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PLEASE FORWARD THIS IMMEDIATELY TO ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE TWIN CITIES AND BEYOND<\/p>\nPLEASE FORWARD THIS IMMEDIATELY TO ALL CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE TWIN CITIES AND BEYOND<\/p>\n
We citizens of the Twin Cities of Minnesota do not support violence to property or person done by anarchists, punks, petty criminals or agent provocateurs, but they are by no means the only ones who have been violating the law in the Twin Cities in and around the Republican National Convention this week and they represent a minute portion of those detained by law enforcement over the past few days.<\/p>\n
The pervasive lawlessness and Bull Conner-esque preemptive violence by\u00c2\u00a0riot police\u00c2\u00a0against peaceful protesters in Saint Paul and preemptive assault, search & seizure on independent journalists in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul demands immediate response by the leaders of our two cities.<\/p>\n
Please join me in demanding immediate action from local leaders.<\/p>\n
IMMEDIATELY, RESPECTFULLY AND PEACEFULLY contact each of these offices in person (best) or by phone and\/or FAX demanding:<\/p>\n
An immediate joint Town Hall meeting to call law enforcement to account for their actions and to insist upon:<\/p>\n
1). An immediate cease to the pattern of preemptive violence done to peaceful protesters by law enforcement.
\n2). The immediate release of all peacefully protesting detainees and citizen journalists being held in Ramsey County.
\n3). The immediate release and return of all personal property taken from the detainees.
\n4). An honest and open divulgence of whether or not riot police were privately contracted, and if so, from what corporation or company?
\n5). An immediate public review of the preemptive arrest policy being carried out under the leadership of Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher.<\/p>\n
5th District (Minneapolis area) Honorable Representative Keith Ellison
\n2100 Plymouth Avenue North\u00c2\u00a0
\nMinneapolis, MN 55411\u00c2\u00a0
\nPhone: (612) 522-1212
\nFax: (612) 522-9915<\/p>\n
4th District (St. Paul area) Honorable Representative Betty McCollum
\n165 Western Avenue North, Suite 17
\nSt. Paul, MN 55102
\n(651) 224-9191
\n(651) 224-3056 \/ fax<\/p>\n
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
\nRoom 331 City Hall
\n350 South Fifth Street
\nMinneapolis, MN 55415
\n612-673-2100<\/p>\n
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
\n390 City Hall
\n15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
\nSaint Paul, MN\u00c2\u00a055102
\nPhone: (651) 266-8510
\nFax: (651) 266-8513<\/p>\n
Saint Paul Police Chief\u00c2\u00a0John M. Harrington
\nSaint Paul Police Department
\n367 Grove Street
\nSaint Paul, MN 55101
\n(651) 266-5588<\/p>\n
Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan
\n350 South 5th Street Room 130
\nMinneapolis, MN 55415-1389
\n(612) 673-3787
\nFax: (612) 673-2613<\/p>\n
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0
\n425 Grove Street\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0
\nSt. Paul, MN 55101\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0
\n651-266-7300 (Patrol)
\n651-266-9333 (LEC)<\/p>\n
Contact your Minneapolis City Council Member:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us\/council\/<\/p>\n
Contact your Saint Paul City Council Member:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.stpaul.gov\/index.asp?nid=553<\/p>\n
ACTION IS NEEDED NOW!!! PLEASE TAKE TEN MINUTES TODAY TO CONTACT EACH OF THESE CIVIC LEADERS. \u00c2\u00a0INNOCENT VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.<\/p>\n
~ Mikael Rudolph<\/p>\n
www.ImpeachForPeace.org
\nminneapolis@impeachforpeace.org
\n(612) 302-9252<\/p>\n
“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” – Mark Twain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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