Defend the RNC 8

Eight dedicated peace and justice activists are being charged under draconian anti-terrorist laws in Minnesota stemming from the mayhem and police riots at the Republican National Convention, which says a whole lot more about the dark psychological Shadow of the Establishment that it would look at ordinary militant activists as "terrorists", sinister demonic beings seeking massive death and destruction of the innocent, perhaps worthy of torture and execution by the state. If they get away with imprisoning these eight on these extreme charges, we are all in danger of being labeled "terrorists" at some later date. This is an Orwellian, Totalitarian tactic utilized by a degenerate system in an attempt to perpetuate itself forever, insulating itself from dissent and protest, allowing its internal rot to worsen even more.

Speak out and fight back against this travesty!

From the Defend the RNC 8 Website: http://rnc8.org/

Defend the RNC 8!

The RNC 8 are organizers against the 2008 Twin Cities Republican National Convention who have been falsely charged in response to their political organizing: Luce Guillen-Givins, Max Specktor, Nathanael Secor, Eryn Trimmer, Monica Bicking, Erik Oseland, Robert Czernik and Garrett Fitzgerald.

On Saturday, August 30th 2008, the Ramsey County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Department executed search warrants on three houses, seizing personal and common household items and arresting RNC organizers Monica Bicking, Garrett Fitzgerald, Erik Oseland, Nathanael Secor, and Eryn Trimmer. Later that day Luce Guillen-Givins was arrested leaving a public meeting at a park. Rob Czernik and Max Specktor were arrested on Monday, September 1. These arrests were preemptive, targeting known organizers in an attempt to derail 2008 anti-RNC protests in St. Paul, MN before the convention had even begun. The “RNC 8″ were originally charged with conspiracy to riot in the 2nd degree in furtherance of terrorism, a felony which is the first ever use of Minnesota’s PATRIOT Act.

In December 2008, Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner (who is also running for Governor of Minnesota as a Democrat) added three more felony charges: 2nd degree conspiracy to riot (without the terrorism enhancement), 1st degree conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property in furtherance of terrorism, and 1st degree conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property (without the terrorism enhancement). Combined, we believe the charges would carry a maximum of 12.5 years in prison.

This site contains news updates, press releases, biographies, resources, events, and information for contributing to their legal support, and is maintained only by the support committee for the RNC 8. For the latest updates on the defending the RNC 8, view the Recent Posts on the right.

This case is as an opportunity to demonstrate community solidarity in the face of repression and to establish a precedent of successful resistance to the government’s attempts to destroy our movements. We will not be intimidated!

SEE YOU IN THE COURTS!

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Watch background on the case and interviews with the RNC 8 in the new film Terrorizing Dissent: (~35min.)