Showing posts with label 2012 GOP Convention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 GOP Convention. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

Tampa Bay Action Group


The Tampa Bay Action Group (TBAG), a decentralized collective of anarchists strewn throughout the urban and swampy reaches of Florida, is committed to making 2012 and the RNC in Tampa a truly catastrophic celebration of liberty and joy.
here

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Organizer's Conference for Coalition to March Against the RNC



After speaking with several attendees, I realized that although this would be a protest against the Republican National Committee, most of the organizers in this room would be just as happy protesting the Democratic National Committee. This was most unexpected! But as the website for Resist the RNC states, "Both parties are intricately tied to corporate rule, war, economic injustice, and profess freedom and democracy but crack down on dissent." The desire to claim power for the 99% permeated the room. The following question was put to the group: if you could change just one thing about the world, what would you change? Each attendee answered in their own way. The answers were full of hope and idealism.

Monday, June 4, 2012

The 2001 Odyssey Hopes To Entice RNC Patrons


The 2001 Odyssey strip club in Tampa, Florida has revamped its online marketing strategy in hopes of attracting some of the nearly 50,000 people expected to attend the 2012 Republican National Convention.
here

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Protest RNC


Wear what’s on your mind. And do it in style. Check out our latest protest gear!
Get ready for August. And tell your friends!
here

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Sign The Petition


Here we go again. They did it for George W. Bush in 2000, and now the Republicans are working to steal the 2012 Presidential election for Mitt Romney in Florida.

It's straight out of Katherine Harris' playbook. Florida Governor Rick Scott is currently deploying a massive and systematic effort to purge up to 182,000 Floridians who are likely Democratic voters from the state's voting rolls.
more

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Tampa Police Roll Out A Tank

To Deal With A Few Dozen Protesters.
here

300,000 protesters are expected in town for the 2012 GOP Convention.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Republicans Shake Down Tampa Hotels

"A crowd of hotel managers gathered in the ballroom of the Wyndam Tampa Westshore on Wednesday expecting a routine update on plans for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa." Instead, a new convention contractor delivered a shock: Hotels are expected to throw out year-old room contracts with the convention's Republican organizers and sign new agreements with lower room rates.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

The 2012 Republican National Convention

At the St. Pete Times Forum, is expected to draw nearly 50,000 delegates, volunteers, journalists, convention staffers and visitors. More than 4,000 security personnel from various law enforcement agencies will be deployed each day to keep crowds under control including protestors,
which could number as high as 300,000.
300,000? This sounds like fun!