Radical solidarity through Covid-19 Community mobilizations for mutual aid and medical solidarity have formed in as many spaces as the new coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread. From continent to continent, people have innovated and navigated through information suppression, governmental inadequacy and unpreparedness as well as supply shortages in panic-economies with global
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G.A. Minutes 1-28-20
G.A. Minutes 1-28-20 We’re back at Coney Island again this Tuesday evening and guess what……it’s still winter. Crap! In this part of the country it always feels like cold, snow and wind chill will go on forever. It kinda does too; in general, we have winter weather for around 6
G.A. Minutes 1-7-20
G.A. Minutes 1-7-20 After a 2 week hiatus, we are back at Coney Island again this evening. We were on hiatus because the last 2 Tuesdays were Christmas Eve and New Years Eve; we knew the Coney Island staff peeps would be eager to close up shop and get on
G.A. Minutes 11-5-19
G.A. Minutes 11-5-19 When the first two Occupiers arrive at Coney Island this evening they find staff guys who they haven’t met before working behind the counter. However, this is not a problem; these new guys have been informed about the Occupiers and friends and their regular Tuesday evening gatherings.
G.A. Minutes 10-1-19
G.A. Minutes 10-1-19 On the first day of October, Mother Earth and all of her helpers have joined together to let us know that there’s no turning back; autumn is definitely upon us. This evening the sky is overcast and the temperature is somewhere in the low 50s. Very strong
G.A. Minutes 8-27-19
G.A. Minutes 8-27-19 It’s raining this evening so, of course, we’re at Coney Island. The sky was only spitting but all the weather maps and forecasts predicted lots of rain so the group decided earlier not take the chance and end up hungry and drenched trying to meet at Peoples
Water Protectors Lock to Enbridge Office Gates, Work Halted
In the early morning, 6 water protectors locked to the gates of a key Enbridge office in Bemidji, MN in protest of proposed tar sands pipeline project Line 3. 2 chained their necks to the gate, risking personal safety for the hundreds of watersheds Enbridge proposes to send nearly 1M
G.A. Minutes 7-16-19
G.A. Minutes 7-16-19 After being rained out last week, this evening we are back at Peoples Plaza. There is no rain in tonight’s weather forecast; the sky is clear, the temperature is in the high 80s with a very occasional light breeze. In other words, it’s really flippin’ hot! Fortunately,
G.A. Minutes 6-18-19
G.A. Minutes 6-18-19 It’s no big surprise that we’re back at Peoples Plaza again this evening. We’ve been holding fire circle meetings here every Tuesday evening for the past month but because of all the trouble we’ve been getting from City government, MN Power and all their minions (read street
G.A. Minutes 5-21-19
G.A. Minutes 5-21-19 After being rained out last week, we’re back at Peoples Plaza this evening. It’s been raining a lot over the last few weeks and the weather people predict more rain for the next few days but tonight we’re being given a break. The sky is overcast, temperatures
G.A. Minutes 5-7-19
G.A. Minutes 5-7-19 We are about to hold our first recreational fire of the year at Peoples Plaza this evening. As usual, the Fire Magician and the Occupier who brings most of the food are the first people to arrive. They notice that the big tree planters are blocking the
G.A. Minutes 4-16-19
G.A. Minutes 4-16-19 It comes as no big surprise to us that we had one last (hopefully) blizzard before spring truly kicked in this year. The Great White North played host to around 5 inches of new snow during the middle of last week. Wonderful. The entire city shut down
Strategies & Stories from the German Climate Justice Movement
Friday, March 29th University of Minnesota 110 Carlson School of Management 6:00 PM We’re excited to announce that Ende Gelände will be stopping in Minneapolis, MN on their U.S. tour, taking place this February through April, to share stories from Germany’s wildly successful mass mobilizations. Come join German activists from
Threat Model: Securing Your Digital Self
Saturday, February 23rd Boneshaker Books 2002 23rd Ave S 5:00 PM Presentation and hands-on computer security workshop to help you better equip yourself in the battle for a life worth living. Bring your devices and your questions. Source: https://conflictmn.blackblogs.org/threat-model-securing-your-digital-self/
Solidarity with the #Stansted15 from #Minneapolis
Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota To our friends across the pond facing a lifetime prison sentence, we send you our love, our rage, and our unyielding solidarity. Their jails and their borders will never contain us. Free the Stansted 15! Until every border and every prison is a faint memory.