RNC: Adopt-A-Delegate!
April 20, 2008 at 10:17 pm | In Ideas, RNC/DNC | Leave a CommentUnconventional Action Midwest invites all autonomous groups and individuals to “adopt a delegate” in preparation for the Republican National Convention taking place in St. Paul September 1-4.
How does it work? Easy! Simply choose a hotel and do what you can to the delegate experience in the Twin Cities an unforgettable one!
Delegate hotels may be found
here:http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/2008/04/07/gop-convention-names-party-headquarters-delegation-hotels/
In congruence with the RNC Welcoming Committee’s Points of Unity and the historic St. Paul Principles, UA-Midwest respects and encourages a wide diversity of tactics.
CT: Youth Antiwar Conference Draws 100+ in Important Step for Movement; My Direct Action Workshop Overview
April 18, 2008 at 12:10 pm | In Ideas, In-House Writing, Reportbacks, Students | 2 CommentsCT Opposes the War, originally formed out of a schism in the antiwar movement on the question of Palestine and working within the Democratic Party, this year committed to building the student antiwar movement by hiring a full-time organizer to put together a state-wide conference for new youth activists. Held at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT this past Saturday, the conference was a huge success, drawing young people from all sorts of campuses–high schools, community colleges, universities–and from a variety of political experiences. The conference agenda was tailored to the needs expressed by potential attendees, and included basic organizing, nonviolent civil disobedience, social movement history, Iraqi refugee support, and divestment campaigns in three workshop blocks, with most workshops repeating to allow people to go to attend most of the workshops they really wanted to. Continue reading CT: Youth Antiwar Conference Draws 100+ in Important Step for Movement; My Direct Action Workshop Overview…
Ithica, NY: Call Out for Coordinated, Decentralized Counter Convention Audio Broadcast
April 7, 2008 at 6:28 pm | In Announcements, Ideas, RNC/DNC | Leave a CommentAdmin’s Note: This one’s for you, Rich!
This is a very rough sketch of an idea that was put into action here in Ithaca a few years ago that I feel could be used to complement the actions against the DNC and RNC.
What we did for the RNC last time, in Ithaca
During the last RNC in 2004, the August Sound Coalition was broadcasting 24/7 live audio on the web. In Ithaca, NY, a small group of anarchists and pagans set up a large guitar amplifier on the central pavilion on the Commons, Ithaca’s downtown pedestrian-only shopping district. Continue reading Ithica, NY: Call Out for Coordinated, Decentralized Counter Convention Audio Broadcast…
‘War Stops Here’ Covering the Anniversary Actions
February 28, 2008 at 12:45 am | In Ideas, In-House Writing | Leave a Comment
So in the interest of being an outlet of original writing and discource, I’d like to explore the idea of giving unique coverage of the various happenings in March, including Winter Soldier, Our Spring Break, No War No Warming, Stop-Loss Congress, Direct Action to Stop the War, Iraq Moratorium, etc. Instead of just copying and pasting the stories onto the blog (which is cool) it would be really wise to do something special for this special time in our movement.
Continue reading ‘War Stops Here’ Covering the Anniversary Actions…
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