Twin Cities Indymedia 2009 in Review (So Far)

Twin Cities Indymedia has grown a lot since last year's coverage of the 2008 RNC.  After helping produce Terrorizing Dissent, we've begun to expand our editorial collective and coverage of various struggles in and around the occupied land called Minnesota.  As we move through the summer, we hope to expand our reach even further - and, since any Independent Media Center is what you make of it, need your help to do so! 

Start below by checking out a selection of featured stories from 2009 so far -- dozens stories from at least 16 authors (via the editorial collective and open publishing) on immigrant rights, the foreclosure crisis, resistance to occupation at home and abroad, and much more -- only a fraction of the content posted on TCIMC in the last 5 months.  Catch up on what you missed!

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Immigrant Rights: Dakota Activists and MIRAc Serve a Deportation Notice at Fort Snelling Roundtable May 23 || "Shut Down ICE!" 30 Arrested in Civil Disobedience at Bloomington Facility May 6 || May 1st March and Festival to Go Ahead April 28 | Photos May 5 || Hearing on Swift Plant Immigration Raid Lawsuit February 12 ||

Police, Prisons and Repression: "Out of Control": As Summer Heats Up, Testimony Describes MPD as Brutal, Lawless June 18 || Ofiong Sanders Imprisoned for Lurking, June 4 || Dave Mahoney Pleads Guilty to Assault; State Drops Other Nine Felonies in Bargain, June 1 || Community Members Rally in Response to Fong Lee Verdict, May 31 || Gaertner Drops Terrorism Enhancements Against the RNC 8 April 9 ||  The Two Sides of the 2006 Murder of Fong Lee by Minneapolis Police April 6 || RNC 8 Supporters Mobilize as Police Continue Intimidation (Video) March 30 || David McKay Takes Plea in FBI Entrapment Case March 15 ||  Another Tragic Death at the Hands of the MPD in North Minneapolis February 10 || Hung Jury in David McKay Trial February 2 ||  "Wall 7" Charges Dismissed January 23

Queer and Trans: Police Riot at Bash Back! Convergence, June 8 || Bash Back! Targeted by Subpoenas by Alliance Defense Fund May 13 || Queer Womens March: Hundreds Take Back the Night January 31

Environmental Justice: Elk River Municipal Power to Decide: Invest in Big Stone II Coal Burner? June 24 || Neighbors of Toxic Feedlot Leave MPCA in Tears After Excel Dairy Permit is Reissued April 30 || North Dakota Coal Dealt Setback March 30

War and Peace: WAMM Walk Against Weapons Goes On Despite the Rain, June 10 || Hacking Batsheva: Cultural Boycott in the Face of Genocide, May 27 || Complete Coverage of Zero Recruitment Day April 28 | Minute-by-minute updates April 23 || Protest, Calls for Direct Action Mark 6th Anniversary of Iraq War March 23 || Action at MN Trade Office in St. Paul Confronts MN Ties to Israeli Attacks on Gaza January 23

Housing: March on Banks Demands: Stop Foreclosures and Evictions, June 13 || On Rosemary Williams Birthday, Friends and Neighbors Pack Housing Court (Video) April 26 || Faced With Losing Her Home of 55 Years, Minneapolis Woman Becomes Center of Foreclosure Debate April 3 || Business as Usual Disrupted at Hennepin County Sheriff's Foreclosure Sale (Video) March 12 || The Foreclosure Crisis in Minnesota February 26 || Valentine's Day Housing Occupation in Minneapolis (Video) February 17 || Jews, Palestinians and Allies for Peace in Gaza Protest in St. Louis Park January 11

More stories:
Mayday 2009, or one more reason why Minneapolis is a great place to live April 28
DTV Day of Action: It's Time for a Socially Responsibly DTV Transition April 12
Everything for Everyone, Nothing for Just Ourselves: Zapatista Coffee in Minnesota April 9
MPLS Feminists Speak Out at National Young Women's Leadership Conference April 6
In Their Own Words: ECT Survivor, Advocates Speak Out Against Forced Electroshock (Video) March 17
University of Minnesota Grad Students Protest Student Fees February 8