Check out the Mutual Aid Disaster Relief event on May 2-4, hosted by North Star Street Medics. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is on tour talking about the work that they have been doing and sharing ideas and skills with fellow communities in struggle. Amazing! (MADRelief - https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/) There is more about this group below, but … Continue reading Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Event in Twin Cities
UPDATE 4/7/2018: Guandolo has canceled the event in Bloomington and the last date on his tour as well. Thanks to everyone who made phone calls. John Guandolo, a notorious anti-Muslim demagogue, has booked an event in Bloomington, Minnesota for Sunday, April 8, at 4:30-6:10 PM, at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes … Continue reading MAKE THIS CALL: Stop anti-Muslim hate speaker hosted by Minneapolis Airport Marriott
Earlier this month, the US congressman from Minneapolis, Keith Ellison, posted a selfie to twitter posing with Mark Bray's excellent book, “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.” Ellison captioned it: "At @MoonPalaceBooks and I just found the book that strike fear in the heart of @realDonaldTrump". Predictably, a ridiculous backlash followed from across the political spectrum. From … Continue reading Twin Cities GDC Sets Record Straight On Ellison “Antifa” Tweet
The Twin Cities IWW has passed the following motion: Whereas: On March 3rd 1991 the Line 3 pipeline caused the largest inland oil spill in US history, rupturing in Grand Rapids, Minnesota spilling 1.7 million gallons of oil into the Prairie River; and Whereas: In July 2010, Enbridge also spilled about a million gallons of Dilbit Oil … Continue reading Twin Cities IWW in Solidarity with Camp Makwa and the movement for environmental justice.
A brief statement from the Anti-Police Terror Working Group on the recent controversy involving the St Paul cop union and candidates for city mayor.
The steering committee of the General Defense Committee voted to approve and release this brief statement last night after the fascist murder of a 32-year old woman in Charlottesville, VA, at the Unite The Right rally of fascist organizations. We now know her name, Heather Heyer, and the name of her murderer, who was apparently a … Continue reading GDC Statement on Charlottesville
Picture above from Unicorn Riot Click here to watch the Unicorn Riot video on this action on Vimeo From the Unicorn Riot writeup and post (visit their page for the full article): The harassment has included multiple reports of a naked man jumping out and masturbating as bikers went by. The situation recently escalated … Continue reading Local Community Self Defense action
June 10: 11 AM, MN State Capitol Building: Stand against Islamophobia and Fascism, Stand against ACT for American, "The largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the country," according to the SPLC.
An action call to all residents of the Twin Cities to oppose advocates of race war from holding a meeting in the Minnesota State Capitol Building on May 6.
Al Ditty – Working-Class Hero by Ciaran, member of the Twin Cities General Defense Committee When Jamar Clark was executed by Minneapolis police on Plymouth Ave in North Minneapolis back in November 2015 – a powerful movement erupted in response, and its reverberations are still being felt today. Many, many people made great sacrifices in … Continue reading Al Ditty – Working Class Hero
Twin Cities General Defense Committee 