The Battle of Saint Paul: Gallery 1

[cyu]

From http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2008090316161856


Thank you to the thousands of people who courageously faced 10 ton buses, concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray, batons, charging horses, gas masks, rubber bullets, and all of the tools of repression and intimidation that were used yesterday to repress the public in this supposed democracy.

The Battle of Saint Paul: Gallery 1 (Rally & Breakaway) A photo essay in three parts. 1: Rally & Breakaway. 2: RNC Blockaded. 3: Battle for the Streets. By James & Mike (NYC) NYC Independent Media Center

http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99582.jpg
Welcome to Saint Paul

http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99583.jpg
View from the XCel Center
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99584.jpg
Rally Begins
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99585.jpg
Father and Son
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99586.jpg
Stop the War on Immigrants
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99587.jpg
Jobs, Peace & Equality
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99588.jpg
March For Our Lives
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99589.jpg
Education Not Occupation
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99590.jpg
Democracy?
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99591.jpg
Puppets vs. Capital
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99592.jpg
The World Is Watching
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99593.jpg
Funk the War
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99594.jpg
Reclaiming the Streets
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99595.jpg
Dance Dance Revolt!
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99596.jpg
Looking On
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99597.jpg
No Human Is Illegal
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99598.jpg
Weapons Come Out
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99599.jpg
Masking Up
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99600.jpg
To the Blockades

"Thank you to the thousands of people who courageously faced 10 ton buses, concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray, batons, charging horses, gas masks, rubber bullets, and all of the tools of repression and intimidation that were used yesterday to repress the public in this supposed democracy.

Your direct actions stand in stark contrast to the conventioneers inside the Xcel Energy Center, passively dragging the party line and the rest of this world down with it.

We are inspired by the extraordinary people who stopped buses, blocked highway ramps, and breached concrete barriers to reclaim the streets and recapture the space of downtown St Paul" - From RNC WC, September 2, 2008
Full report to come. Here, find a photo essay in three parts. Part 1: Rally & Breakaway. Part 2: RNC Blockaded. Part 3: Battle for the Streets.

[freakazoid]

Awesome stuff. Hope to hear more soon, :thumbup:

[F9]

great and interesting pictures.keep us informed and we wait gor gallery 2:thumbup1:

Fuserg9:star:

[redarmyfaction38]

From http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2008090316161856


Thank you to the thousands of people who courageously faced 10 ton buses, concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray, batons, charging horses, gas masks, rubber bullets, and all of the tools of repression and intimidation that were used yesterday to repress the public in this supposed democracy.

The Battle of Saint Paul: Gallery 1 (Rally & Breakaway) A photo essay in three parts. 1: Rally & Breakaway. 2: RNC Blockaded. 3: Battle for the Streets. By James & Mike (NYC) NYC Independent Media Center

http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99582.jpg
Welcome to Saint Paul

http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99583.jpg
View from the XCel Center
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99584.jpg
Rally Begins
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99585.jpg
Father and Son
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99586.jpg
Stop the War on Immigrants
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99587.jpg
Jobs, Peace & Equality
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99588.jpg
March For Our Lives
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99589.jpg
Education Not Occupation
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99590.jpg
Democracy?
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99591.jpg
Puppets vs. Capital
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99592.jpg
The World Is Watching
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99593.jpg
Funk the War
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99594.jpg
Reclaiming the Streets
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99595.jpg
Dance Dance Revolt!
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99596.jpg
Looking On
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99597.jpg
No Human Is Illegal
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99598.jpg
Weapons Come Out
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99599.jpg
Masking Up
http://nyc.indymedia.org/images/2008/09/99600.jpg
To the Blockades

"Thank you to the thousands of people who courageously faced 10 ton buses, concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray, batons, charging horses, gas masks, rubber bullets, and all of the tools of repression and intimidation that were used yesterday to repress the public in this supposed democracy.

Your direct actions stand in stark contrast to the conventioneers inside the Xcel Energy Center, passively dragging the party line and the rest of this world down with it.

We are inspired by the extraordinary people who stopped buses, blocked highway ramps, and breached concrete barriers to reclaim the streets and recapture the space of downtown St Paul" - From RNC WC, September 2, 2008
Full report to come. Here, find a photo essay in three parts. Part 1: Rally & Breakaway. Part 2: RNC Blockaded. Part 3: Battle for the Streets.

couldn't link to the rest of the parts, but i've been playing on u tube etc.
here in britain, the govt. and its "popular press" would have us believe the american working class is totally subserviant to the capitalist ideology of the republicans and democrats.
the more comrades like yourself post on boards like this, on u tube, on general politics news boards across all the isps, then more good work is done to dispel the illusions of isolation of national or european revolutionary groups.

[Mindtoaster]

Bump! Can't wait for part two

Theres also some good footage on YouTube if you can put up with the right-wing trolls

[Andropov]

Keep up the resistance comrades.

[BIG BROTHER]

lol i was hearing on my work, this right wing talk show host, commenting about some 1000, radical "lunatics" running from the police. So this is how the stuff looked like.

good job! i can't wait for more.

[Wanted Man]

It's sickening to read about all of this from here. Here, the media mostly present things as a big feelgood party, as if the fairest and most democratic system in the 'free world' is proving its legitimacy yet again. In fact, it's a circus, and what goes on outside largely kept silent.

Big media don't give a shit. They're more interested in reporting attacks on journalists and protesters in Russia, China, Africa, Thailand, etc.

[YSR]

Haha. I'm in one of those pictures!

[bayano]

these UPs are good. a lot of participants were young and relatively inexperienced, and they came away quite demoralized. it was difficult just being around them. and by the way, i recognize some folks from some of those pics. dont forget to blot out faces if these are pics that are not yet on the net

[cyu]

dont forget to blot out faces if these are pics that are not yet on the net


I got them from the net. These pics are from infoshop.org.

[bayano]

ok, just making sure. people forget to do that a lot. never hurts to be safe