Part of the Saturday, March 28 National Day of Solidarity with the RNC 8 This first week of spring, get on your bike in solidarity with the RNC 8! Reclaim the sites of last fall’s RNC raids in the Tour de Fletcher. Join us on this legal, fun ride visiting and reclaiming the sites of [...]
Today (Wednesday, January 14) at 3:30 the so-called “Heffelfinger-Luger Commission” is set to release its report on RNC policing before the St. Paul City Council. The commission is led by two former federal prosecutors and includes former cops, a former mayor, and a token civil rights professor – hardly a representative sample of those affected [...]
(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, [...]
National Press Twin Study: Repression At The Republican National Convention – Thomas Good Convicted of Patriotism – Reporter Online Local Press Fletcher on Day 1: ‘This town would have been destroyed’ – TwinCities.com City gets earful over handling of RNC protests – TwinCities.com Unanswered questions about militarization of St. Paul – Star Tribune Blogs & [...]
National Press Policies for Repression – Baltimore Indymedia List of Journalists Arrested at the RNC – Free Press (also lists the charges against journalists) Local Press Ramsey County Sheriffs Still Roaming into Hennepin County on Fishing Expedition – Twin Cities Indymedia St. Paul Police union on RNC security planning: ‘The ball was dropped’ – Minnesota [...]
*For the most up to date information, please visit our Information and Resources page* An Information and Resources page on RNC8.org has been posted. It contains links to the search warrants, affidavits and complaints; press releases and legal support. There are also ideas for getting involved such as donations; a list of benefits and fundraisers; [...]
National Press Mocking Constitutional Rights – Consortium News Local Press Who is Bob Fletcher? – Minnesota Public Radio Video & Audio The View of a Protest - Minnesota Public Radio Sheriff admits use of spies on protesters, ACLU rep responds – Pacifica Radio Network “We Are Not Terrorists”: Activists with the RNC Welcoming Committee Speak Out [...]