Category: Events

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Tuesday, June 20th

Walker Church

3014 16th Ave S

7:00 PM

In our current age of resurgent nationalism, anti-migrant xenophobia and increasing border militarization, it can be easy to lose track of the central role that migration has played in shaping the spaces we inhabit. The richness and depth of human history comes from the countless individual and collective journeys that we, or our ancestors before us, have taken to get to where we are now — wherever that might be. The so-called “refugee crisis” that has dominated headlines for the past several years is not a new phenomenon, nor is it a passing phase. As our world stands on the precipice of more destabilizing wars waged over declining resources, a deepening of structural economic inequality and the onset of cataclysmic climate change, even more dramatic movements of human populations are inevitable. What is not yet inevitable is how humanity will respond to this crisis.

In this month’s episode of Trouble, anarchist media collective subMedia interviews a number of individuals from around the world who are helping to chart a course for the future based on living practices of solidarity and mutual aid, and who are invested in tearing down the physical and imaginary borders that seek to keep us divided.

Childcare provided.

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Thursday, May 25th

Ramsey County Courthouse

15 Kellogg Blvd W

9:30 AM

Rally to drop the charges starting at 9:30am, and help pack the court when the hearing starts at 10:30.

Louis is facing felony charges and serious time for participating in a protest of the police murder of his cousin, Philando Castile. He faces 2 counts of 2nd degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon, up to 10 years in prison, and a $20k fine. If convicted, Louis faces as much time in prison as the cop who murdered Philando.

These charges are trumped up and unjust! Louis’ family is grieving and has been through too much already. Now, in addition to supporting his family in this difficult time, he is preparing to defend himself in court. Acting in solidarity with Louis is paramount to continuing the struggle for black lives right now.

Gather outside the Ramsey County Courthouse at 15 W. Kellogg in Downtown St. Paul. Please wear black & gold to show solidarity.

 

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

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Friday, May 12th

Walker Church

3104 16th Ave S

7:00 PM

Daniel McGowan is a social justice activist from NYC whose arrest and conviction for “eco-terrorism” in 2005 became a flashpoint in the Green Scare repression of environmental and animal rights activist communities. His story is the focus of the Academy Award nominated documentary film If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011).

He will be talking about his own personal history and sharing novel approaches to movement building and radical activism under the Trump administration.

From Seward Cafe

Friday, May 5th

Seward Cafe

2129 E Franklin Ave

8:00 PM

On the night of March 20th, several people marched on the Allegheny County Jail in solidarity with a sit in protest going on inside. Eleven people were arrested, three of whom are facing a laundry list of felony charges, including vandalism on an educational institution(as if a jail is educational!). The charges are serious and in line with a current wave of politically motivated repression happening against anarchists and anti authoritarians within and around Pittsburgh.

Omega Defender
Changeling
Tifani
Sorry Party

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Tuesday, April 4th

2616 15th Ave S

7:00 PM

Killing The Black Snake: Behind The Scenes of The #NoDAPL Struggle

This documentary takes a close look inside the dynamics that played out behind the scenes at the Standing Rock encampment, including serious disagreements over which tactics to use to best stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is the first episode of Trouble, a brand new monthly how by submedia.tv, offering an in-depth analysis of the dynamics and forces shaping today’s movements.

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Sunday, April 2nd

All My Relations Gallery

1414 E Franklin Ave

2:00 PM

This Spring NoDAPL water protectors and the Water Protector Anti-Repression Crew will be facilitating trainings across Turtle Island sharing knowledge about resistance to the grand jury convened against water protectors at Standing Rock. We want to build our capacities for strong movement defense against state repression.

Strong movements and interdependent relationships make attempts to shut down our struggle obsolete. Let’s build our capacity for defending our movements together!

This two-hour workshop is open to all who have participated in the movement at Standing Rock, those who have supported the efforts on the ground from their homes and territories elsewhere, as well as all those who wish to continue fighting on the many frontlines that continuing emerging across Turtle Island.

The fight isn’t over at Standing Rock, as nearly 800 Water Protectors continue their battles in the courtrooms with some facing federal felony indictments that carry a potential of 15 years in federal prison. The grand jury convened against water protectors continues as does the resistance to it. As extraction becomes the norm and the government ramps up its repression against those who stand in resistance, this workshop holds valuable information for those who struggle for Indigenous sovereignty, earth liberation and a future without oppression.

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Sunday, February 26th

Reverie Cafe

1931 Nicollet Ave

3:00 PM

Have tea with the MARS Collective and discuss the future of anarchist spaces in Minneapolis!

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

Mears Park – noon the day after the permit is granted!

When the black snake bites, we bite back! Trump has issued executive orders directing the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the approval of the last permit needed for the Dakota Access Pipeline. This would allow tunneling under Lake Oahe and the completion of the project. We don’t know when the permit will be issued, but when it does we’ll be ready.

This pipeline is a modern day continuation of the genocidal project of European settlers on this continent, in which Native people and the earth are both secondary to profit. Resistance to it has meant a groundswell of Native people standing up in self defense as well as settlers questioning their role in colonization as they too defend the earth.

Companies extracting “natural resources” are global and so too must be our action. Our local resistance strengthens those on the front lines in Standing Rock. Besides the Army Corps office in St. Paul, banks that are funding this project are plentiful in this area, dozens of trains carrying crude oil from the Bakken travel through here every day, and companies invested in the project have offices nearby.

Governments and corporations have only as much power as we cede them. We are calling all who oppose colonization, patriarchy, racism, all who struggle for a habitable planet and life on our own terms to converge on Mears Park in St. Paul the day after the permit is issued. When the bloody lips of progress move to kiss, we spit fire!

From TC Radical Calendar

Saturday, January 14th

Seward Cafe

2129 E Franklin Ave

7:30 PM

Louis Hunter is facing up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine for trumped up charges stemming from a protest over the police murder of his cousin, Philando Castile. All donations at the door will go directly to Louis. For more information about Louis and his case, see here.

The Bolt Weevils

Malcolm Anthony

Breakaway

MC Longshot

plus one more band TBA

$10-$20 Suggested Donation

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

On January 20th, Donald Trump will become the President of the United States. His immigration policies, his proposed Muslim registry, his nuclear aspirations, his xenophobic fear mongering, and his continued co-mingling with and appointment of white nationalists threaten the lives of millions.

Those who recognize the toxicity of Trump’s language are starting to get worried while Muslims, people of color, women, and immigrants are already feeling the effects of Trump’s language in verbal and physical attacks.

Trump will rely on millions of individuals in cities across the country to fulfill his plans. It will become part of the everyday function of American cities, American police, American state bureaucracy, and complicit citizens to brand, deport, or imprison those perceived to be “outsiders.” This will soon be normal and lawful.

It’s time to get rowdy, y’all. Some have begun carrying safety pins or creating safe spaces for marginalized people in schools and churches to show support for those being threatened most. This is necessary, but we can’t stop there. We need a powerful and joyful resistance against what will soon become the status quo. We need to make the transition impossible.

We will meet the day before the inauguration (the 19th of January) to show our city that they can’t get away with it here. We will have music and fireworks and demonstrate the fierce disruptions that can be expected under a Trump presidency. This isn’t just a dance party. It is more important than ever that we find each other, talk, dance, and feel powerful.

Meet us on the 19th, so we can show the state that we will not be complicit, and we will not be afraid! We will show that we have the capacity to disrupt Trump’s America, and to do it in fucking style!

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

If Donald Trump is to be the next president of the United States, we insist that his time in office will be a disaster. Echoing the calls of black and indigenous radicals elsewhere, “we must make it impossible for this system to govern on stolen, occupied land.” Saturday we will take it to the streets and demonstrate our unflinching opposition to Trump and everything he stands for.

Saturday, November 19th at 6:00pm at the Emiliano Zapata Statue (12th & Lake St) Minneapolis.

From TC Radical Calendar

Thursday, November 10th

Ramsey County Courthouse

15 W Kellogg Blvd

12:15 PM

Louis Hunter is facing felony charges and serious time for participating in a protest of the police murder of his cousin, Philando Castile. He faces 2 counts of 2nd degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon, up to 10 years in prison, and a $20k fine. These charges are trumped up and unjust! Louis’ family is grieving and has been through too much already. Now, in addition to supporting his family in this difficult time, he is preparing to defend himself in court. Acting in solidarity with Louis is paramount to continuing the struggle for black lives right now.

Help show Louis and the public that we have his back, and show the State that we won’t back down! Come to a press conference at 12:15 pm on Thursday, 11/10, in front of the Ramsey County Courthouse at 15 W. Kellogg in Downtown St. Paul. After the press conference, help us pack the courtroom for Louis’ hearing at 1:30. Please wear black & gold to show solidarity.

From TC Radical Calendar

Saturday, November 19th

United Church of God & Christ

277 W Lafayette Frontage Rd

3:30 PM

Louis Hunter is facing felony charges and serious time for participating in a protest of the police murder of his cousin, Philando Castile. He faces 2 counts of 2nd degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon, up to 10 years in prison, and a $20k fine. These charges are trumped up and unjust! Louis’ family is grieving and has been through too much already. Now, in addition to supporting his family in this difficult time, he is preparing to defend himself in court.

As a direct result of his charges, Louis has also faced financial hardship. He has been evicted from his home and the vehicle that he used to make his livelihood has been impounded. Show up to this fundraiser to support Louis in this time of need!

Anonymous submission to Conflict Minnesota

November 17th

Minnehaha Free Space

3747 Minnehaha Ave S

7:00 PM

Concerning Violence is an award winning film based on Frantz Fanon’s essay, Concerning Violence, from his 1961 book The Wretched of the Earth.