taken from the Minnesota Monitor
by Andy Birkey
Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 12:33:29 PM
As Republican National Convention officials are stocking up on bunting and balloons, booking hotels and ordering canisters of helium, others around the country are equally busy preparing for the Republican nominating committee in the Twin Cites next September. Coming from Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and […]

Thanks to the hard work of the mysterious WC Action Faction, we’re glad to finally offer a downloadable map of St. Paul, highlighting sites of interest throughout the the downtown area. Click here for the map and watch the site for a Minneapolis edition, coming soon!

taken from the Minnesota Monitor
by: Andy Birkey
Wed Oct 24, 2007 at 5:28:26 PM
St. Paul police representatives Thursday told a gathering at St. Thomas University that the Republican National Convention will not be like those of the past decade. Free speech will be prominently honored, while risk to people and property is minimized. Many of […]

16,000 Rooms in 100+ Hotels Booked Throughout Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area
SAINT PAUL, Minn., Nov. 15, PRNewswire-USNewswire
The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced that planners have finalized the official convention hotel block. Roughly 16,000 rooms in more than 100 hotels throughout Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, and the surrounding
areas have been blocked to host many of the […]

taken from the Huffington Post
Posted October 26, 2007, 09:45 AM (EST)
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — Will the 2008 Republican Convention be a blessing or a curse for the Twin Cities? Saint Paul Assistant Police Chiefs Matt Bostrum and Tom Smith sounded optimistic during a no holds barred public Q&A session (sponsored by the Justice and […]

taken from: The Huffington Post
Posted November 6, 2007, 09:04 AM (EST)
Saint Paul-Minneapolis - If you long to wake up in a city that never sleeps, then Saint Paul and Minnneapolis are definitely not your kind of towns.
Around here, people put the cat out and go to bed early. Life is quiet. Political discourse […]

[ December 1, 2007; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] If you are around the Brainerd Lakes area on December 1st, you should come show your support for both the RNC Welcoming Committee and the radicalization of the Brainerd hardcore community!
This show is an attempt to push the hardcore scene in Brainerd into a more radical direction.
$5 suggested
Show up!
Stage dive with the locals!
Prepare for the […]

[ November 16, 2007; 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm. ] This Friday, Nov 16, there is a walkout in protest of the war. the wc will be giving a couple workshops at Macalester (1600 grand ave., st. paul), covering things like: how to form an affinity group, and direct action techniques, all in preparation for the 2008 RNC. Watch this site for specifics in […]

Posters and flyers:
Hilarious RuPaul-themed poster here.

taken from Infoshop, 11/13/07
November 9th through the 11th, Milwaukee hosted the Midwest Anti-RNC Planning consulta. During the Sunday break-out strategizing session, a group met to discuss the possibilities of militant Trans and Queer action against Republican National Convention in 2008.
Those involved in the discussion, expressed their desire for a Trans […]

The Associated Press
November 13, 2007
MINNEAPOLIS - Shrouded in black, with a bandanna masking her face, a self-proclaimed anarchist slips into her combat boots and dashes through town, tossing a Molotov cocktail here, launching a bowling ball there.
The YouTube video is more parody than threat: The flaming cocktail ignites a charcoal grill, and the bowling ball […]