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.
Coming up on Monday, the trial of Christina Vana and Karen Meissner begins in Ramsey County court; 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.
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