Tonight, the convergence space in the Twin Cities was raided by police officers brandishing a warrant to search for materials that they didn’t find. Afterward, they used the entry as an excuse to harass, invade, and repress the activists gathered there. This post was originally drafted to be a simple introduction to the logistics work done in Minnesota in preparation for the RNC — but as we were preparing it, news of the raid reached us (via Twin Cities Indymedia’s rss feed) and we had to quickly append this note.

— Read the RNCWC’s Press Statement for more info.

As tension builds in the Twin Cities, we thought it would be fun to share one of our contributions to the logistical organizing of the RNC Welcoming Committee. There should be no doubt that members of the RNCWC in Minneapolis/St. Paul have done an incredible job meeting the larger anarchist community’s enthusiasm for convention resistance. We were happy to pitch in by helping design some of their logistics literature.

RNC Welcoming Guide (.8MB) .:. Need To Know Basis MN Legal Primer (.9MB)

We’re not trying to boast, though—we’re making these screen-readable .pdfs available to help those who can’t be there understand as much as they can about what’s going on there while events unfold.

Follow Along

• twincities.indymedia.org — up-to-the-minute updates from people on the ground.

• infoshop.org — for communiques and news coverage

Logistics Support

• nornc.org — RNC Welcoming Committee Central Branch

• tincancollective.org — RNC Communications Collective

• coldsnaplegal.wordpress.com — Jail Support and Legal Collective

• northstarhealth.wordpress.com — Medic and Healthcare Collective