Watch - "Terrorizing Dissent" - an exposé of the 2008 Republican National Convention
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Members of Rochester Indymedia were reporting from the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota and as it is a presidential election season, we wanted to offer up another perspective on our electoral political system and its utter distaste for dissent.
Trailer:
Friday, April 8, 2016
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Community Space
285 Clarissa St.
Rochester, NY
Donations welcome!
Wheelchair accessible.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/574434902720392/
About the film:
Glass Bead Collective, Twin Cities Indymedia, and other independent media activists have released a new film, 'Terrorizing Dissent', an exposé of events at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Featuring first-person accounts and footage from more than forty cameras on the streets, 'Terrorizing Dissent' focuses on the story of dissent suppressed. People charged with "conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism" speak out against the government's campaign to manipulate media coverage and label civil disobedience and community organizing as terrorism.
'Terrorizing Dissent' shows the results of the $50 million dollars the Department of Homeland Security gave to local authorities for security — a large chunk of which went to weaponize the police — and the $10 million insurance policy contract between the RNC Host Committee and the City of St. Paul, which shattered Minnesota's civil compact between protesters and police.
About Rochester Indymedia:
The Rochester Independent Media Center (Indymedia or IMC) is a non-commercial, democratic collective of Rochester area independent media makers and media outlets, and serves as the local organizing unit of the global Indymedia network. We offer technical training, advice, and a platform to publish on. Currently, we are not meeting regularly but are available by request. Feel free to email RochesterIndymedia@gmail.c
