All Hell Breaking Loose at RNC, Protesters Underfire
RNC Protesters Under Fire
UptakeUpTake Team Surrounded By Police
From our live cam: Corrine McDermid, Chuck Olsen and Noah Kunin are on site for what’s supposed to be the largest protest at the RNC.
Explosions at the RNC
RNC Security Response: Rubber Bullets and Smoke Bombs
This is raw, zoomed footage of a rubber bullet being fired at close range at protesters.
Protesters in St. Paul during RNC
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Iraq Veterans Against the War marched towards the convention center at the RNC in St. Paul today with the goal of presenting Senator John McCain with a list of demands about the Iraq Occupation. While the veterans had no problem gaining access to Senator Obama, Senator McCain refused to meet with the group. The UpTake’s Chuck Olsen reports.
Police Seize Journalists Notes About RNC Protest Plans
A trio of journalists who have a track record of documenting police abuse at political conventions were stopped and searched during the early morning hours in Minneapolis. Police took their video equipment, cell phones, hard drive and notes about protests planned for next week’s Republican National Convention.
No charges have been filed against the three, according to Mineapolis police spokesman Sgt. William Palmer.
Video Essay: a Look Inside the RNC Protests
Thousands of protesters gathered in St. Paul, Minn., the site of the Republican National Convention. As tensions mounted between those gather and police, AP Photojournalist Evan Vucci was in the middle of the crowd. Sept. 2
Police Raid Houses Connected With Planned RNC Protests
Police are raiding three locations in Minneapolis this morning. This comes after the Ramsey County Sheriff’s office raided a location in St. Paul late last night. The raids in Minneapolis this morning are reportedly also being done by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s office. Please note Minneapolis is in Hennepin County. The UpTake has video of last night’s raid and has people on the scene of this mornings raids. This is video of a house at 3500 Harriet from Ken Avidor.
National Lawyers Guild: Police Raid “Preventive Detention”
When The UpTake arrived at the home at 3240 17th Avve. South in Minneapolis, the police and city inspectors were boarding up the house. The city said they had to board up the house because the owner wasn’t available, but the owner was in jail.
“Police Are Acting Like Nazis”
Michelle Gross of Communities Against Police Brutality was the victim of a burglary…and she’s hinting strongly that she thinks someone from the government did it.
She and her husband were detained by police in St. Paul on Fri. 8/29/08 while attending an organizing meeting of activists protesting the RNC in the Twin Cities. They were not arrested, and eventually released. However, they returned home to find their garage and car had been burglarized. Nothing was taken, but documents and belongings had been searched. Interviewed at a gathering in Powderhorn Park on 8/30/08.
Inside the raided “RNC Welcoming Committee” center
Why did the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office raid a quiet musical performance at a rented theater and then search everyone? It’s the eve of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, and that has everything to do with it. Noah Kunin takes us inside the building that the police raided Friday night and shows us what they did, or didn’t find. This was streamed live from a cell phone camera, hence the video quality.
Activists Laugh At Sheriff’s “Criminal Enterprise”
Jordan Kushner of the National Lawyers Guild reading a statement from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s office regarding the RNC Welcoming Committee raid of 8/29/08. He read the statement to a gathering of activists in Powderhorn Park on Sat. 8/30/08 after several more raids took place that same morning.
