Archive for May, 2008

Coalition to March on the RNC Going to Federal Court Today

Friday, May 16th, 2008

The city has been dragging its feet issuing permits for protests at the Republican National Convention. As a result, The Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War is heading to federal court today to secure a permit for the mass march on September 1. This permit is important ...

FBI Seeking Out Informants in Twin Cities

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

The MidwestGreenScare blog is reporting that the FBI approached someone in the Twin Cities, offering to pay him or her to attend vegan potlucks and report on them to the FBI. Presumably the Twin Cities police and FBI believe that vegan potlucks are good opportunities for young folks to meet ...

Posters from the 2004 RNC in NYC

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Have you seen this gallery of posters that went up all over NYC right before the the 2004 Republican National Convention? With a few changes some of these posters could certainly be used again this time around. Here are some of the really good ones: Be sure to check out the gallery ...

Recreate 68 and ACLU Sue Secret Service and City of Denver

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Recreate 68 Alliance along with the American Indian Movement of Colorado, Escuela Tlatelolco, Code Pink, Troops Out Now Coalition, Tent State University, and others filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court with cooperating attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union.  The suit is asking that the City of Denver and ...

Daily Show Will Broadcast Live from Conventions

Monday, May 5th, 2008

As a part of Comedy Central's Indecision 2008 coverage, Jon Stewart will be broadcasting live from the conventions. They're planning to be in Denver, CO during the Democratic National Convention and St Paul, MN during the Republican National Convention. I wonder how Stewart will cover the demonstrations. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Daily Show Will Broadcast ...