RNC Welcoming Committee

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Online Housing Board for 2008 Protests

July 14th, 2008

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY
http://NoRNC.org/stay
2008 Republican National Convention "officials" have announced that they reserved "more than 16,000 hotel rooms in 101 area hotels" for convention delegates, media, and other glitterati. The biggest, best, and most expensive of these accommodations will go to John McCain and George Bush, who will relax in their private jacuzzis all night […]

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Radio show now available for download

July 11th, 2008

Need something to play at the infoshop? Trying to convince a friend that anarchists are friendly folk? Wondering about Johnny Cash’s take on the black question?
Now you can download our hour-long radio show that aired live on KFAI in the Twin Cities last Sunday. We talked about what the RNC is from […]

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Twin Cities Radical Community Meeting on Sexual Assault and the RNC

July 7th, 2008

Saturday, July 19th
1-4 PM
Walker Library
2880 Hennepin Avenue
(Lagoon & Henepin)
Minneapolis MN 55408
The RNC Welcoming Committee is calling for a meeting of all Twin Cities radicals interested in working to combat rape culture and deal with sexual assault within the context of the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Sexual assault happens every day. It happens within […]

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In the TC? Live indoors? We need your help!

April 3rd, 2008

Dear Friends and Allies in the Twin Cities,
Over the course of the first weekend in May, from May 2nd – 4th, several hundred activists from around the country are converging in the Twin Cities for a strategizing session hosted by the RNC Welcoming Committee (RNC-WC). This event, the pReNC 5.3, will allow people organizing […]

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pReNC 5.3: the time for RSVPs is now

March 31st, 2008

The pReNC 5.3 is the second national gathering for planning radical resistance to the 2008 Republican National Convention. It will take place on May 3rd in the Twin Cities.
During the first pReNC, over 100 anarchists and anti-authoritarians came together and created a general strategy to maximize our effectiveness at the RNC. Since then there have […]

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RNC WELCOMING COMMITTEE ORDERS TASERS FOR EVERY PROTESTOR

March 14th, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 13, 2008
Press Contact: Diablo Bush, rncwcmedia (a) riseup.net
RNC WELCOMING COMMITTEE ORDERS TASERS FOR EVERY PROTESTOR
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The RNC Welcoming Committee (RNC-WC), an anarchist and anti-authoritarian organizing body based in the Twin Cities, announced today that it has ordered tasers for each of its members and friends. The announcement comes on […]

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Statement on detention at Canadian Border

February 9th, 2008

Early on the morning of February 2, 2008, the RNC Welcoming Committee’s Northeast Tour was denied entry to Canada- and had to cancel all Canadian events. Upon attempting to backtrack into the US, they were detained for 4 1/2 hours. During this time, officials from both the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI were […]

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Map Updates

January 18th, 2008

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.

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Requesting feedback on the pReNC

January 15th, 2008

Hey,
As you may have heard, the RNC Welcoming Committee is hosting a second planning convergence, pReNC 5.3, on May 3rd of this year. This time around, what we have in mind is an intense, all-day strategizing and organizing session. It’ll be stripped of all the pReNC’s fanfare, in favor of getting down to business- […]

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NorthEast Anarchist Network Endorses WC Call to Action

January 13th, 2008

Some folks from the NorthEast Anarchist Network (NEAN) came to the Twin Cities this weekend and delivered the below endorsement of the WC on behalf of their group:
To the RNC-Welcoming Committee:
We are the NorthEast Anarchist Network, and we have reached consensus regarding endorsement of your public Call to Action.
This new year of 2008 will soon […]

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