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Picket RNC 8 Lead Prosecutor Susan Gaertner in St. Peter

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 22:33
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11/09/2009 16:45

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.

Call Out to Crafty People for the RNC 8!

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 14:55
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Plans are in the works for a craft sale to benefit the RNC 8 Legal Defense Fund and Isis Rising. If you enjoy arts and crafts, genuine democracy and human rights, then it’s time to get out your hot-glue gun and your knitting needles!

FREE Chili Feed with the RNC 8!

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 08:02
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10/27/2009 18:00

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Come enjoy a delicious FREE MEAL prepared by the RNC 8 and friends!

This month, a chili feed featuring 8-bean conspiracy chili - so good it's criminal. We may not be able to warm Bob Fletcher's heart, but this chili will at least warm yours!

Court Report from the RNC 8's October 8 Hearing

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 12:46
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Thanks to everyone who attended the rally and court solidarity for the RNC 8 on October 8! Enough supporters showed up that the court staff agreed to switch to a larger courtroom. Not only that, but even in the larger room, we took up enough space that the customary sad-looking undercover investigators needed to stand the entire time.

Gaertner: Drop the Charges Or We'll Drop Your Campaign

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 09:38
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10/01/2009 17:00

GAERTNER: DROP THE CHARGES OR WE'LL DROP YOUR CAMPAIGN

RNC 8 Defense Committee - 3:30 Sunday

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 15:30
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09/20/2009 15:30

The next meeting of the RNC 8 Defense Committee is this Sunday!  We've got several events coming up - help us organize to defend our friends and neighbors.

FREE WAFFLE DINNER with the RNC 8!

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 13:11
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The RNC 8 invite you to a FREE dinner (cooked by them!) on Tuesday, September 29, from 6-7:30pm. The dinner will be in the basement of Walker Church, 3104 16th Ave S, in Minneapolis.

Court Solidarity for Max Specktor of the RNC 8

Submitted by friendsofthernc8 on Tue, 09/08/2009 - 13:07
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In advance of the upcoming hearing for all of the RNC 8, Max Specktor is scheduled to be in court at 9am on Tuesday, September 29. Max and his lawyer Larry Leventhal will argue a motion to suppress evidence regarding the contents of the vehicle in which he was a passenger when the vehicle was searched without a warrant on September 1, 2008.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Commemorates One Year After RNC Resistance

Submitted by haloka on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 19:59
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Update 9/1: Meissner/Vana case settled

This week marks the first year anniversary of RNC resistance in St. Paul. One year after the biggest police mobilization and one of the largest days of protest, civil disobedience and direction action in Minnesota history, the work of resisting the RNC and accompanying state repression continues.

On Friday, RNC 8 supporters picketed prosecutor Susan Gaertner's planned appearance at a gubernatorial candidate forum, a day after performing outside her no-show state fair booth.  Also that day, the large anniversary critical mass ride visited the occupation of Rosemary Williams' home on Clinton Avenue.  Then on Saturday, participants in Re:Activism Twin Cities met at the Black Dog Cafe in St. Paul before visiting historic sites throughout downtown and completing street theater, protest, and consciousness-raising challenges about the RNC and local history (see photos by Alan).
 
Coming up on Monday, the trial of Christina Vana and Karen Meissner begins in Ramsey County court (Details here); the two are accused of aiding and abetting assault last September 1 and are asking for court solidarity. On Tuesday, a press conference will be held at 12:30 at the site of the Shepard Road mass arrest last Labor Day, in which over 200 people were corralled along the Mississippi.  Lawyers there will announce the filing of a class-action civil rights lawsuit.  Also that day, the RNC 8 Defense Committee has organized a national call-in to Gaertner's county and campaign offices before her appearance at a gubernatorial debate at the fair that evening.
 
Related: CRASS: 1-Year Anniversary Media Packet PDF (Excerpted Below) w/ Updates, Video Links, and More | RNC08Report: A Citizen's Archive | TCIMC: All stories tagged RNC | Terrorizing Dissent: download the documentary | Remembering the RNC by Sheila Regan, journalist arrested 9/4/08 | And it goes on... September 22-25: Resist the G20 in Pittsburgh
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