The Adventures of Johnny Northside

Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

RNC 2008: Freedom of Speech And Assembly Closely Guarded, Inside A Cage, With A Gun Drawn Upon It

Photo By John Hoff, September 1

Note the caged enclosure behind these officers in the top photo, and visible in the second photo. Marchers going past XCel Energy Center had to go through a gate and then march inside an enclosure, 8 feet on either side.

The eagle staff to the left of the middle photo is apparently being held aloft by Clyde Bellecourt.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

RNC 2008: Freedom of Speech And Assembly Closely Guarded, Inside A Cage, With A Gun Drawn Upon It

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