RNC Protests: 16 park permits issued by St. Paul

[struggle4progress]

By Paul Demko , Minnesota Independent
June 26, 2008

The City of St. Paul has issued 16 park permits for gatherings of at least 25 people during the Republican National Convention. The permits have been provided to seven different groups planning events at the five downtown parks where such gatherings will be allowed. Most of the groups are expressly opposed to Republican policies, such as Women Against Military Madness, the Welfare Rights Committee and True Blue Minnesota. But at least one organization staging an RNC event, Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission, is supportive of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An additional six permit applications have so far been rejected by the city’s parks and recreation department because of too much demand. The successful applicants were determined through a lottery process.

Only five parks are available for events during the RNC. An additional eight locations, including Rice Park, Kellogg Park and Landmark Plaza, will not be open to gatherings, owing to either security concerns or because they’re reserved for convention activities ...

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/06/25/rnc-protests-16-park-permits-issued-st-paul.html

More details at link

[jwirr]

1. If they think they can keep us from protesting then I have a suggestion:

I wonder what would happen if we all took our cars to St. Paul and just drove around until we had a traffic jamb? Expensive but doable.

[Another Bill C.]

2. It wouldn't take much

to create a traffic jam in St. Paul. The convention will probably do a good job of that all by itself.

[annm4peace]

3. We have all kinds of "Gatherings" happening for the RNC

we have one for just about anyone.. so please come to MN in September.. we'd love to have you.
I'm taking the whole week off for fellowship, and educating (or what some call protesting)
for all the events:


* Peace and Positive energy * Non Protesting *

Sept 2-3 Solution driven conference
http://www.peaceisland.us/home.html

Sept 4th
Music and Peace picnic. Great music and kite flying also (Pete Seeger's grandson Tao Seeger, and Larry Long, Gospel Gossip) MN Eyes Wide Open
http://theunconvention.com/projects/peace-island-picnic/
:grouphug: :loveya: :beer: :hippie:
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August 31st.
* Veterans * (and those who love them) and *Active Duty Military and their Families *
Veterans for Peace MN's Red Wing Chapter and Chapter 27
Solemn and quiet wall to place over 4000 cardboard tombstone cutouts at Xcel Center.
Week before RNC
National Veterans for Peace Convention
http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/ Many attendee's are staying for RNC

:patriot:
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*Labor * the have this picnic every Sept 1st. Minnesota is very Union
Harriet Island. Sept 1st.

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Protest (or as I call Educate), March, Rally Large Coalition of groups.
Sept 1st
http://www.marchonrnc.org/

Sept 2nd March For Our Lives: Money For Health Care And Housing Not For War!
http://www.economichumanrights.org/updates/M4OL_schedule.html


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I don't think Anarchist give a damn about a permit.

http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/120/

I just know that I need to get out my bike and get in shape cause that might be the only way to get around St. Paul from Sept 1st to Sept 4th.

:headbang: :nuke: :evilgrin: