50,000+ Petition For Journalists' Release
Leaders of many independent media groups brought petitions to St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman Friday asking him to call for the release of several journalists who were arrested during the Republican National Convention. Video from that press conference along with the visit to the mayors office and to the city attorney's office is replaying right now on the Mogulus player below.
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theuptake: Edited pieces going up: Buckets of Urine, Escaping the RNC: A Chuckmentary: http://www.theuptake.org theuptake: Edited pieces going up: Buckets of Urine, Escaping the RNC: A Chuckmentary: http://www.theuptake.org
theuptake: http://theuptake.org -- video coverage of journalists press conference, asking Mayor Coleman to drop charges against journalists. #RNC08 theuptake: http://theuptake.org -- video coverage of journalists press conference, asking Mayor Coleman to drop charges against journalists. #RNC08
theuptake: Suzanne was released at 2 AM this morning. Cited for Unlawful Assembly. theuptake: Suzanne was released at 2 AM this morning. Cited for Unlawful Assembly.
theuptake: Corrine at the Bridge Blockade: http://tinyurl.com/5zqpxk theuptake: Corrine at the Bridge Blockade: http://tinyurl.com/5zqpxk
theuptake: Will attempt to live stream press conference on detained journalists. #rnc08 theuptake: Will attempt to live stream press conference on detained journalists. #rnc08
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