DNC Disruption 08

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While Democrats are preparing for all the important moment: to introduce Barack as the nominee, some groups are trying to disrupt it. In fact, a group "DNC Disruption 08" in particular is organizing its members to disrupt the DNC convention. Read the complete article that it posted on its website.

http://dncdisruption08.org/

(Your complete guide to making this year's DNC protests a massive success) A communique from Unconventional Denver 08.06.08

August 24-28, Mile High City:

Join the national mobilization to confront the Democrats in Denver and plug

into Unconventional Denver's day by day action framework!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

* Plan on making it out to Denver for the week of the DNC

* Review UD's day by day action framework and figure out where your affinity group fits in

* Plan on maximizing the street party on Sunday, organizing creative disruption of delegate activities on Monday, taking a lead in bringing the DNC to a halt on Tuesday, and creating decentralized alternatives and actions against environmental destruction on Wednesday.

* Let our communities know your plans. Affinity groups have already pledged to take lead roles in these actions but with your help we can bring this to another level. Send out public pronouncements from anonymous email addresses pledging your affinity group's support and announce your commitment!

* Make sure you attend the action consulta in the evening of Saturday the 23rd and the morning consultas each morning before the action starts

Details below:

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DAY 1: SUNDAY AUGUST 24

Reclaim the Streets!!!!

-Urban Reclamation Front of Unconventional Denver

Kick off a week of resistance to the corrupt two-party system and capitalism with a rowdy street party that will reclaim public space from the police state occupation of Denver!

Sunday the 24th is the day before the convention begins and a day in which delegates from across the country will be checking into their hotels and attending a pre-convention party in the evening. It has also been chosen by the network of groups mobilizing against the DNC as the day to demonstrate against war and occupation. Groups of all kinds will be out in force during Sunday starting with a morning anti-war march organized by Recreate 68 from the Civic Center down to the Pepsi Center. This will be followed by the Alliance for Real Democracy's low-risk Funk the War celebration which will fill downtown with music and crowds dancing and speaking out against the war.

As you take to the streets in these morning and midday events, Unconventional Denver will be distributing information detailing when and where this anticapitalist party will manifest.

Plan on attending the low risk Funk the War celebration after the march with the understanding that when the signal is given we will emerge onto the streets of downtown in an explosion of color and noise. The goals for this action will be to transform public streets around the 16th street pedestrian mall and nearby delegate hotels into a scene of celebratory resistance that expands the scope of demonstrations off sidewalks and into a mobile force in the streets that cannot be missed.

This will be Unconventional Denver's first action in what will be a long week. So we will be balancing our goals of taking concrete action against the police occupation of Denver by reclaiming public space with the necessity of keeping this street party out of the hands of the law.

Bring instruments, noise makers, boom boxes, and bicycle sound systems in order to fill the streets with the sound of our resistance and don't forget to dress to impress! We will be experimenting with creative tactics for temporarily holding streets and intersections as we carve out space for our party so bring ideas, tools, and materials that can help make this action a success. Plan on attending the Saturday evening consulta to find out ways your affinity group can plug into making this action a success.

We will also use this moment to distribute propaganda and information about the following days of action and to set the tone for the week. There will be no business as usual in Denver during the DNC!

http://sefermpost.typepad.com/sefermpost/2...er-disrupt.html

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paid for by mccain for president.

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Clinton creates 'whip team' to quell anti-Obama protests

In an unusual move, Hillary Clinton's staff is creating a 40-member "whip team" at the Denver Democratic convention to ensure that her supporters don't engage in embarrassing anti-Obama demonstrations during the floor vote on her nomination, according to people familiar with the planning.

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"If people get down there on the floor and want to start blowing kazoos and making a scene we want to make sure we've got people who stand in front of them with Obama signs," said a person involved in the planning.

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Clinton spokesperson Kathleen Strand emphasized the team would not seek to convince delegates to vote for the former first lady.

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“We have been and are working closely with the Obama campaign to make sure we have an exciting and unified convention," Strand said.

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Clinton creates 'whip team' to quell anti-Obama protests

In an unusual move, Hillary Clinton's staff is creating a 40-member "whip team" at the Denver Democratic convention to ensure that her supporters don't engage in embarrassing anti-Obama demonstrations during the floor vote on her nomination, according to people familiar with the planning.

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"If people get down there on the floor and want to start blowing kazoos and making a scene we want to make sure we've got people who stand in front of them with Obama signs," said a person involved in the planning.

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Clinton spokesperson Kathleen Strand emphasized the team would not seek to convince delegates to vote for the former first lady.

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"We have been and are working closely with the Obama campaign to make sure we have an exciting and unified convention," Strand said.

Good for Hillary.

paid for by mccain for president.

It looks like they plan to do the same thing at the Republican Convention as well. I think they are going under the guise of anarchists. In layman's terms...loonies.

Edited August 21, 2008 by Jabberwocky

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Oh, those awful nasty right-wingers! . . . Wait a minute . . .they're clueless far-left losers!

Kick off a week of resistance to the corrupt two-party system and capitalism with a rowdy street party that will reclaim public space from the police state occupation of Denver!

Denver is a police state?

It has also been chosen by the network of groups mobilizing against the DNC as the day to demonstrate against war and occupation. Groups of all kinds will be out in force during Sunday starting with a morning anti-war march organized by Recreate 68 from the Civic Center down to the Pepsi Center. This will be followed by the Alliance for Real Democracy's low-risk Funk the War celebration which will fill downtown with music and crowds dancing and speaking out against the war.

These Marxists are really funked up. The reason there was a demonstration in '68 is that the war in Vietnam looked endless, casualities were going up and Humphrey wanted to continue the war. By contrast, the situation in Iraq improving and Obama still wants withdrawl. They must be protesting Obama's saber-rattling on Afghanistan or they just want violence in Denver to show how much they love peace?

Bring instruments, noise makers, boom boxes, and bicycle sound systems in order to fill the streets with the sound of our resistance and don't forget to dress to impress! We will be experimenting with creative tactics for temporarily holding streets and intersections as we carve out space for our party so bring ideas, tools, and materials that can help make this action a success. Plan on attending the Saturday evening consulta to find out ways your affinity group can plug into making this action a success.

Those bicycle sound systems are gonna shake people up. "Bring ideas" that's a tall order for that crowd.

Edited August 21, 2008 by alienlovechild

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Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

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Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

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Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

I hope so. This country doesn't need this kind of childish ####### going on when there are mature ways to have political discourse.

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

Hopefully, the Denver police will be prepared and nothing will get out of hand.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

I hope so. This country doesn't need this kind of childish ####### going on when there are mature ways to have political discourse.

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

Hopefully, the Denver police will be prepared and nothing will get out of hand.

more like it's time to grab a video camera and head to denver to film the cops beating the ####### outta liberals.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

I hope so. This country doesn't need this kind of childish ####### going on when there are mature ways to have political discourse.

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

Hopefully, the Denver police will be prepared and nothing will get out of hand.

more like it's time to grab a video camera and head to denver to film the cops beating the ####### outta liberals.

Anarchist is the word you are looking for. Liberal is too broad and it implies that all liberals are anarchists.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

I hope so. This country doesn't need this kind of childish ####### going on when there are mature ways to have political discourse.

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

Hopefully, the Denver police will be prepared and nothing will get out of hand.

more like it's time to grab a video camera and head to denver to film the cops beating the ####### outta liberals.

Anarchist is the word you are looking for. Liberal is too broad and it implies that all liberals are anarchists.

no, liberal. as in democrats. you do remember chicago, don't you?

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Adding my C$0.0207 worth: the whole disruption is basically going to be a damp-squib, with nothing for GOP to milk.

I hope so. This country doesn't need this kind of childish ####### going on when there are mature ways to have political discourse.

Denver is a police state?

it will be by the time the dnc is done.

Much to the delight of Republicans who will milk this for all they can get.

more of a reason for them to behave in denver. but they won't.

Hopefully, the Denver police will be prepared and nothing will get out of hand.

more like it's time to grab a video camera and head to denver to film the cops beating the ####### outta liberals.

Anarchist is the word you are looking for. Liberal is too broad and it implies that all liberals are anarchists.

no, liberal. as in democrats. you do remember chicago, don't you?

By that logic, since most KKK members vote Republican, when there's another KKK march, you'll just label them Conservative..or Republicans, right?

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What exactly do you have against liberals Charles such that you enjoy the idea of them getting some kind of come uppance? I find that quite bizarre. People have very different ideas as to what political policies are good for them and are prepared to support their candidates verbally but to actually wish to see them come to blows? I find that perverse in the extreme.