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Free Speech under attack in Minneapolis

Submitted by smiley on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 10:37

Two Fur Protesters Found Guilty of "disorderly conduct" for protesting outside fur shop in busy downtown area - Sentencing and Solidarity Rally this Wednesday, July 14th.

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Solidarity Demo - Ribnick Furs - Protest Injustice to 1st Amendment and the Cruelty of the Fur Trade

Submitted by smiley on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 14:16

On July 9th, Isaac and Michael were found guilty of Disorderly Conduct for an anti-fur protest in front of Ribnick Furs.

Communities United Against Police Brutality, along with local animal rights activists, are calling for a protest in front of Ribnick Furs on Wedensday, July 14 starting at 4:30 to protest the injustice to the First Amendment and the cruelty of the fur trade.

Where: 224 1st Street North (Downtown Mpls)
Date: Wednesday, July 14th
Time: 4:30 p.m.

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Wed, 07/14/2010 - 14:00

March 29; Drop the charges!: Call-in In Support Of Minneapolis Fur Protesters

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:03

March 29: Drop the charges! Call-in In Support Of Minneapolis Fur Protesters

As fur protesters and avid animal lovers Isaac Peter and Michael Lawson stood chanting anti-fur slogans on the sidewalk outside of Ribnick's Furs in downtown Minneapolis on March 2, neither expected to be spending their evening undergoing booking at the Hennepin County jail.

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Mon, 03/29/2010 - 10:28

The USA Took My Freedom Away

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 15:04
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TCIMC Journalist, Other Mediamakers Among 170 Arrested as Pittsburgh Says No to G20

Submitted by haloka on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 07:27

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West Fargo Protest Over Student Newspaper

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/04/2009 - 09:59

Students and teachers at West Fargo High School in North Dakota plan on protesting the removal of teacher Jeremy Murphy as adviser of the school's newspaper.

Read more: http://activism.suite101.com/article.cfm/west_fargo_protest_over_student_newspaper#ixzz0KJ9SWQRd&C
 

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Woodbury City Council to Vote on Banning Home Pickets

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 20:30

On Wednesday, April 22, the Woodbury city council is expected to vote, and
pass, an ordinance banning residential picketing in the city of Woodbury.

This ordinance is being proposed in response to a half dozen pickets that
happened at the homes of 3M executives this past summer because of 3M's
connection to an animal testing company called Huntingdon Life Sciences.
The police themselves have stated that no laws were broken, the protesters
were peaceful, and the protesters even cooperated with the police when
asked to leave.

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Wed, 04/22/2009 - 16:00

Woodbury City Council May Ban Residential Picketing at Wednesday Meeting

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 20:28

On Wednesday, April 22, the Woodbury city council is expected to vote, and
pass, an ordinance banning residential picketing in the city of Woodbury.

This ordinance is being proposed in response to a half dozen pickets that
happened at the homes of 3M executives this past summer because of 3M's
connection to an animal testing company called Huntingdon Life Sciences.
The police themselves have stated that no laws were broken, the protesters
were peaceful, and the protesters even cooperated with the police when
asked to leave.

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Motion for New Trial Filed in St. Paul's Only RNC Conviction to Date

Submitted by haloka on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 12:46

St. Paul City Attorney John Choi has a 1 for 10 (or 1 for 34, depending on how you look at it) record in RNC misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor convictions; only Sean McCoy, a Montana street medic, was convicted on a single charge out of 10 defendants and 34 charges brought to trial thus far.  Judge Edward Wilson sentenced McCoy last month to a $50 fine plus an additional $31 in costs for the conviction on one count of Public Assembly Without a Permit.  Yesterday, McCoy and National Lawyers Guild attorney Bruce Nestor filed a motion asking the court to order a new trial.

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