RNC Welcoming Committee

Entries from December 2007

Pre-Meeting Orientation

December 31st, 2007

[ January 6, 2008; 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm. January 27, 2008; 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. February 17, 2008; 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm. March 9, 2008; 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. March 30, 2008; 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ] An orientation for WC newcomers. Every 3rd Sunday, 1/2 an hour before the regular meeting starts.

[Read more →]

Chicago: Trans/Queer antiRNC convergence

December 31st, 2007

[ April 5, 2008 to April 6, 2008. ] The weekend of April 5th radical Trans and Queer folk will converge in Chicago to strategize against the Republican National Convention to be held in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Organizers from the RNC Welcoming Committee and Unconventional Action, along with various other groups from all over the US, have called for a three tiered strategy to blockade […]

[Read more →]

Frederick, MD: regional antiRNC/DNC consulta

December 22nd, 2007

[ January 26, 2008 to January 27, 2008. ] more info here.

The Frederick consulta is being held at the Frederick Cultural Arts center which is located at 15 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701.

On January 26th and 27th

Saturday
11-12: Combating Gentrification
12-12:10: ACTIVITY
12:10-1:10: Recuitment Truth.
1:10-1:20: ACTIVITY
1:20-3:20: Street Blockading
3:20-3:30: ACTIVITY
3:30-4:30: African Issues (African People’s socialist party)
4:30-4:40: ACTIVITY
4:40-6:40: Legal Aid

Sunday
11-1: Staying Safe In The Streets
1-1:20: ACTIVITY
1:20-4:20: Police Tactics
4:20-4:40: […]

[Read more →]

Binghamton, NY: Northeast UA Consulta

December 22nd, 2007

[ January 19, 2008 to January 21, 2008. ] info here.

[Read more →]

1st Saturdays: No RNC-Iowa Meeting

December 22nd, 2007

Meets the first Saturday of every month, in meeting room A of the Iowa City Public Library:
123 S Linn St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
FFI: fellowworker(a)yahoo.com or velocipedeinfoshop(a)riseup.net

[Read more →]

Jan 26: Resisting the RNC: Minnesota Town Hall Organizing Meeting

December 18th, 2007

The Republican National Convention (RNC) is coming to our backyard in September 2008
Feeling angry? Want to do something?
Come to Resisting the RNC: Minnesota Town Hall Organizing Meeting
Saturday, January 26th, 2pm
Walker Community United Methodist Church
3104 16th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Flyer here: rnc_townmeeting_01-26-2008-1.pdf
Please join us for a gathering of those who have already started organizing to […]

[Read more →]

Resisting the RNC: Minnesota Town Hall Organizing Meeting

December 18th, 2007

[ January 26, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] (Spanish follows)

Flyer here: rnc_townmeeting_01-26-2008-1.pdf

The Republican National Convention (RNC) is coming to our backyard in Sept. 2008
Feeling angry? Want to do something?
Come to Resisting the RNC: Minnesota Town Hall Organizing Meeting

Saturday, January 26th, 2pm
Walker Community United Methodist Church
3104 16th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Please join us for a gathering of those who have already started […]

[Read more →]

Ask Santa for REVOLUTION this X-mas

December 18th, 2007

If you’re like us, every year you tell your family and friends not to buy into the commercialism by getting you holiday gifts, but instead of getting nothing you get a sweater from the gap and a stick of deodorant.
NOT THIS YEAR
Put the RNC-Welcoming Committee on your holiday list. Tell Mom, Dad, and Uncle Frank […]

[Read more →]

Caucus of the Future

December 17th, 2007

[ January 2, 2008 to January 3, 2008. ] A radical alternative to the Iowa Caucuses, in Des Moines.  info here: http://www.caucusofthefuture.com/

[Read more →]

A Summary of the NoRNC-IA Consulta

December 16th, 2007

Sheets and sheets of ice blanketed us all day as we awaited the meeting time. Not just us, of course, but the rest of our miserable state as well, especially those areas we were expecting comrades to com in from. By the time 5 pm rolled around the ice storm had mostly ended, mostly. Everything […]

[Read more →]