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 [...]
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 [...]
Some of the RNC 8 and support crew will also be in Ashland, WI on February 6. Also below, check out the article about Nathanael Secor recently published in the Ashland Daily Press. Friday February 6th, 5-7pm St.Andrews Episcopal Church 620 3rd St W Ashland, WI 54806 RNC 8 fundraiser – film showing of portions [...]
Feeding people, activism and arrests connect RNC 8′s Nathanael Secor and Robert Czernik Czernik, whose intimates call him “Tumbleweed,” tells this story: In the spring of 1998, he was arrested at a protest in Ohio and spent a week in a county jail. During the week he spent there, he told his cellmate about his [...]
(The case of RNC 8 was featured in this week’s issue of the Twin Cities weekly, City Pages. You can read the article at their website here.) Eight RNC protesters accused of ‘furthering terrorism’ thanks to statute Officials say the RNC 8 plotted to sabotage Xcel, kidnap delegates By Matt Snyders Published on November 11, [...]
RNC 8 defendants Luce Guillen-Givins and Eryn Trimmer appeared on Activist Radio on October 23. You can listen to the interview by going to http://www.classwars.org and clicking on “Oct. 23.” The interview begins at about halfway through the program. From the Twin Cities Daily Planet: The War at Home, an interview with former Chicago 8 [...]
RNC terrorists? Or just young people speaking their minds? Three activists nabbed in pre-convention raid deny any plans for violence by Emily Gurnon Saint Paul Pioneer Press At times, they laugh at how ridiculous it seems. But Monica Bicking and Garrett Fitzgerald weren’t laughing when police broke down the door of their South Minneapolis house [...]
Thanks to the large number of supporters who came to the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) on October 13 to support 6 of the RNC 8 in their appearances, and to all those who participated in “Phone-in Against Phony Charges Day” on Monday. We appreciate the turnout! The lawyers for the 6 whose omnibus [...]
National Press RNC: Anti-War March Organizers Express Solidarity and Respect for Diverse Tactics – Infoshop Dozens recount Republican convention experiences – AP Local Press Unconventional evening: RNC review – Star Tribune Video & Audio Community Conversation about RNC – City of St. Paul Cop actions top complaints at RNC listening session – Minnesota Public Radio [...]