NavigationMarch on the RNC to Stop the War
Organizations from around the country have endorsed the call for this important demonstration. We say:
Click here to read more on why we are marching, and who will join us. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War 1313 5th St SE #112C Minneapolis, MN 55414 612.379.3584 |
May 1st Rally & March: Protesters Stand Up for the Right to March on the RNC to Stop the WarThursday, May 1, 11:00 a.m., Minnesota State Capitol, West Steps , 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, St. Paul Activists will be demonstrating on May 1 for a permit for a massive anti-war march to the Xcel Center on September 1st during the first day of the Republican National Convention. Protesters will gather at the Minnesota State Capitol. There will be a rally, followed by a march past the Xcel Center and will return to the State Capitol. At the rally, speakers will give an update on the battle for permits and protest space during the convention. The federal courts will hear the coalition's case for permits on May 16th. Jodie Evans, national co-founder of Codepink: Women for Peace, will be speaking at the rally. Katrina Plotz, an organizer with the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War explains, "We will continue to rally at the Capitol and march on the Xcel Center on the first of every other month including September 1st. Today we march to demand permits for a national anti-war demonstration during the RNC. Thousands are planning to travel to St. Paul from all over the country to demonstrate their opposition to the ongoing U.S. war and occupation of Iraq. We have the right to speak and act against this unjust war, and to be seen and heard on the streets of St. Paul during the RNC." Organizers feel that city officials have been dragging their feet on granting permits for the coalition's major anti-war march on September 1, 2008, set to coincide with the Republican National Convention (RNC) being held in St. Paul at that time. May 1 will also be an important day for protests for immigrant rights. Both local and national immigrant rights coalitions have signed on to the call for an anti-war protest on the first day of the convention. Protests locally and nationally will be calling for immigrants and their allies to march on the Xcel Center on September 1. Organized by the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War (marchonrnc.org). |
Upcoming events- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We recognize that protests at the RNC will take many forms. With that in mind, we have worked for common ground with other forces to ensure that our various projects work in concert, with a commitment to ensure no one's plans are disrupted or undermined by fellow protesters. Our coalition agrees to the following principles for the September 1, 2008, March on the RNC. (1) our solidarity will be based on respect for diversity of tactics and the plans of other groups. (2) the actions and tactics used will be organized to maintain a separation of time or space. (3) any debates or criticisms will stay internal to the movement, avoiding any public or media denunciations of fellow activists and events. (4) we oppose any state repression of dissent, including surveillance, infiltration, disruption and violence. We agree not to assist law enforcement actions against activists and others. User login |
