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Starhawk: Problems with Police at RNC, Permibus confiscated, etc.
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
Action Alert: Amy Goodman Arrested
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
Highly respected alternative journalist Amy Goodman and two Democracy Now! producers unlawfully arrested at the RNC in Minnesota. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ] ****** Update: The Huffington Post reports that all three Democracy Now! Journalists were released. Story here. ***** Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. […]
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LICSN: 1st time in Human History North Pole can be Circumnavigated
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
news from Long Island Climate Solutions Network Help Find the Carbon Footprint Average for Long Island ! WLIW 21 is producing an hour-long special in September entitled, “Going Green Long Island.” In order to acquire an average individual carbon foot print for Long Island , they need as many individuals as they can to compare […]
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Action Alert! Call Mayors to demand freedom for activists
Posted on September 1, 2008 by kwilder
To demand freedom for any activist detainees, and ask for reason and non-violence from the police at the Republican National Convention events, please consider calling the following numbers. The most publicized for action alerts are the phone for Mayor Chris Coleman and Mayor RT Ryback. The other ones are from related research. Mayor of Minneapolis: […]
Filed under: Action Alert!, Anti-War, Green Party Websites, Green Presidential Campaign 2008, News, Peace, presidential race, progressive politics, third party, US Politics | Tagged: Chris Coleman, demonstrators, Minneapolis, police, Raids, Republican National Convention, RNC, Saint Paul, St. Paul, third parties | 1 Comment »
Note from a New Orleans evacuee
Posted on September 1, 2008 by kwilder
Read the background and letter below.
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Canadian Green Party gets its first member of Parliament
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
Elizabeth May welcomes Blair Wilson as first Green Party MP Green Party leader Elizabeth May is welcoming MP Blair Wilson to the Green Party as the first Green Member of Parliament in Canada. Mr. Wilson, MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, will serve in the Green Party Shadow Cabinet. “Today we make history,” […]
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GP VP Rosa Clemente and other Greens at RNC events in Minnesota
Posted on September 1, 2008 by kwilder
Posted to the Green Party of the United States Diversity Committee list-serve: Rosa Clemente [Green Party Vice Presidential candidate, on the ticket with Cynthia McKinney] will be speaking at the March to the RNC to the End the War on Monday, Sept. 1st in St. Paul. She will also be speaking at the beginning of […]
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Big March at the RNC in Minnesota: Today, Mon. Sept. 1st at 11am
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
From “China View” Anti-war protesters set to stage massive rally at opening day of Republic convention (excerpts) www.chinaview.cn ST. PAUL, the United States, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Anti-war protesters said Sunday that they will still stage a massive rally as the Republican National Convention (RNC) kicks off here on Sept. 1. The convention’s scaled-back activities […]
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Video: Journalists detained near Republican National Convention
Posted on September 1, 2008 by iwilder
Action Alert from Sept. 1st: here. I think the whole thing with the Republican National Convention being shortened is interesting. Could there be more reason than just the hurricane? Changing the schedule will certainly affect the protest plans and media coverage. Weird video, showing activists in handcuffs and guarded by guns in a suburban backyard, […]
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Republican National Convention: geography
Posted on September 1, 2008 by kwilder
Oh! I just looked this up, because I was so confused. Answer to the question: Where is the Republican National Convention being held? And, why does it seem to keep moving from St. Paul to Minneapolis? The state where the Republican National Convention (RNC) is being held in is Minnesota. Minnesota is a midwestern state […]
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