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DNC protesters meet to discuss tactics, preparation
Charlotte Observer ^
| 8/18/12
| Meghan Cooke
Posted on 08/18/2012 5:21:52 PM PDT by Libloather
DNC protesters meet to discuss tactics, preparation
Demonstrator group heads met to discuss preparation
By Meghan Cooke
The Charlotte Observer
Modified: Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012
Demonstrators who plan to march through uptown Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention met Saturday to prepare for what could happen to them during possibly the largest protest in city history.
About 25 people representing groups that will make up the Coalition to March on Wall Street South gathered just northeast of uptown in a building on East 15th Street a location they call their convergence space or solidarity center.
They discussed possible encounters with police during an anti-repression workshop Saturday. Ayende Alcala, a member of the Occupy Charlotte group, said the coalition is planning and promoting a peaceful march, but theyre preparing for all possibilities.
We dont know what to expect, Alcala said, adding that some marchers have never been involved in a protest and others have never participated in one so large. In case there is violence, we have to protect ourselves.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012dncconvention; 2012rncconvention; charlotte; convention; dnc; protest; usefulidiots
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Do freeloaders really prepare in advance?
To: Libloather
Bammy’s bunch can kiss North Carolina bye bye. Its going Myth in November.
2
posted on
08/18/2012 5:29:01 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: Libloather
I thought that most barking moonbats are convention delegates.
3
posted on
08/18/2012 5:30:17 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: Libloather
These people are scum but the bigger scumbags will actually be inside the hall.
4
posted on
08/18/2012 5:31:17 PM PDT
by
samtheman
(Obama. Mugabe. Chavez. (Obamugavez))
To: Libloather
i hope a few protesters dress up as rats and hold anti-liberal signs. this would make a great sign, Welcome To North Carolina, No Rats Allowed !!
To: Libloather
UP TWINKLES EVERYONE!
6
posted on
08/18/2012 5:45:19 PM PDT
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: Libloather
7
posted on
08/18/2012 5:47:30 PM PDT
by
Harley
(Life is Tough, But it's going to get a lot Tougher if you vote for Obama in Nov.)
To: Libloather
Hope some Tea Patriots infiltrate the Occupiers and have some clever signs.
Pray for America
8
posted on
08/18/2012 5:49:27 PM PDT
by
bray
(Take out the commies in November!)
To: bray
Hope some Tea Patriots infiltrate the Occupiers and have some clever signs.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
All pick-a-protester to stand next to while wearing your “I’M WITH STUPID” T’shirts, with arrow.
9
posted on
08/18/2012 5:54:20 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
(6/98 "It is virtually impossible to clean the pond as long as the pigs are still crapping in it")
To: Libloather
"What do we want?"
"MONEY!"
"When do we want it?"
"NOW!"
"Why do we want it?"
"BECAUSE MONEY IS EVIL!"
10
posted on
08/18/2012 5:57:28 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
lots of rebel flags flying around the city t wecome the great hordes of he unwashed
11
posted on
08/18/2012 6:05:38 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: Libloather
Groups involved:
Academi (formerly Blackwater) Watch
Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition of Charlotte
Anti-War Committee, Minnesota
Asociación de Estudiantes Latinas/os y Latinoamericanas/os (Association of Latino/a and Latin American Students AELLA), New York, NY
Charlotte Action Center for Justice
Coalition to March on the RNC
CODEPINK
Committee to Stop FBI Repression
Community & Postal Workers United
DC Labor Chorus/Labor Heritage Foundation
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
Free Mumia Coalition NYC
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Freedom Socialist Party
Herman@s Orgullosos en Las Americas (HOLA), Asheville, NC
IFCO/Pastors for Peace
Industrial Workers of the World, Gainesville Area chapter
International Socialist Organization, Charlotte, NC Branch
Labor Coalition of the Carolinas Against Corporate Politics
Labor for Palestine
Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee, North Dakota
Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
May 1 Coalition for Workers and Immigrants Rights
Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice
Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAc)
MortgageFraud in North Carolina
MOVE Organization
Movimento per la società di giustizia, Italy
North Carolina Labor Against the War
NC Coalition Against Corporate Power
New York City Labor Against the War
Queer Liberation Front
Queering Occupy Wall Street NYC (The LGBTQ working group for OWS)
Radical Women
Raleigh-Durham Fight Imperialism Stand Together (FIST)
Revolutionary Students Union, Utah
Socialists of Greater Tampa Bay, Florida
Solidarity Iran SI
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Baltimore City Chapter
Students for a Democratic Society
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), UNC Asheville
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), UNC Chapel Hill
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), NC State University
Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement
United National Antiwar Coalition
United Steelworkers Local 8751, Boston School Bus Union
Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Old School Sappers
Washington Peace Center
Winthrop Socialist Student Union, Winthrop State University, Rock Hill, SC
Workers World Party
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posted on
08/18/2012 6:09:23 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
To: xrmusn
Bet there are a few rednecks ready to give them some Southern hospitality.
Pray for America
13
posted on
08/18/2012 6:10:06 PM PDT
by
bray
(The Gummit didn't make my business, God did!)
To: bray
I hope Call of the Wildman shows up with a few hundred of his buddies to greet the protesters, “southern style y’all”.
To: Libloather
This could be more fun than the Olympics. The question is whether the MSM will cover the protests to any degree. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the protests largely ignored, even if there was a full scale war going on outside the convention hall.
To: Dallas59
OMG!
Get the popcorn~! I may video this and sell the videos on late night TV...SHAMWOW!!
To: Libloather
Barry’s people. Communist / community activists.
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posted on
08/18/2012 7:01:28 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Dallas59
United Steelworkers Local 8751, Boston School Bus Union ROTFLMAO. As a kid who grew up in Pittsburgh through the 1950s, the image of a school bus driving Granny as a Steel Worker just cracks me up.
What the hell are they protesting for... nicer kids ... less traffic ... softer seats?
Unions sure as hell ain't what they used to be. ;~))
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posted on
08/18/2012 7:04:28 PM PDT
by
Ditto
(Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
To: Libloather
Ain’t nothing the vermin can come up with that can’t be handled by a couple of Blackhawk helo’s with a minigun on each.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Correct Sir you win a prize . One Attaboy & a pat on the back.
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