Ruling: RNC 8 Will Be Tried Together! RNC 8 To Be Consolidated In One Trial: The RNC 8 respond to Judge Warner’s ruling on several motions; single trial is victory for defense Press Release, RNC 8, December 9th, 2009
Following their October 8, 2009 hearing before Judge Teresa R. Warner, the RNC 8 received word today that they will face a single joint trial, not the eight or three separate trials favored by the office of Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner. The defendants were preemptively arrested before the Republican National Convention began last year, following many months of police infiltration and surveillance of their group, the RNC Welcoming Committee, which helped organize lodging, food, and medical and legal aid for those protesting the convention. [Read more]
RNC Aftermath Police Riots: Lost Stories Alex Lilly, Individual Source, December 1st, 2009
These stories stem from the events that happened at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Although these actions took place in the summer of 2008, the repercussions and trials continue. The outcome of the State versus the People of Minnesota is not yet known. The battles fought between independent journalists and police were the catalyst of what it means to be a citizen journalist in America and how mainstream media portrays your message. What happened here and the outcome of the trials are of the utmost social importance. [Read more]
Report: Adapting to protest British police report informed by events at the London G-20 Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (HMIC), Security Source, November 25th, 2009
HMIC’s report reasserting the principles of the traditional British model of approachable, impartial and accountable policing based on minimum force for major public order events. [Read more]
NEW G20 DOCUMENTARY! Democracy 101 A look at the Pittsburgh G20 protests from the makers of "Terrorizing Dissent" Indymedia, October 3rd, 2009 Made in Pittsburgh within five days of the G20 summit by a team from Pittsburgh Indymedia, Twin Cities Indymedia, Chicago Indymedia, Glassbead Collective, and Mobile Broadcast News, a new documentary: "Democracy 101 (Rough Cut)". Democracy 101 is a look at the policing and pattern of issues that arise during National Special Security Events. Made with footage from the recent repression of dissent in Pittsburgh, salvaged from the broken cameras, stolen video and arrested reporters, and independent journalists from around the country. [Read more]
September 1st Press Conference for Shepard Road RNC arrestees Includes links to media handout materials Press Release, National Lawyers Guild, September 1st, 2009
On September 1, 2009, at 12:30 p.m., a press conference will be held in the park area near the intersection of Shepard Road and Chestnut Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, to announce the filing of a class-action civil rights lawsuit against the City of St. Paul and its law enforcement officials. [Read more]
Thanks for the memories: A year after the RNC Paul Demko, Minnesota Independent, August 31st, 2009
The Republican National Convention opened in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center exactly a year ago. Repercussions from the gathering — and, more significantly, the corresponding protests in the streets — continue to be felt today. The St. Paul Police Department initially vowed that the city would present a welcoming face to Republican delegates and protesters alike. But on the opening day of the convention the streets of downtown St. Paul were lined with hundreds of cops clad head to toe in riot gear. [Read more]
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