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Katrina Plotz is a substitute teacher, a freelance writer and an anti-war activist. She lives in Bloomington.


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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Anti-War RNC March organizer responds to critics

By Katrina Plotz, Free Speech Zone
Earlier this month, someone posted an article on this website called “March organizers failed to protect message.” As a member of the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War, I felt compelled to respond.MORE »

Immigrants and workers march in St. Paul

By Katrina Plotz
By Katrina Plotz, TC Daily Planet
“Aqui estamos y no nos vamos!” “We are here and we aren’t going away!” “We are not aliens. We are human beings with rights.” “No borders, no nations! No more deportations!” More than 500 immigrants and supporters chanted these and similar slogans as they marched to celebrate International Workers Day in St. Paul on May 1. They gathered on the corner of Kellogg Blvd. and Robert St.MORE »

Critical Mass: Not guilty UPDATED

By Katrina Plotz, TC Daily Planet
On April 14, after a week-long trial, Gus Ganley was found not guilty of charges stemming from last August’s clash between Critical Mass bike riders and Minneapolis police. On August 31, 2007, Gus Ganley was among 19 people arrested during Critical Mass, a bike ride that takes place on the last Friday of every month in Minneapolis.MORE »

Iraq War protests in Minnesota

By Katrina Plotz, TC Daily Planet
Protesting the war, honoring the dead, listening to eyewitness accounts of the occupation, Twin Cities residents marked the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in events spanning a week. On March 15, nearly 2,000 people lined the sidewalk in front of the Uptown library, displaing colorful anti-war banners, signs, and flags.MORE »

Bellecourt denounces KQRS for disguising racism as entertainment

By Katrina Plotz, TC Daily Planet
Overlooking 35W and 94th St. in Bloomington, a billboard for KQRS radio reads 'Our Lawyer is Always Busy.' According to protesters who gathered outside station headquarters last week, KQRS has a battle on its hands.MORE »

Jena 6 case sparks student organizing in Twin Cities

By Katrina Plotz, Special to the TC Daily Planet
When tens of thousands marched for racial justice in Jena, Louisiana on September 20, Reverend Al Sharpton called it “the beginning of a new civil rights movement.” On November 2, more than fifty Twin Cities residents gathered in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis to call for an end to racism in the nation’s legal system and other institutions.

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Spotlight on St. Anthony Park Community Council

By Katrina Plotz, Special to the TC Daily Planet
This is the first in a series of articles that will examine the various District Councils in St. Paul.

Ray Bryan first ran for a seat on the St. Anthony Park Community Council (SAPCC) when he was a renter back in the mid seventies. He was concerned that some decisions being made regarding the St. Paul neighborhood would negatively affect area residents.MORE »

Minnesota Karen and supporters protest Burma repression

By Katrina Plotz, Special to the TC Daily Planet
More Karen refugees from Burma live in Minnesota than in any other state. On Sunday, 300 Karen and supporters gathered at the Minnesota Capitol to protest continuing repression in Burma.

The name of their homeland means “Land Without Evil,” yet for its citizens, Burma is anything but. A military dictatorship has ruled the country since 1962.MORE »

RNC protest organizers get an early start

By Katrina Plotz, Special to the TC Daily Planet
One year out, protesters are planning for next September's Republican National Convention.

On September 1, 2008, the Republican National Convention (RNC) will be underway in St. Paul. Exactly one year before the political spectacle is set to begin, two activist groups signaled plans to protest the RNC and invited others to join them. MORE »

Minneapolis considers restricting demonstrations

By Katrina Plotz, Special to the TC Daily Planet
Proposed ordinance would make arrests easier, require more permits.

On March 18, 2007, 4,000 people marched down Hennepin Avenue and rallied in Loring Park to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Iraq. Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon spoke at the event. Minneapolis mayor R.T.MORE »

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