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From the Open-Publishing Calendar From the Open-Publishing Newswire Indybay Feature Related Categories: Santa Cruz Indymedia | U.S. | Anti-War | Global Justice and Anti-Capitalism | Government & Elections | Health, Housing, and Public Services | Police State and Prisons
March for Our Lives at the RNC in St. Paul (part 2 of 2)
On September 2nd in St. Paul, the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) brought together poor and homeless people of every race, background and age, students, social workers, union members, lawyers, religious leaders, artists and others who stand for social and economic justice. The PPEHRC raised their voices in the “March for Our Lives" to demand “Money for Health Care and Housing, Not for War!”
Health care and housing should never be luxuries - not in the United States, not anywhere. Toward this end, the PPEHRC called for protestors to fill the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota in a powerful, peaceful demonstration for the right to healthcare, housing and all economic human rights. As poverty, hunger, unemployment and homelessness grow throughout the United States, political leaders from both major parties have abandoned the common people. The PPEHRC states, "We cannot afford to be silent. We cannot afford to be disappeared from the public eye and the political debates as our families suffer."  Here is a link to 20 more photos, part 1 of 2:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/04/18532985.php For more information and coverage of the march, please see: Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign http://www.economichumanrights.org People's March 9/2 St Paul http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/02/18532288.php Interview with Undercover Infiltrators at the March For Our Lives in St. Paul, 9/2/08: video http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/03/18532509.php concussion grenades and tear gas shot at people trying to leave http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/02/18532265.php Twin Cities Indymedia http://twincities.indymedia.org
§Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Wilk
"Despite their permit, which granted them use of the area until 7 PM and held no artist-specific provisions – Capitol Grounds Staff chose to cut power to the stage at approximately 6:45, ten minutes after Rage Against the Machine had been held up by state troopers blocking their entrance to the stage, leaving thousands of anxious fans waiting on the State Capitol Lawn. After 20 minutes of crowd chanting that included “Let Them Play,” “Music is not a Crime,” “We’ll be good, we promise,” and a riveting rendition of the national anthem the band came into the crowd and performed an acapella performance of two songs through a megaphone. The crowd then spontaneously marched to the RNC and met up with the Poor People’s March." http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/04/18532945.php        Kensington Welfare Rights Union
http://www.kwru.org   The woman in red with white pants is a "reporter" for Fox "News" and she is embedded with the riot police.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_state http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey's_Diner Here is a link to 20 more photos, part 1 of 2:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/04/18532985.php This too:
Plainclothes Police at the March for Our Lives in St. Paul http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/09/04/18533078.php |