Chicago Indymedia : http://chicago.indymedia.org
Chicago Indymedia

LOCAL Announcement :: Gender & Sexuality

TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

November 9th through the 11th, Milwaukee hosted the Midwest Anti-RNC Planning consulta. During the Sunday break-out strategizing session, a group met to discuss the possibilities of militant Trans and Queeraction against Republican National Convention in 2008.
Divine3.jpg
TransFolk & Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC
Those involved in the discussion, expressed their desire for a Trans and Queer bloc to play an integral and aggressive role in the strategy to shut down the RNC. It was proposed that such a bloc could hold one of the key intersections surrounding the convention center or could crash the parties of especially grievous religious fundamentalists. The strategy of creating 15-20 blockades in downtown St. Paul on the first day of the convention is one that allows almost infinite possibilities. Behind the barricades, we will have the opportunity tocreate the world we wish to see; a world without restraint.

To pursue the goal of gender-fucking the RNC, it has also been proposed that a convergence should take place in Chicago the weekend of April 5th. Radical Queers, Transfolk, Anarcha-feminists, and allies from all over the Americas are invited to come to Chicago to ensure the end of the old world, and the beginning of ours. More information will be announced when the details of this convergence have been worked-out. We are looking forward to seeing all of you in Chicago in April, and the Twin Cities in September.

For the liberation of desire and for dance parties amidst the ruins!
 
 

Add a new comment
Title
Author
  Create a new account
Text Format

Comment

Anti-spam Enter the following number into the box:
To add more detailed comments, or to upload files, see the full comment form.

Comments

What about the other party of the bosses?

Lets hope that the Democrats in Denver are given the same treatment. The party of Benedict Barney Frank and posturing Pelosi are richly deserving of attacks for selling out Trans folk in the recent gender-exclusive ENDA that passed the US House of Representatives.
 

Re: TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

This is true. The democrats should be targeted just as the republicans. One big problem with going to the DNC though is that it is just days prior to the RNC. By going to the DNC which is a thousand miles from the RNC you are putting yourself in a situation where it is very likely that you wont be able to make it to the RNC. It is important to put all of our effort into the RNC instead of going half assed on both of the conventions and have both of them fail. People in Denver and out west seem to have a pretty good grip on Denver, I would let them handle it.
 

Re: TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

Smash a voluntary assembly of free individuals? I don't like the RNC-DNC combo either, but let's lead by example... this kind of "smashing" reeks of fascist thuggery.
 

Re: TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

Smash is a traditional term that has been used by radicals for decades. Also, the strategy for the rnc clearly states a respect for a diversity of tactics. A diversity of tactics goes both ways. Some people feel that "thuggery" is hard and are into using that tactic, others are not so much into thuggery, and that is fine. Lastly, I wouldn't exactly call the strategy for the RNC an assembly of free individuals, but rather a massive group of repressed and oppressed people rising up and crashing the convention by any means necessary. The strategy of blockading might be an assembly, but I wouldnt call it one.
 

Re: Re: TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

@,

The RNC is a voluntary convention of free individuals that happen to be ideologically on the other side. Just like the DNC. Still, why smash it? So we look like monkeys flinging poop in the zoo? If your goal is to behave like a caveman, then please be my guest... at least admit that the tactics of "taking the street", organizing blockades is vulgar and barbaric thuggery. I'm always in favor of organizing alternative events and set the bar for moral and human behavior.
 

Re: Re: Re: TransFolk and Queers Converge in Chicago to Smash RNC

Seriously, your argument is pathetic and in no way threatens the status quo or genocidal policies of the Government. Keep marching in circles, keep signing petitions, It has worked so well in stopping the war over the last 5 years.
Also I am confused by your mentioning of the DNC, are you advocating that the DNC also be shut down? Or are you assuming that I am a Democrat? If you are assuming that by showing opposition to the RNC that we are Democrats you are oh so wrong. PS fuck your moral superiority argument. How dare you think because people are willing to take militant action that they are on a lower rung on the moral ladder than you, in fact it is probably just the opposite.
 
Donate

Views

Account Login

Media Centers

 

This site made manifest by dadaIMC software