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Last November&rsquo\;s RNC 8 rummage sale was a smashing success. \; Help us smash bogus charges by stopping at the second go-round on Saturday\, August 1!
JUNK FOR JUSTICE\: RUMMAGE SALE for the RNC 8!
Saturday\, August 1\, 10\:00 am to 6\:00 pm
Walker Community Church
3100 16th Avenue South\, Minneapolis
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What\: Sustainable Saturday
When\: 11\:30am-2pm Saturday August 1st
Where\: Indian Mounds Park in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood of St Paul
\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; 10 Mounds Blvd St Paul
\;
This Saturday\, August 1st\, Greenpeace is hosting Sustainable Saturday\, featuring...
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Nau mai\, Haere mai...
8 PM\: Come join us for a discussion and presentation about state repression on indigenous activists and others in New Zealand and beyond (including short presentations by the RNC 8 and EWOK!).
The State 'Terror Raids' of October 15\, 2007\:
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Once again\, the Arise! Books collective is hosting a series of free weekly events all summer long! \; Events start each sunday night at 8pm\, ending with a film screening in the backyard after sundown.
August 2 \;Discussion around radical organizing in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the similarities between the repression faced there and in the Twin Cities.
Monday\, August 3\, 7pm
Arise Books &\; Resources Center (in the meeting room or the beautiful backyard)
2441 Lyndale Ave. S.\, Minneapolis
Wondering what TC Indymedia's up to? \; Want to help cover an upcoming event or connect with members of the editorial collective? \; Come on down - these meetings are open to the public\, and usually include food and merriment!
Currently\, open meetings are scheduled every two weeks.
Twin Cities Indymedia | tc.indymedia.org | twitter\: text "\;follow tcimc"\; to 40404 | indymedia.us | indymedia.org
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090805T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090805T010000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/tueaug47pmkfai-radio-program-committee-meetingpublic-welcome URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/tueaug47pmkfai-radio-program-committee-meetingpublic-welcome SUMMARY:TUE.AUG.4\,7pm\:KFAI RADIO PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING\:PUBLIC WELCOME!!! DESCRIPTION:\;
INDEPEDEMT MEDIA ACTIVISTS SHOULD COME TO THIS PUBLIC MEETING! Changes are happening at \; KFAI \; Community RADIO!
Due to a large response of people wishing to attend the KFAI Program Committee meeting on Tuesday August 4th (tomorrow)\, there will be a change of venue from the KFAI offices to the meeting room in the basement of Mapps Coffe. \;
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While the media is still fetishizing the global economic crisis\, the basic relationship between humans\, the earth\, and capital has remained unchanged. People are still earning\, saving and spending money\, the earth is still being raped and pillaged so that humans can live an unsustainable lifestyle\, and the government is continuing to corral\, subjugate and oppress all of us. \; \;
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Aug 7th-9th
At Ed&rsquo\;s Farm
62657 430Th Street
Franklin Mn 55333
Featuring\:
KEN PENTEL
&bull\; \; \; \; Educational Workshops
&bull\; \; \; \; Speakers
&bull\; \; \; \; MUSIC
&bull\; \; \; \; And MORE!!!
Weekend Passes
Adults\: 20$
Children 10-16\: 10$
Day Passes
All tickets are 10$
Children 9 and under free!
It's time for Mortgage Holders to Come to the Table
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090809T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090809T000000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/community-organizing-north-philly-presentation-meal-benefit-arise URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/community-organizing-north-philly-presentation-meal-benefit-arise SUMMARY:Community Organizing in North Philly\: Presentation & Meal Benefit at Arise DESCRIPTION:![](\\"http\://arisebookstore.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_image/gilbertshoes.jpg\\")
Benefit for Gilbert Shoes
A community center in North Philly
Presentation by G.S. Collective Members
Dinner by MPLS Food Not Bombs
Saturday\, August 8th from 6PM to 8PM
at Arise! Resouce Center (2441 Lyndale Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN)
Please come join me for a presentation and discussion on the history and
goals of Gilbert Shoes - a community center in North Philadelphia\, as well
Once again\, the Arise! Books collective is hosting a series of free weekly events all summer long! \; Events start each sunday night at 8pm\, ending with a film screening in the backyard after sundown.
August 9 \: \; Class\, privilege\, activism and cupcakes
Open houses are planned for August to release the evaluation results for the three potential Southwest LRT lines. The evaluation includes ridership forecasts\, cost estimates\, cost-effectiveness calculations\, transit mobility measures\, and an inventory of potentially affected critical environmental resources. This information will be used to select the preferred LRT route\, which is called the Locally Preferred Alternative or LPA.
When \; \; \; \; Thursday\, August 13\, 2009
6\:30 PM - 8 PM
\;
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Prayer &\; Candlelight Vigil to Save Rosemary&rsquo\;s Home
People of Faith Join People of Conscious for Justice \;
Monday\, August 10\, 8\:00 p.m.
3138 Clinton Ave S\, Minneapolis \;
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![\\"\\"](\\"http\://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/8/9/128943436173917491.jpg\\")
![\\"\\"](\\"http\://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/8/9/128943440011178665.jpg\\")
Monthly free meal with the RNC 8
Vegan\, vegetarian and gluten-free options available!
Starts at 6pm at Walker Church
3104 16th Ave S. Minneapolis
Defend the RNC 8! www.RNC8.org
\;
Open houses are planned for August to release the evaluation results for the three potential Southwest LRT lines. The evaluation includes ridership forecasts\, cost estimates\, cost-effectiveness calculations\, transit mobility measures\, and an inventory of potentially affected critical environmental resources. This information will be used to select the preferred LRT route\, which is called the Locally Preferred Alternative or LPA.
When\: Tuesday\, August 11\, 2009
6\:30 PM - 8 PM
\;
Where \: Hopkins City Hall
1010 1st St S
There will be a free screening of GREEN\, a visually stunning documentary about the corporate conversion of the Indonesian tropical rainforest for palm oil production and the logging of its trees for exotic wood and paper pulp. \; Told through the eyes of one of the palm oil industry's greatest victims--a dying orangutan--the film conveys a complex narrative without words. \; It is the winner of multiple festival awards.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090815T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090815T230000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/sataug15activists-yard-sale URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/sataug15activists-yard-sale SUMMARY:SAT.AUG.15\:ACTIVIST's YARD SALE DESCRIPTION:SAT. AUG. 15\, 10AM TO 5\:30PM
An ACTIVIST' S YARD SALE
SIDEWALK of 2121 MINNEHAHA AVE. South
(1 block south of East Franklin) Minneapolis
Help activist/journalist LYDIA HOWELL make "\;seed money"\; to host benefits this fall! All items 25 cents to $20!
Progressive BOOKS--from Peace Studies\, Black Studies to Mao\, labor to women's studies\, literature &\; spirituality---and some NEW TITKES\, too!CDs! MOVIES--Videos $1/DVDs $2--3!
\;On Saturday\, August 15\, 2009\:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090816T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090816T030000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/meet-solidarity-defense-discussion-class-struggle-anarchist-organizing-michigan URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/meet-solidarity-defense-discussion-class-struggle-anarchist-organizing-michigan SUMMARY:Meet SOLIDARITY & DEFENSE\: A Discussion of Class Struggle Anarchist Organizing in Michigan DESCRIPTION:What\: Join us for a presentation and discussion of workplace and community organizing with this Michigan-based class struggle anarchist group.
When\: 7\:00pm Saturday\, August 15th
Where\: Arise! Bookstore\, 2441 Lyndale Ave. S.
More Information\:
from http\://solidarityanddefense.blogspot.com/
Who We Are
Join EWOK! in Powderhorn Park for our first annual (that means second ever!) Ice Cream Social... When\: Sunday\, August 16th\, 4\:30 pm Where\: Powderhorn Park\, by the stage downhill from 10th Ave. S. and 33rd St. Cost\: Whatever you can give\, all proceeds go to support anti-I-69 arrestees facing racketeering charges in Southern Indiana. More info at\: http\://mostlyeverything.net There'll be ice cream (both vegan and non-)\, games\, music\, and tons of fun.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090817T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090817T020000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/jun/arise-summer-series-nikki-schultz-ghostface-cow URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/jun/arise-summer-series-nikki-schultz-ghostface-cow SUMMARY:Arise! Summer Series\: Nikki Schultz & Ghostface Cow DESCRIPTION:
Once again\, the Arise! Books collective is hosting a series of free weekly events all summer long! \; Events start each sunday night at 8pm\, ending with a film screening in the backyard after sundown.
August 16 \;Music by NIkki Schultz + Ghostface Cow.
FILM \;Film - TBA.
Arise is at 2441 Lyndale Ave. S.\, Minneapolis.
The RNC 8 have just recieve information that after waiting months for another court date\, their next appearance on Wednesday\, August 19 at 9 AM has been cancelled until further scheduling by the judge.
Please Join Us for a Reading with Activist and Author Lora Jo Foo
When\: Friday\, August 21\, 2009 at 6\:30 P.M.
Saturday\, August 22nd 8am - 3pm @ Spirit of the Lakes Church\, 2930 13th Ave S\, Minneapolis
Come and buy items that have been donated from a lot of families in the movement and give them a new life! \; Find your "\;new"\; furniture\, kids toys\, clothes\, etc. at our yard sale. \; Come shop and support peace.
Have stuff to donate?
Once again\, the Arise! Books collective is hosting a series of free weekly events all summer long! \; Events start each sunday night at 8pm\, ending with a film screening in the backyard after sundown.
August 23 \;Screenprinting workshop -- bring fabric to print on &\; stencils or images you want to print!
Opponents of torture will rally at the University of St. Thomas School of Law\, 1000 LaSalle Ave (LaSalle and 10th St.)\, Minneapolis\, on Monday\, August 24\, 9 &ndash\; 11 AM to bring letters and voices of discontent to Dean Thomas Mengler regarding Professor Robert Delahunty. \; Prior to his current stint as professor of constitutional law for St.Thomas University\, Delahunty\, along with John Yoo\, authored an infamous memo (1/9/02) for the U.S.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090824T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090825T003000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/neighborhood-gathering-rosemary-williams-house-monday-aug-24-5pm URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/neighborhood-gathering-rosemary-williams-house-monday-aug-24-5pm SUMMARY:Neighborhood gathering at Rosemary Williams House Monday Aug. 24\, 5\:pm DESCRIPTION:Stop Foreclosures Now!
Keep Rosemary Williams in her home!
Community Gathering
Monday \, August 24\, 5 pm \; 3138 Clinton Ave. So. Minneapolis
EVERYTHING'S COOL is a documentary \;made by the same creative team that produced the award-winning BLUE VINYL and is co-produced and co-directed by Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand. \; It features Pulitzer Prize winner Ross Gelbspan\, the Weather Channel's Dr.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090827T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090827T110000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/foreclose-war-not-peoples-homes URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/foreclose-war-not-peoples-homes SUMMARY:Foreclose the War Not People's Homes! DESCRIPTION:Bike! Bike! 2009 \;
August 27-August 30\, 2009
\;
Bike! Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for Not-For-Profit bike projects. It takes place in a different city within the United States each year (perhaps it will expand to one of our neighborhoods one day?). This year it will be hosted by the Grease Pit in Minneapolis.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090828T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090828T133000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/free-coffee-informational-picket-rnc-8-friday-morning URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/free-coffee-informational-picket-rnc-8-friday-morning SUMMARY:FREE COFFEE at informational picket for the RNC 8 Friday morning DESCRIPTION:Community\, Solidarity\, Resistance\, and FREE COFFEE
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090829T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090829T180000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/reactivism-twin-cities-commemorate-rnc-anniversary-st-paul-street-theater-scavenger-hunt URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/aug/reactivism-twin-cities-commemorate-rnc-anniversary-st-paul-street-theater-scavenger-hunt SUMMARY:Re\:Activism Twin Cities\: Commemorate the RNC Anniversary in St. Paul. Street Theater? Scavenger Hunt? Protest? You Decide... DESCRIPTION:\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T223156Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090831T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090831T020000Z UID:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/jun/arise-summer-series-immigrant-struggles-discussion-and-performances URL;VALUE=URI:http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/jun/arise-summer-series-immigrant-struggles-discussion-and-performances SUMMARY:Arise Summer Series\: Immigrant Struggles Discussion and Performances DESCRIPTION:Once again\, the Arise! Books collective is hosting a series of free weekly events all summer long! \; Events start each sunday night at 8pm\, ending with a film screening in the backyard after sundown.
August 30 \;Performances by rappers Fresh Squeeze &\; Palabristas\, a Latino/a spoken word and poetry group + a discussion of local immigrant struggles work with local immigrant rights activists.