Working Groups

Two days into the RNC, over 300 people have been arrested, including at least 120 people for felonies--mostly the notoriously vague charge,"conspiracy to riot." With no provocation, police have indiscriminately used rubber bullets, concussion grenades, and chemical irritants to disperse crowds and incapacitate protesters. Many arrestees now being held in Ramsey Co. jail are being denied medical attention. One arrestee with hemophilia and another with asthma are being denied their prescription medication.

East Harlem Residents Denounce Melissa Mark Viverito's History of Supporting Displacement

By Next Left Notes

Carrying signs that said, “Harlem no se vende” (Harlem is not for sale), “We will not be moved” and “El Barrio will not be sold”, the protesters marched down Third Avenue to Viverito’s home. Mothers, fathers and young children held vigil outside the townhouse as activists spoke out against Viverito’s support of gentrification.

CALL FOR HELP! SUPPORT SIX NATIONS AGAINST OPP ATTACKS – ARRESTS, BEATINGS, RANSACKING VEHICLES, ROADBLOCKS, THE WHOLE P&O CIRCUS!

Call to help 519-717-7043; 519-717-7099

MNN. Sept. 1, 2008. THIS IS A CALL FOR HELP. 3 people are in jail. 5 more are surrounded by cops. They need support and supplies. Take #403 to Brantford, exit at Oak Park Road, turn left at the T Junction; take the first right onto Fen Ridge; the site is across from the Proctor & Gamble distribution facility.

Actions Underway, Blockades, Confrontations and Arrests Occurring

Today thousands of activists set out in a coordinated effort to shutdown the Republican National Convention. As this initial report goes out, actions are currently underway all over the city of St. Paul. Sector 1 participants, including many members of the Pittsburgh Organizing Group, began gathering at Wacouta Commons at 11:00 Central time, following the Coalition to March on the RNC's mass march and rally.

“We demand security against kidnapping, too!”

On Tueday August 26, demonstrators accompanied lawyers presenting an appeal against the new sentences handed down last week in the Atenco case without one piece of solid evidence against anyone. Judge Alberto Cervantes, who admitted that the determination of the sentences "came from higher up" has suddenly been replaced. At the same time, there's a buildup in the harrasment of the prisoner support camp outside Molino de Flores prison. The Peoples' Front in Defense of the Land has announced a series of actions.

Distributed by the Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca, Consejo Indígena Popular de Oaxaca-Ricardo Flores Magón, & the Solidarity Without Borders-New York Delegation

Felipe Calderón and Ulises Ruiz Ortiz have set in motion a hunt against APPO and Otra Campaña members. A clear operation of Plan Mexico.

To all the people of Oaxaca, Mexico and the World,

To men and women of good hearts,

To all honest media,

To all human rights organizations,