When we are mobilizing against injustice or defending targets of state repression in our communities, we say we do so Because We Live Here. We do live here, and we refuse to accept white supremacy, colonialism and xenophobia as normative in our cities. But it is important to examine who we mean by the We [...]
Today was the fourth day of the RNC 8 hearings. Most of the day was spent questioning Sergeant Jay Maher of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department Special Investigations Unit, who conducted extensive surveillance leading up to and following the RNC, worked with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department informants and supervised some of the raids. Chris [...]
Today was a continuation of the Florence hearing to establish whether there was probable cause for the charges against the RNC 8. The entirety of the day was spent obtaining testimony from Marilyn Hedstrom, a.k.a. “Norma Jean Johnson”–a deputy from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department who attended RNC Welcoming Committee meetings and events undercover for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
DEFEND ALL TARGETS OF STATE REPRESSION: SOLIDARITY TO CARRIE FELDMAN AND SCOTT DEMUTH from the RNC 8 Defense Committee (www.rnc8.org) Since the RNC 8 were first arrested and charged with terrorism last year, we have understood that they are not the first nor the last to be targeted by overzealous authorities for their effective political [...]
Susan Gaertner–the prosecutor with the power to drop the charges on the RNC 8–must be betting on out-state support to save her struggling campaign for Governor. After all, by casting her luck with the embattled Bob Fletcher, her reputation in the Twin Cities is kind of sour. On Monday, November 9, she’ll be heading south [...]
The newest RNC documentary, produced by the Chicago Independent Media Center, features RNC 8 co-defendants Rob Czernik, Garrett Fitzgerald and Luce Guillen-Givins; RNC 8 attorney Robert Kolstad; volunteers/arrestees from the Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), and others impacted by the convention. One year after the 2008 Republican National Convention, the Chicago Independent Media Center [...]
FROM NORTHSTAR HEALTH COLLECTIVE – THE FOLKS WHO PROVIDED MEDICS, TEAR GAS WASHDOWN, CRISIS AND EMERGENCY CARE DURING THE RNC. WHAT: a free three-hour post RNC-related event offering healing by body workers, self-care & friend-care workshops, referrals, & RNC aftercare information. Featuring Two Workshops: “How to Support Those Close to Me Who are Still Dealing [...]
The Right to Dissent-Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) is a nonviolent, non-partisan feminist organization that has worked in solidarity with others, since its founding in January 1982, to create a system of social equality, self-determination and justice through education, action and the empowerment of women. WAMM’s purpose is to dismantle [...]