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Press Release for Sept 25th G-20 March

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Thousands to March to the G20 Summit to Bring the Peoples’ Demands:

Money for Human Needs, Not for Wars and Occupations – Environmental Justice for the Earth and its Inhabitant – Jobs and Health Care for All

WHAT: Permitted rally and “Peoples’ March” to G20 Summit

WHO: Thomas Merton Center Antiwar Committee and 40+ endorsing groups

WHEN: Friday, September 25, 2009, 12:00pm - 5pm (opening rally starts at 12:00pm)

WHERE: The plans for Friday are:

· 12:00 pm – Opening Rally at the corner of Fifth and Craft Avenues in Oakland.

· 2:00pm – Protestors will march down Fifth Avenue to the City County Building Downtown for a speak-out.

· 3:00pm – They will march down Grant St. to the Federal Building for another speak-out.

· 3:30pm – They will march down 10th St. to a block from the G20 and then conclude the march.

At least three feeder marches are being organized to join the march along the route.

Angry at the lack of opportunity for public input at the upcoming G20 Summit and the escalating global economic and environmental crises, the Thomas Merton Center and its Antiwar Committee are organizing a permitted march to make sure the peoples’ demands are heard. “Anyone who has lost a job, a home, a loved one to war, lost value to a retirement plan, gotten sick from environmental pollution, or lived without adequate healthcare, water, or food has been directly affected by policies set by the G20 and should join us on Sept. 25th,” said Jessica Banner of the Antiwar Committee. Thousands of people from around the nation are expected to participate in the Peoples’ March.

“We have the right to be seen, heard, and considered,” said Pete Shell of the Antiwar Committee. Although the Merton Center applied for a permit, the City has responded by saying that they can’t guarantee the group’s right to march because the Secret Service will be taking over the event. “We call on the city to defend our right to march to a block from the convention center on Friday, and to use Point State Park for the week of the summit. We want the world to see that Pittsburgh is a place where democracy is practiced and the right to assemble and dissent is allowed.”

Dr. Regina Birchem, a resident of Irwin, PA and former President of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), notes that, “Though the G20 documents from past meetings have acknowledged the inequalities and the many who suffer and die of starvation, the world leaders’ policies of exploitation and exclusion continue. The agenda of accumulation of resources and wealth is protected with enormous military expenditures and increasingly sophisticated surveillance technologies.” WILPF – U.S. Section is an endorser of the march.

Many march organizers are motivated by their opposition to the economic and military policies that continue to protect large profits instead of affording people their basic needs and rights. “The Democrats have sold us out, again. The only thing Obama’s kept his promise on is expanding the losing war in Afghanistan,” said Albert Petrarca of Pittsburgh. “We need to re-build the mass movements and it starts with the G20 in Pittsburgh,” he continued. The Antiwar Committee invites all people of Pittsburgh and beyond to nonviolently bring its demands to the summit by joining the Peoples’ March on September 25.

Endorsed by the North Star Republic.

Additional Info:

www.pittsburghendthewar.org – TMC Antiwar Committee web site

http://g20media.org – Merton Center G20 media web site

www.ThomasMertonCenter.org – Thomas Merton Center web site

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“The Ascendancy of Obama…and The Continued Need for Resistance and Liberation: A Dialogue Between Cornel West & Carl Dix”

Friday, August 14th, 2009

An in depth discussion of the presidency of Obama and the need for revolutionary work and organization to not only continue but to kick into high gear!

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March on the Banks

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

Protest & March: Tell Wells Fargo to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions!
Saturday, August 15th @ 11am @ Lake & Clinton Avenues, Minneapolis, March @ 11:15 to Wells Fargo office @ Nicollet & E. 31st Street
Organized by the MN People’s Bailout Coalition, FFI: 612-822-8020 or mn-peoples-bailout.org, Endorsed by the NSR

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Discussion & Potluck:  What will be the impact of the Obama administration on US foreign policy?  And what does this mean for the peace movement?
Tuesday, June 16th @ 6pm @ May Day Books (below Midwest Mountaineering), 301 Cedar Avenue, Mpls
Come discuss and eat with members of the anti-war movement the questions on everyone’s minds:  Will Obama start a war with North Korea?  Will he actually end the war on Iraq?  What can we do to end the war on Afghanistan?  Is Obama a force for peace and statehood for the Palestinians?  Bring some tasty food to share.  Organized by the Anti-War Committee

Stop Foreclosures – Stop Evictions:  Solidarity with Rosemary Williams
Court Case Continues: Tuesday, June 16 @ 12:30 pm
Rally & Speak Out @ 5th Street Plaza, Hennepin County Government Center, Downtown Minneapolis, 1:30 pm Attend Trial, Room 1400-A
Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident of Minneapolis’ Central neighborhood, has won wide community support in her struggle to prevent her mortgage company from foreclosing on her home and evicting her.  On June 16 & 22, Ms. Williams will return to court seeking an end to the foreclosure process. This is one of the first legal battles against a foreclosure in Minnesota.  Ms. Williams is contesting the foreclosure and eviction on several grounds. Hundreds of neighbors, friends and community members have signed legal requests to intervene in her case. Her supporters argue that her eviction, which will lead to another vacant home, would create a public nuisance for the entire neighborhood.  Low-income neighborhoods with high concentrations of people of color have been the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.  The public is encouraged to attend the trial and show solidarity with Ms. Williams and her fight against foreclosure and eviction. Send a message to the banks and mortgage companies as well as the politicians: Stop the foreclosures, working people and low-income people need a bailout, not the banks!  For more information: MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout 612-296-5649

10 Years of Resistance to War:  the Lake St/ Marshall Peace Vigil
Wednesday, June 17 5 - 8:30 pm
Come to a special vigil, potluck, & speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war & occupation & to share “bridge stories”.
5pm Vigil on the Lake St/Marshall bridge
6:30 pm Potluck at St. Albert the Great Church (2836 33rd Ave S. Minneapolis)
7pm Music & story sharing of memories from the bridge

During the spring of 1999, in response to the U.S. bombing of Yugoslavia, a group of peace activists started a weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi, that continues to this day…and has been an inspiration to others who started vigils in their own communities across the state of Minnesota and beyond. Over the years, the vigil has focused primarily on opposing U.S. policy in Iraq, but vigilers have frequently raised their voice relative to other issues: threats of war against Iran, North Korea, Syria; torture, attacks on civil liberties, opposing the war on Afghanistan and U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine, and calling on the government to fund human services…not war. Join others at a special vigil, potluck and speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war and occupation…and to share our “bridge stories.” Music provided by Bret Hesla and Linda Breitag.  Organized by the Twin Cities Peace Campaign and WAMM, FFI: 612-827-5364.  Endorsed by the Iraq Peace Action Coalition and the Anti-War Committee.

Stop Foreclosures – Stop Evictions:  Solidarity with Rosemary Williams Court Case
Monday, June 22, Rally & Speak Out @ 5th Street Plaza, Hennepin County Government Center, Downtown Minneapolis @ 8:00 am, 8:30 am Attend Trial, Room 1400-A
Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident of Minneapolis’ Central neighborhood, has won wide community support in her struggle to prevent her mortgage company from foreclosing on her home and evicting her.  On June 16 & 22, Ms. Williams will return to court seeking an end to the foreclosure process. This is one of the first legal battles against a foreclosure in Minnesota.  Ms. Williams is contesting the foreclosure and eviction on several grounds. Hundreds of neighbors, friends and community members have signed legal requests to intervene in her case. Her supporters argue that her eviction, which will lead to another vacant home, would create a public nuisance for the entire neighborhood.  Low-income neighborhoods with high concentrations of people of color have been the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis.  The public is encouraged to attend the trial and show solidarity with Ms. Williams and her fight against foreclosure and eviction. Send a message to the banks and mortgage companies as well as the politicians: Stop the foreclosures, working people and low-income people need a bailout, not the banks!  For more information: MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout 612-296-5649

Protest at the annual AIPAC meeting:  AIPAC power + US dollars = death and destruction in Palestine
Sunday, June 28 @ 6:30pm @ Marriot Minneapolis West (9960 Wayzata Blvd, St. Louis Park - north right off 394 and between hwy 169 and Ridgedale Dr).
AIPAC, or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, describes itself as the most important organization affecting the U.S. relationship with Israel. With a budget of $65 million, and membership now standing at over 100,000, it is no wonder that congressional staffers consider it one of the most powerful and effective lobbies on Capitol Hill. Political voices raising even minor disagreements with prevailing policies are silenced or subject to campaigns of intimidation by AIPAC. AIPAC and related institutions (usually collectively known as the “Israel Lobby”) support a dangerous status quo, including AIPAC’s support for U.S. military aid to Israel, which amounts to over $3 billion per year.  Organized by the Coalition for Palestinian Rights.  Endorsed by the AWC.

Picket against Governor Pawlenty’s Cuts
Tuesday, June 30 @ 4:30 p.m. @ the Governor’s Mansion, 1006 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, (between Dale and Lexington)
The DAY BEFORE Governor Pawlenty has the authority to “unallot” money from the state budget, join the Welfare Rights Committee and others to demand, NO CUTS to Healthcare: No to Pawlenty’s GAMC cuts! NO CUTS to Education. NO CUTS to Working People and Poor Families.
NO to Pawlenty’s money-stealing, backroom deals. If the state needs $, it should go where the money is, and tax the wealthy. Pawlenty’s way will hurt thousands of people. Bullies must be stood up to, and Pawlenty must be stopped.  Organized by the Welfare Rights Committee.  Endorsed by the People’s Bailout Coalition.

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North Star Republic in the Wall Street Journal

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Today in the Wall Street Journal, reporter Paul Starobin examines the issue of secession in the United States and not only mentions our website but presents a rather artistic work of cartography (by Jack Molloy) that prominently features the North Star Republic. 

Check it out …. Divided We Stand

jack-molloy-map

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, June 6th, 2009


NEW WAR IN THE MAKING? What’s behind the Crisis in Korea? PUBLIC FORUM & DISCUSSION
Sunday, June 7, 2009 2:00 pm @ Mayday Books 301 Cedar Ave. South, Mpls
• Why is North Korea conducting nuclear tests?
• What is the role of colonialism and imperialist intervention in Korea?
• What has led North Korea to seek a nuclear deterrent?
• Is there a danger of a new Korean War?
• What is the role of the U.S. in the Korean peninsula?

SPEAKERS:
Roy Wolff: Korean war era veteran, member, Veterans for Peace, participant in peace delegations in 1995 to South Korea and 2003 to North Korea.
Gerald Erickson:  Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota. Attended first joint U.S./North Korean academic conference in North Korea between U.S. and Korean scholars.
Mick Kelly:  Editor, Fight Back newspaper and Twin Cities anti-war activist.
Jessica Sundin:  Member, Anti-War Committee
John Peterson:  Editor, Socialist Appeal newspaper, Twin Cities anti-war activist

The U.S. government has issued denunciations of the decision by North Korea to carry out an underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009. The U.S. threatens sanctions against North Korea. North Korea has stated that “sanctions mean war.”  On May 28, U.S. and South Korean military forces had reportedly been put on “high alert.” The North Korean government issued a statement that said in part, “The scheme by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime has exceeded the alarming level … A minor accidental skirmish can lead to a nuclear war.”  The U.S. government, the only government ever to have used atomic weapons in war, has accused North Korea of being “provocative and belligerent,” and claims that North Korea “ignored the inter-na¬tional community.” The U.S. government seems un¬aware of the hypocrisy and absurdity of such state¬ments in light of its actions in the Middle East.  Sponsored by Mayday Bookstore. For more information 612 333-4719

FREE Spaghetti Dinner with the RNC 8

Tuesday, June 9, from 6- 7:30 pm @ Walker Church basement, 3104 16th Ave. S. Minneapolis

The RNC 8 invite you to a FREE spaghetti dinner (cooked by them!) There will be vegan and vegetarian options available. Hope to see you there!  For more info go to RNC8.org.
FREE Third Monday Movies and Discussion: “Children of Shatila”
Monday, June 15, 6:30 p.m. St. Joan of Arc Church, Parish Center, 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis.
Many Palestinian children were orphaned by the 1982 massacre of refugees in the camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon—an event important in the lives of two Palestinian girls who become friends through correspondence and eventually meet. Despite the reality of the conflict surrounding them, the girls are optimistic and hopeful. Discussion follows. Sponsored by: the WAMM Third Monday Movies Committee. FFI: Call 612-871-2229.

10 Years of Resistance to War:  the Lake St/ Marshall Peace Vigil
Wednesday, June 17 5 - 8:30 pm
Come to a special vigil, potluck, & speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war & occupation & to share “bridge stories”.
5pm Vigil on the Lake St/Marshall bridge
6:30 pm Potluck at St. Albert the Great Church (2836 33rd Ave S. Minneapolis)
7pm Music & story sharing of memories from the bridge
During the spring of 1999, in response to the U.S. bombing of Yugoslavia, a group of peace activists started a weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi, that continues to this day…and has been an inspiration to others who started vigils in their own communities across the state of Minnesota and beyond. Over the years, the vigil has focused primarily on opposing U.S. policy in Iraq, but vigilers have frequently raised their voice relative to other issues: threats of war against Iran, North Korea, Syria; torture, attacks on civil liberties, opposing the war on Afghanistan and U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine, and calling on the government to fund human services…not war. Join others at a special vigil, potluck and speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war and occupation…and to share our “bridge stories.” Music provided by Bret Hesla and Linda Breitag.  Organized by the Twin Cities Peace Campaign and WAMM, FFI: 612-827-5364.  Endorsed by the Iraq Peace Action Coalition and the Anti-War Committee.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Stop Foreclosures & Evictions:  Solidarity with Rosemary Williams
Tuesday, May 26 @ 8 am Rally & Speak Out @ 5th Street Plaza, Hennepin County Government Center, Downtown Minneapolis, 9 am Attend Trial, Judge & room number to be announced

Court case to stop foreclosure and eviction begins Tuesday, May 26. Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident of Minneapolis Central neighborhood, has won wide community support in her struggle to prevent her mortgage company from foreclosing on her home and evicting her. On Tuesday, May 26, Ms. Williams will go to court seeking an end to the foreclosure process. This is one of the first legal battles against a foreclosure in Minnesota. Ms. Williams is contesting the foreclosure and eviction on several grounds. Hundreds of neighbors, friends and community members have signed legal requests to intervene in her case. Her supporters argue that her eviction, which will lead to another vacant home, would create a public nuisance for the entire neighborhood. Low-income neighborhoods with high concentrations of people of color have been the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. The public is encouraged to attend the trial and show solidarity with Ms. Williams and her fight against foreclosure and eviction. Send a message to the banks and mortgage companies as well as the politicians: Stop the foreclosures, working people and low-income people need a bailout, not the banks! Organized by the MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout 612-296-5649 and Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign 612-821-2364

10 Years of Resistance to War: the Lake St/ Marshall Peace Vigil
Wednesday, June 17 5 - 8:30 pm

Come to a special vigil, potluck, & speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war & occupation & to share “bridge stories”.
5pm Vigil on the Lake St/Marshall bridge
6:30 pm Potluck at St. Albert the Great Church (2836 33rd Ave S. Minneapolis)
7pm Music & story sharing of memories from the bridge
During the spring of 1999, in response to the U.S. bombing of Yugoslavia, a group of peace activists started a weekly vigil on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi, that continues to this day and has been an inspiration to others who started vigils in their own communities across the state of Minnesota and beyond. Over the years, the vigil has focused primarily on opposing U.S. policy in Iraq, but vigilers have frequently raised their voice relative to other issues: threats of war against Iran, North Korea, Syria; torture, attacks on civil liberties, opposing the war on Afghanistan and U.S. support for the occupation of Palestine, and calling on the government to fund human services not war. Join others at a special vigil, potluck and speakout to remember 10 years of consistent public witness against sanctions, war and occupation…and to share our bridge stories. Music provided by Bret Hesla and Linda Breitag. Organized by the Twin Cities Peace Campaign and WAMM, FFI: 612-827-5364.

Tell the Banks & Mortgage Companies � Stop Foreclosures & Evictions; Let People Stay!
Saturday, June 13

11 AM: Gather: Lake Street & Clinton Ave. Mpls
11:15 AM: March
12 NOON: Rally at US Bank Lake Street office� 908 E Lake Street Mpls
US Bank has received 6.6 billion dollars in TARP (federal bank bail out dollars), yet along with other banks and mortgage companies, continues to foreclose and evict people.
On May 8, the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution urging banks and mortgage companies foreclosing properties in Minneapolis to:

Allow foreclosed homeowners to remain in their homes after the foreclosure and;

Allow tenants in foreclosed rental properties to remain in their rental homes.
The City Council resolution states: Minneapolis homeowners, tenants, and neighborhoods have suffered a growing number of foreclosed and vacant homes. These foreclosures destabilize families and neighborhoods in many ways. Meanwhile, the banks have received billions of dollars in federal bail outs while continuing to foreclose and evict working and low-income people from their homes. The Minneapolis City Council resolution is a policy recommendation to the banks and mortgage companies. It will take the power of the people to demand that the banks and mortgage companies institute policies that stop putting people on the street through foreclosures and evictions. Join the June 13th protest to deliver the message to banks and mortgage companies to stop putting working and low-income people out of their homes. Initiated by: Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout 612-822-8020 or mn-peoples-bailout.org

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Don’t Enlist! Resist! A day of actions to stop recruitment
Thursday, April 23rd
President Obama has failed to keep his promise of ending the war in Iraq. His plan to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq through 2011 will continue an unjustified military occupation for almost 3 more years. An escalation is planned for Afghanistan, where Obama just deployed 17,000 additional troops. Maintaining these wars and occupations requires military recruiters to entice young people with false promises. Recruiters, who already disproportionately target low income people, will use the economic crisis to intensify pressure on vulnerable youth. We have to shatter the illusion that the war is ending and that new soldiers won’t have to fight.
On April 23, 2009, different actions, using a diversity of tactics, will occur simultaneously at recruiting centers across Minnesota. All will have the shared goal of opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and preventing military recruiting that day. Join us, to help make this day a success.
Join a picket: Various groups will stand in front of different stations that day. Check here to find one of these actions, and join us!
Organize an action: Work with your friends, or a group at your school, your church or in your neighborhood. “Adopt” a recruiting center and plan an action there. Contact us to coordinate, and we’ll list your plans on this site.
Call in day: If you can’t take the day off, use your break to call a recruiter. Check here soon for a listing of numbers, and suggested talking points. If they’re talking to you, they’re not recruiting someone else!
Initiated by the Anti-War Committee

The Suppression of Dissent
Friday, April 24, 1-3pm @ the U of M, Minneapolis
Jules Boykoff, author of Beyond Bullets: The Suppression of Dissent in the
United States (AK Press) speaks at the University of Minnesota. Organized to support the RNC 8. http://rnc8.org/2009/04/boykoff/

Palestine Day
Sunday April 26, 2009, from 4pm-8pm @ Robbinsdale Middle School. 3730 Toledo Ave N, Robbinsdale.
Directions: From Hwy 100, take 36th Ave E, turn right onto Regent Ave, turn left onto 38th Ave then turn left onto Toledo Ave. The school will be on your left hand side.
Featuring: Allah Made Me Funny, Sanabil-Alquds Dabka Group (Dance troupe from Milwaukee)m & Speaker: Br. Hussein Khatib. Refreshments and light meals will be served.

Learn about the RNC 8 Case
Wednesday, April 29, 7pm @ Coffman Union 324 @ U of M, Minneapolis
Defend the RNC 8! Meet the RNC 8, family and friends, plus watch videos about the case. Sponsored by Socialist Alternative and Friends of the RNC 8. Details coming soon at http://rnc8.org

Protest for Immigrant Rights
Friday, May 1st @ 4pm @ Lake St. & 13th Ave., Festival from 5- 8 pm @ Nicollet Ave & 29th
We demand:  Stop the raids & deportations! Legalization for all now! Pass employee free choice act! Drivers licenses for all! For more info: 612 389 9174.  Organized by the MN Immigrant Rights Action Coalition (Mn.ImmigrantRights.net). Endorsed by the AWC.

Powderhorn Park May Day Parade
Sunday, May 3rd, Parade from 24th & Cedar over to Bloomington Ave and up to Powderhorn Park, Festival @ Powerhorn Park, S. Minneapolis
We’ll post details later about where to meet us for the parade and/or where to find our table. This is a fun festival for the whole family, and a great chance to bring our anti-war message out into the community. Plan to join us!

Work a Day for Peace: Dinner Event
Tuesday, May 19 @ 6:30  8:30 pm @ Walker Church basement, 3104 16th Ave S, Minneapolis
Want Peace? Work for Justice! The Anti-War Committee is asking supporters (and hungry people in general) to work a day for peace, and join us for a family-friendly thank you dinner event. Supporters will enjoy a delicious dinner of pasta, salad & dessert. We request that supporters donate a day’s wages (or an hour’s wage -depending on what you can afford) to cover dinner and support the Anti-War Committee. There will be a brief political and cultural program at the event. Money will go to support local peace organizing. For more information: antiwarcommittee.org, 612.379.3899

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Upcoming Events

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

SAY NO to the foreclosed home auction! Moratorium NOW on foreclosures & evictions!
Saturday, March 28 @ 12:00 Noon @ Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Avenue So, Minneapolis
On Saturday, March 28, the Real Estate Disposition Corporation (REDC), one of the biggest private auctioneers of foreclosed homes in the country, is auctioning more than 300 foreclosed homes at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The houses being sold to the highest bidder are the homes of families who were forced out by banks and mortgage companies. Many of these banks have received hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer bail-out money while throwing working people out of their homes. Thousands of people are being evicted from their homes every day. Hundreds of thousands of workers are being laid off each month. We cannot and must not be indifferent to the ugly spectacle of the auctioning of the homes of displaced families. In midst of the biggest economic crisis since the depression of the 1930s, these auctions should not be taking place. Working people and low-income people should not be paying for the crisis brought on by the greed of the banks and corporations. These foreclosed home auctions are a symptom of the cruel and criminal economy that ignores working people and low-income people while protecting corporations. Foreclosures will continue to grow until people unite and say No More!
Come to the Saturday, March 28th picket to speak out against the mounting foreclosure crisis and to demand that the government take concrete steps to stop people from losing their homes. Initiated by the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bail Out: 612-822-8020 or The People’s Bailout

The TOUR de FLETCHER: Drop the Charges on the RNC 8!
Saturday, March 28th @ 10:30 am @ Powderhorn Park, Mpls
This first week of spring, get on your bike in solidarity with the RNC 8! Reclaim the sites of last fall’s RNC raids in the Tour de Fletcher, join us for a sliding scale chili lunch, or both!  The first event of the day will be a legal, fun ride visiting and reclaiming the sites of Sheriff Bob Fletcher’s pre-emptive raids. Put the brakes on bogus terrorism charges! There’ll be activities, speakers, surprises, and more ways to ride with the RNC 8, eight members of our community facing possible prison time in response to their effective political organizing. Whatever the weather - we ride together!

Here’s the schedule - Come for all or part of the day:10:30am: GATHER @ Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, by the rec center, RIDE to 3500 Harriet Ave, 3240 17th Ave., 2301 23rd Ave, 12:30 (approx.): LUNCH at or near Walker Church, 3100 16th Ave. S  a sliding scale fundraising event for the RNC 8 legal defense. After lunch, if you’re up to it, 2:00: RIDE to 949/951 Iglehart Ave and 627 Smith Ave (the convergence space) in St. Paul. For every biker who commemorates a raid site, Bob Fletcher sheds a tear! Brought to you by Friends of the RNC 8, CRASS (Community RNC Arrestee Support Structure), the RNC 8 Defense Committee, and supporters like you!

Demand a People’s Bailout! Protest on Tax Day!
Wednesday, April 15th @ noon @ State Capitol, St. Paul
Protest on Tax Day for a People’s Bailout. Organized by the Coalition for a People’s Bailout .

Don’t Enlist! Resist! A day of actions to stop recruitment
Thursday, April 23rd
President Obama has failed to keep his promise of ending the war in Iraq.  His plan to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq through 2011 will continue an unjustified military occupation for almost 3 more years. An escalation is planned for Afghanistan, where Obama just deployed 17,000 additional troops. Maintaining these wars and occupations requires military recruiters to entice young people with false promises. Recruiters, who already disproportionately target low income people, will use the economic crisis to intensify pressure on vulnerable youth. We have to shatter the illusion that the war is ending and that new soldiers won’t have to fight.
On April 23, 2009, different actions, using a diversity of tactics, will occur simultaneously at recruiting centers across Minnesota. All will have the shared goal of opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and preventing military recruiting that day. Join us, to help make this day a success.
Join a picket: Various groups will stand in front of different stations that day. Check here to find one of these actions, and join us!
Organize an action: Work with your friends, or a group at your school, your church or in your neighborhood. “Adopt” a recruiting center and plan an action there. Contact us to coordinate, and we’ll list your plans on this site.
Call in day: If you can’t take the day off, use your break to call a recruiter. Check here soon for a listing of numbers, and suggested talking points. If they’re talking to you, they’re not recruiting someone else!

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Take Back the Land

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

Take Back the Land is a community organization (Florida) formed to address the injustice inherent to the current crisis of capitalism, namely the existence of a housing surplus and an increasing number of homeless persons.

North Star Republic proudly endorses all efforts retake the land from capitalist bankers and corporations in general and Max Rameau’s organization Take Back the Land in particular for the good work they do.

Everyone needs to check out this organization and support in any way they can.

The right of people to have housing always super cedes the right of corporations and banks to make profits.

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