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DESCRIPTION:As the dust settles around the storm of protests surrounding the Democratic 
 and Republican National Conventions, Bay Area activists who were on the 
 streets of Denver and the Twin Cities are coming together to talk about 
 their experiences -- what strategies were employed, what went right, what 
 went wrong, and where we will go from here? \n\nWhile protests at the DNC 
 yielded harassment from the police and brutal arrests, the RNC became the 
 training ground for attacks on anti-authoritarian organizers,  
 infrastructure, legal observers, and independent media not seen in recent 
 mobilizations. In the Twin Cities, several activist houses were raided 
 along with the convergence center and other radical spaces.  Local 
 organizers were targeted for arrest and charged under the state terrorist 
 laws.  Along with pre-RNC raids and intimidation, protesters faced tear 
 gas, rubber bullets, concussion grenades and other "less-lethal" weapons, 
 as well as mass arrest, by the police and the national guard. Juxtaposing 
 the repression was the overwhelming presence of dissent in the streets at 
 both the DNC and the RNC, in which anarchist, student, Iraq war veteran,and 
 economic justice groups were at the forefront of the mobilizations.  Now 
 that the conventions are behind us, activists are not only dealing with how 
 to respond to the repression but also trying to learn from our experiences. 
  What are our strengths and weaknesses?  Where are we as a movement and how 
 best to move forward?\n\nThe reportback will include video footage and will 
 be facilitated by Bay Area anarchists who were present, as well as members 
 from Iraq Veterans Against the War.  The reportback will be a benefit for 
 the RNC8 -- two of whom came to SF on an info tour this past spring -- now 
 facing serious felony charges for their organizing efforts and a long, 
 expensive legal battle.  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/15/18538352.php
SUMMARY:Reportback from the Mobilizations Against the DNC and RNC
LOCATION:Station 40\n3030b 16th St. (& Mission St.)\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/15/18538352.php
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