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 called in, all their literature was examined and copied, and their computers were taken and the contents reviewed. They were threatened with seizure of their property and “Felony Obstruction of a Federal Investigation” charges, and one individual was put into a holding cell for over an hour. Eventually they were released and told all belongings had been returned to their vehicle- however, upon return to their vehicle they noted that one computer was missing. After going back into the Inspection Building and noting this discrepancy, it was returned.

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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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- that means no designer SWAG, no red carpets, no wild after-parties. Of course, the next day is Minneapolis’ famous Mayday Parade, and we hope you’ll stick around for that, too. [Read more →]

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 show itself to be a critical time for everyone in the U.S., radical, liberal, and otherwise. [Read more →]

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 [Read more →]

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. [Read more →]

The RNC Welcoming Committee is hosting a second strategizing weekend, May 3rd, 2008. Mark your calendars and prepared to share all the plans you’ve shared and ideas you have for September 2008. Info here.

The RNC Welcoming Committee is delighted to announce an early 2008 tour of these stolen lands we call the United States. Between the end of January and the (as-yet-unnamed, pReNC-like) event we’re planning for Mayday weekend, we’d like to cover the entire country, region by region, spreading antiRNC fervor and gathering feedback, information and resources for next September. The more networking and exchange we have now, the stronger we’ll be come convention crashing time!  For more info, see our tour page.

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!

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. [Read more →]