Archive for January, 2008

Endorsement for the March on the RNC

The RNC Welcoming Committee endorses the plans by the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War for a march on the first day of the Republican National Convention, September 1st.
This endorsement comes with the encouragement to protesters to be accepting and respectful of the diverse tactics various groups will employ.  While some […]

Providence, RI

Friday, February 8th, 5pm
75 Waterman Street, Room 301

WC Event in NOLA

Come to learn about the RNC and protest plans from a Twin Cities resident!
Iron Rail Books, 511 Marigny St., New Orleans, LA
January 28th at 7pm

The Wedge is Older than the Wheel
Does so-called assistant police chief Bostrom think these towns are full of suckers?! Bostrom and Jole Kramer’s capitalist MinnPost might think they can seed infighting amongst those of us planning to resist the RNC in 2008 but they didn’t count on the fact that, believe it or not, different […]

Townhall Organizing Press Statement
Read by Sue Damain
01/23/08
Ladies, gentlemen and otherly gendered of the press. It has been a long time since you have heard from the RNC Welcoming Committee. Our group has been without writers since the Writer’s Guild of America went on strike in early November. Earlier this month the late […]

West Coast, Southeast, Southwest

West Coast
Feb 22/23 Grand Forks, ND (UND)
Feb 23/24 Idaho/Montana (tentative)
Feb 25 Seattle, WA
Feb 26 Tacoma, WA (tentative)
Feb 27 Olympia, WA (The Free School, 7pm)
Feb 28 Portland, OR (Reed College 7pm w/David Rovics)
Feb 29 Eugene, OR (7pm, University of Oregon, room 18 of PLC (a tall narrow building just off Kincaid St.)
Mar 2 Berkeley, CA (7pm, Long […]

Willimantic, CT

February 9th, 6-8pm
Wrench in the Works Collective, 861 Main Street
Overview of the RNC and protest plans; q&a.

Map Updates

Check out an updated/corrected “Tourist Map of Downtown St. Paul,” as well as a map of St. Paul Venues, all in our “What We Know” section.  Desktop-viewing and high-res printable versions are available there for downloading.

Syracuse, NY

February 1, 2008, 5pm
Women’s Information Center, 601 Allen St, Syracuse, NY 13210
5pm: Overview of RNC and protest plans.
7pm: Potluck dinner
Later: Informal strategizing session.

Philadelphia, PA

February 11, 2008, 7pm
LAVA, 4134 Lancaster Ave.
Overview and discussion.

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