Far more importantly though, there will also be tens of thousands of protesters in the Twin Cities expressing both their dissent and their personal commitment to real grassroots change. These protesters can't depend on the GOP machine to house them and provide 24 hour room service; instead they will look to something far more powerful, less susceptible to corporate interests, and feared by the Department of Homeland Security: an elusive quality known only as "Minnesota Nice".

In order to facilitate the spread of this "Minnesota Nice" far and wide, the RNC Welcoming Committee has created an online housing board to serve as the central location for protesters to look for a temporary place to stay in the Twin Cities around the RNC, which takes place September 1-4, 2008. Local Twin Cities residents can log in and post any space that they happen to have available to share with protesters. However, unlike John and George, protesters WILL be expected to make their own beds (or at least tidy the space on the floor where they spent the night). The site is currently recruiting locals to help spread the word and post any space that they have available, be it a couch, futon, floor, yard, or unused RV in the driveway.

The new site features the following: The ability for locals to post offers and searchers to post requests for housing, Users can update and delete their postings, No personal information is made public on the site, Addresses of individual housing listings are not shared online, All of the listings are fully searchable based on multiple criteria, Ability to accept or deny housing requests through the site, and it being 100% run by residents of the Twin Cities!

There are only 7 weeks remaining until the RNC comes to St. Paul and Minneapolis. This is more than enough time to share what you have and give a protester a place to lay their head at night!

Check out the housing board at:
[ NoRNC.org/stay ]