JUNK FOR JUSTICE! Garage sale benefit for the RNC 8 SAT. NOV. 15, 10am to 6pm Walker Community Church, 3104 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis BOOKS! Music & Movies! Clothes! Household goods! Posters/ART! Children’s toys, clothes and more! Clean Out Your Closets for the RNC 8 Defense fund – then, come shop for justice! Drop off [...]
print A Letter from the RNC 8 Dear Friends, Family, and Comrades: We are the RNC 8: individuals targeted because of our political beliefs and work organizing for protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, in what appears to be the first use of Minnesota’s version of the US Patriot Act. The 8 of us [...]
Lamb Lays with Lion presents: Tenebrism- A Benefit for Garrett Scott Fitzgerald and the RNC 8 Friday, September 26, 2008 Lamb Lays with Lion company member Garrett Scott Fitzgerald is one of the 8 (RNC 8) individuals arrested in raids prior to the Republican National Convention. Believing that each individual should be free to express [...]
International Press RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest: An Insider’s Viewpoint – Global Research National Press Courts Deal With Heavy Workload From RNC Arrests – Portland Indymedia Local Press Question about pre-RNC raid raises hackles – Star Tribune City Council DOESN’T call for investigation of Minneapolis police over RNC – Minnesota Independent RNC Arrests: MPLS City [...]
Urgent Community Meeting: Responding to Police Harassment in the Twin Cities Sunday September 21, 2008 3:00 pm Powderhorn Park – Minneapolis map There have been at least eight visits by police to the homes of targeted individuals in the Twin Cities this week, where they have attempted to ask these people questions about their involvement [...]
Forum: Police Tactics @ RNC – Minneapolis, MN Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:30 PM Walker Church 3104 16th Ave S (16th Avenue South at 32nd St.) Minneapolis, MN map A panel forum sponsored by the North East Suburban Greens regarding the police tactics during the RNC in the Twin Cities. The presenters on the panel are people [...]
Defend the RNC 8! Saturday. October 4, 2008 4:00 pm Donations: $5-$250,000 – nobody turned away (ALL proceeds go to legal defense of RNC 8) The location: Mayday Books 301 Cedar Ave. South (basement of HUB Bicycle) West Bank, Minneapolis, MN Map The Meal: Vegan-vegetarian Texas 2-Bean Chile, sweet cornbread, tortilla chips and desserts. Yum! A [...]
Discussion on the RNC Protests – Minneapolis, MN Saturday, September 20 at 2:00 p.m. at the Brian Coyle Center 420 15th Ave S Minneapolis, MN (one block west of Cedar & Riverside intersection; one block from Cedar-Riverside Light Rail station) map What happened and what can we learn from it? Were the protests successful? Why or [...]
*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; [...]
When Protest Is Terrorism: RNC 8 Charged as Terrorists Under State Patriot Act By Bruce Nestor 09/04/08 ICH Ramsey County Charges RNC 8 Under State Patriot Act, Alleges Acts of Terrorism In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors [...]