Call to Swarm, Seize, Stay during the RNC

*Swarm, Seize, Stay*

a call for Crashing the 2008 Republican National Convention

The playbill has been printed, the tickets have been sold, and on September 1st , 2008, the Republican National Convention is scheduled to open in St. Paul, MN. The RNC is political theater- meant to showcase the GOP's finest actors and send their chosen into a spectacular final round of campaigning before the November election. But what is spectacular about hiding the repressive show of force necessary to keep this system on its bloody course? Republicans, like all politicians in this two-act tragedy, exist to maintain systems of oppression that keep us down- at any cost. Our Earth is not for sale and we are not mere spectators in this brutal charade….who is going to pull the final curtain
in September?

The RNC Welcoming Committee calls for anyone and everyone who cares
about a better world than the politicians claim to offer to “Swarm, Seize,
and Stay,” on September 1st . Our goal for Day One is to blockade Downtown
St. Paul, so that the only show worth watching is the one we create in the
streets. Generally, Swarm Seize, Stay (3S) means:

1.

Move into/around Downtown St. Paul via *swarms* of varying sizes,
from multiple directions, and with diverse tactical intentions.

2.

*Seize *space through both hard (e.g., lockboxes) and soft (e.g.,
congestion), fixed and mobile, blockading methods.

3.

*Stay* engaged with the situation in downtown St. Paul as long as
necessary. Regroup. Reinforce.

The RNC-WC has divided Downtown St. Paul into sectors, so that
organizing bodies throughout the country can coordinate their actions
and make sure that every inch of the map is covered come September 1st.
Now it’s up to you. Pick a sector, gather your comrades, and
start planning.

For a sector map and further info, see: http://www.NoRNC.org

See you in September,

the RNC Welcoming Committee