Posts Tagged as ‘RNC’

September 20, 2008

SHOW ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE

Part of me feels it is my responsibility as an information disseminator to fill the 16 of you read this blog with information I come across.
This link is of a video taken and later edited of an event on September 1st.  The dude speaking on camera is also the camera man.  He literally burried the [...]

September 3, 2008

RNC Day 2: gas masks, the latest fad

Ripple Effect provided a day of music and activism

Matisyahu

Group hug during Matisyahu’s set

Michael Franti

Police not letting Rage Against the Machine play.  The police think RATM may incite a riot.  Perhaps the police are attempting to incite a riot if they don’t let RATM play.  In the end RATM is not allowed to go on stage.  Instead [...]

September 2, 2008

RNC 2008 Day 1 St Paul – Holy Shit

Yes, I participated in the rally and the march today in St. Paul.  And no I am not an anarchist.  How could I be, I  am way too much of a capitalist.  But  I would like it known that regardless of what the media says, not all those who participated are anarchist.  Others who are not [...]

August 31, 2008

RNC updated indymedia info

Please keep yourself up to date with what is going on in St. Paul and Minneapolis.  Even though CNN and NBC is in town, there are still choices as to what is made public.  For the real stories, the ones they don’t want you to know about, go to Twin Cities Indymedia
Staying informed will help [...]

August 13, 2008

Day 5 of QC and IFLA

Today is my last day at the conference and so far it has been a pretty spectacular day.  I started out at breakfast, sitting by myself when a womyn walked up to me and asked if she could join me, totally like junior high.  I had seen this womyn earlier at the conference and thought [...]

May 22, 2008

Vegan Potluck = Twin Cities Terrorist

I am really excited for the Republican National Convention to make its way to St Paul in September.  I feel so fortunate to live 6 blocks from the excitement that will take place at the Xcel Center and surrounding establishments.  However, I am slightly disappointed that the FBI has not contacted me yet to be [...]