Conspiracy Tour 2010 Slinking Into Your Town This Summer!
RNC 8, July 3rd, 2010
The State of Minnesota alleges that organizing a convergence space for protesters to have meetings, eat free meals, and check teh interwebs (on computers that an FBI informant helpfully set up!) makes the RNC 8 guilty of conspiracy. The Federal government claims that Scott DeMuth’s writings and associations suggest that he is an anarchist and therefore a domestic terrorist, making him guilty of conspiracy under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. We say organizing resistance to state repression isn’t conspiracy. It’s survival. We say living our lives according to our principles isn’t terrorism. It’s our right. We say we’ll continue organizing no matter how much the state tries to destroy us and our communities. [Read more]
Free dinner on May 18th with the RNC 8
RNC 8, May 18th, 2010
Come join the RNC 8 and friends for a free dinner in May! After 4 long days of hearings over the past few weeks, we’ll have plenty of updates to share on the case. We’ll also have plenty of yummy food to share including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options! [Read more]
Court Report and Today's Schedule
Courtwatch Working Group, Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), May 14th, 2010
 Today we are back in Courtroom 1080. We will be here from 9 AM to about 4:30. Come anytime. As of yesterday, the security infrastructure has downgraded us to a mere curiosity. The Sheriff's Department is evidently not too worried about "violent anarchists" in the building. They declined to provide a single uniformed officer to watch over us. With all the budget cut-backs, they need those officers to mind prisoners who pose a more immediate threat to public safety. A lone plain-clothes deputy sat at the back of the courtroom -- a buddy of Jay Maher, who was in uniform and on the witness stand. (I suppose that counts as 2 deputies). I imagine Maher was glad to see a friendly face in the audience. [Read more]
Court Report and Schedule for this week
Hearings will be held on Thursday May 13th and Friday May 14th from 9 AM to 5 PM with a break for lunch
Courtwatch Working Group, Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), May 12th, 2010
 We are listening to undercover informants testify about whether they ever heard the defendants agree to injure people or damage property. So far, an undercover sheriff's deputy has testified that she followed them around for a year and she's got nothing. We heard some funny stories though -- like the time the three informants went to case a building for a banner drop. There was no one else with them -- it was just the government agents conspiring to commit illegal acts! [...] Hearings will be held on Thursday May 13th and Friday May 14th from 9 AM to 5 PM with a break for lunch. [Read more]
Courtwatch Schedule for May
Courtwatch Working Group, Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), May 1st, 2010
Joseph Slavin and RNC 8 cases latest. There will be a pre-trial hearing for the RNC 8 on May 3, 4, 5, 6 and May 13 and 14. [Read more]
Courtwatch Schedule: John Slavin, RNC 8
Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), April 13th, 2010
Today's trial call for out-of-town defendant John Slavin has been canceled. There will be a hearing to change his plea on April 13th at 9 AM at the Ramsey County Courthouse. There will be Pre-trial hearings for the RNC 8 on May 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and (the following week) May 13th and 14th. [Read more]
RNC 8 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
"The Criminalization of Dissent-In Defense of the RNC 8"
RNC 8, April 5th, 2010
Garret Fitzgerald and Max Specktor of the RNC 8 will be speaking on the criminalization of dissent in the midwest during the 2008 Republican National Convention, and the state repression that they and fellow organizers are facing as they prepare for their upcoming trial. The two-hour event will include a lecture, discussion, and video/slide-show. [Read more]
Court Solidarity and a Free Supporters’ Lunch on February 2
RNC 8, February 2nd, 2010
The Hearing:
9 AM to 4 PM with a break for lunch.
Ramsey County Courthouse, Room 131-B
15 W. Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul
The Lunch:
11:30 to 1:30 (or somewhere in between)
Central Presbyterian Church
500 Cedar Street, St. Paul [Read more]
RNC8 Hearing Tuesday, Feb. 2nd
Courtwatch, Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), February 2nd, 2010
There is a motion hearing for the RNC8 on Tuesday, February 2nd at the Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W. Kellogg Boulevard; St. Paul, MN) Room 131B. It starts at 9 AM and will run all day, with a break for lunch. The purpose is to take care of all the pre-trial motions and schedule a date certain for the trial. Probably not all the pre-trial motions will be gotten through; some will be handled at a later date yet to be scheduled. [Read more]
Courtwatch Schedule, January & February 2010
Courtwatch, Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure (CRASS), January 4th, 2010
Elliot Hughes is on Trial Call at 9 AM on January 11th, 2010 (CANCELLED: Rescheduled or March 8th at 9 AM) at the Ramsey County Courthouse. There will be a huge hearing for the RNC8 starting at 9 AM on February 2nd, 2010. [Read more]
Rescheduled Hearing: Rally and Court Solidarity for the RNC 8 on October 8
RNC 08 Report, October 7th, 2009
Originally slated for August and then cancelled at the last minute, the RNC 8’s scheduling and motion hearing has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 8 at 9am in room 1040 of the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul. Once again - barring further delays - all of the RNC 8 and their attorneys will be in attendance. Please join them! [Read more]
Max Specktor in Court September 29, 9am
RNC 8, September 29th, 2009
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. [Read more]
Terrorizing Dissent Screening in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project, Activist Group, September 23rd, 2009
September 23, 2009 at 5:30 am
Room 111, Barco Law Building, 3990 Forbes Ave., Pgh, PA 15213 [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]
One Year Later, Keep up the Pressure: Call-in Sept. 1 and Visit Gaertner at the State Fair
RNC 8, September 1st, 2009
We are asking people across the country to take a few minutes on Tuesday, September 1 - the one-year anniversary of the RNC resistance - to contact Ramsey County Attorney (and aspiring Democratic candidate for Governor) Susan Gaertner and tell her to DROP THE CHARGES! It’s been a full year of dragging community members through the mud, wasted taxpayer dollars, and embarrassment for Susan’s campaign. Enough is enough! [Read more]
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2004 Republican National Convention in NY,
2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver,
Harassment of Glass Bead Collective journalists (night of Aug 26th/early morning of Aug 27th),
Critical Mass Bike Ride at Loring Park (Aug 29th),
Raid on Convergence Center at 627 Smith Ave S, St. Paul, MN (Aug 29th),
Raid on 951 Iglehart Ave, St. Paul, MN where i-Witness Video were staying (Aug 30th),
Raid on 2301 23rd Ave South, Minneapolis, MN (Aug 30th) Food Not Bombs home. Nathanael David Secor arrested,
Raid on 3500 Harriet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (Aug 30th),
Raid on 3240 17th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN (Aug 30th) - Garrett Scott Fitzgerald, Eryn Chase Trimmer, Monica Rachel Bicking arrested,
Liberty Parade on Nicollet Mall (Aug 31st),
Vets for Peace Solumn Funeral Procession (Aug 31st),
March on the RNC to Stop the War (Sep 1st),
Vandalism in downtown St. Paul (Sept 1st),
Democracy Now staff arrests (Sep 1st),
Mass Arrest of Harriet Island "Take Back Labor Day" concert-goers on Shepard Road (Sep 1st),
Ripple Effect Concert at the State Capitol (Sep 2nd),
Mears Park Poor People's Rally & March for Our Lives (Sept 2nd),
Near-raid on i-Witness Video space at 1595 Selby Ave (Sep 3rd),
Mass arrest of Rage Against The Machine concert goers in Minneapolis (Sept 3rd),
Student Strike Against the RNC (Sep 4th),
"No Peace for the Warmakers" Rally & Demonstration (Sep 4th),
Mass arrest on Marion St Bridge (Sept 4th),
Community Conversation about the RNC (Sep 24th), RNC Public Review Safety Commission public hearing (Nov 6th), G-20 Protests in London (March-April 2009), G-20 protests in Pittsburgh (24-25 September 2009), RNC 8 evidentiary hearings (May 2010), G-20 Protests in Toronto (26-27 June 2010), RNC 8 Final Court Appearance (19 October 2010)
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BOSTROM, Matt (Assistant Police Chief of St. Paul),
CHOI, John (St. Paul City Attorney),
COLEMAN, Christopher B. (St. Paul Mayor),
DARBY, Brandon (A.K.A. "CHS 1", paid informant who infiltrated Austin protesters),
DARST, Andrew (A.K.A. "Panda", "CRI 2", paid informant who infiltrated RNC Welcoming Committee), DEPALMA, Matthew (Michigan Molotov Case),
DOLAN, Tim (Minneapolis Police Chief),
FLETCHER, Bob (Ramsey County Sheriff),
GAERTNER, Susan (Ramsey County Attorney),
GOODMAN, Amy (Democracy Now, arrested Sept 1st),
GROSS, Michelle (Communities United Against Police Brutality),
HARRINGTON, John (St. Paul Police Chief),
HEFFELFINGER, Tom (Former U.S. Attorney) and LUGER, Andy (former Assistant U.S. Attorney),
HUGHES, Elliot (alleged torture under Ramsey County Sheriff's care),
JOHNSON, Jason (Tased in Mears Park on Day 2),
KELLY, Mick (Banner carrier shot with projectile at point blank on Day 4/Arrested for distributing leaflets about RNC march at Obama rally),
LANE, Leah (abusive arrest on Day 4 captured on CNN and Fox 9),
LUBINSKI, Sharon (Assistant Police Chief of Minneapolis),
MAHONEY, Dave (Accused of dropping sandbag onto I-94 freeway on Day 1),
MULHOLLAND, Ann (St. Paul Deputy Mayor),
NESTOR, Bruce (President of National Lawyers Guild, Minnesota Chapter),
PAWLENTY, Tim (Governor of Minnesota), ROWLEY, Coleen (retired FBI 9/11 whistle-blower and peace activist),
"RNC 8" Arrestees (Monica BICKING, Robert CZERNIK, Garrett FITZGERALD, Luce Guillen GIVINS, Erik OSELAND, Nathanael SECOR, Max SPECTOR, and Eryn TRIMMER),
RYBACK, R.T. (Minneapolis Mayor),
SMITH, Keith (17-year-old protester allegedly beaten by police on Day 1),
SULLIVAN, Karen (Undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Anti-War Committee),
SUNDIN, Jess (March on the RNC organizer, Anti-War Committee),
"TEXAS TWO" Arrestees (Bradley Neal CROWDER and David MCKAY),
THUNE, Dave (Ward 2 Council Member for St. Paul)
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