergence Space and the homes of [...]
One year after the fact, much of the corporate media has unsurprisingly looked to the official RNC narrative of the events of August and September, 2008. As one letter to the Minneapolis Star Tribune rebutted:
Last year’s Republican National Convention may have given the Twin Cities a [supposed] $168 million economic boost (Star Tribune, Sept. [...]
In Minnesota, RNC 8 are back in court
This month marks one year since the Republican National Convention came to St Paul, Minnesota where John McCain was crowned as the party’s Presidential candidate. More than 800 protestors were arrested during the 2008 RNC in a week-long crack down by city, county and federal law enforcement agencies.
The [...]
Freedom Fighters or Domestic Terrorists?
Radio Show: People Places and Things
Hosted by: Charing Ball - G-Town Radio
Description: Featuring clips of Francisco Torres and Soffiyah Elijah, of the San Fran 8; Luce Gullien-Givins of the RNC 8; Luis Sanabria, founding member of the National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POW and Ramona Africa, international spokesperson for the [...]
Chicago ABA Award Protest - 7.31.09
Produced by Fred Hickler
Chicago Independent TV
Conventional Wisdom: Reflections on the 2008 RNC Protests
This new documentary examines protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, largely focusing on law enforcement’s reaction to and treatment of protestors and organizers during the Convention. Drawing upon interviews from activists, lawyers, street medics, and law enforcement, among others, Conventional Wisdom is a reflection on what happened [...]
UPDATE: The one activist arrested at the “Tour de Fletcher” had his disorderly conduct charge dismissed a week and a half later for “insufficient evidence.”
Below is a 10-minute video produced by Twin Cities Indymedia chronicling Friday and Saturday’s Twin Cities actions and the strange police conduct. A press release about the success of the action [...]
Max Specktor and Rob Czernik’s talk at the San Francisco Anarchist Bookfair last weekend was recorded by Bay Area Indymedia. Download the mp3 audio here (20:22) or listen on Indybay.org.
Max, Rob and Max’s attorney Larry Leventhal also appeared on Flashpoints, a nationally syndicated radio show based from 94.1 KPFA in Berkeley. Download the mp3 here [...]
This video of the RNC 8 Town Hall Gathering at Walker Community Church on January 25th aired on the local TV show “Our World in Depth” this week. Check it out! (~58 min.)
(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 [...]
