Defend the RNC 8! The Struggle for Justice After the RNC Wednesday, April 29 – 7pm Coffman Student Union Room 324 University of Minnesota 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis The RNC 8 are a group of Twin Cities residents, nearly all in their 20s, who were initially charged with conspiracy to riot in furtherance of [...]

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 [...]

All hearings are at the Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard in St. Paul, courtrooms TBA (you can always check the TV screens on the ground floor for courtroom assignments). Max Specktor: Tuesday, February 24, 1:30pm Monica Bicking: Tuesday, February 24, 1:30pm (schedule change – previously listed as 2:30) Luce Guillen-Givens: Friday, February 27, [...]

(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, [...]

Section 3 – “And Then They Came For the Anarchists” -  of the new documentary by the Glass Bead Collective and Twin Cities Indymedia, Terrorizing Dissent: Election Cut.  This ~35min. segment includes new footage of the pre-convention raids and interviews with the RNC 8 and allies discussing their case.

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 [...]