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Various Twin Cities elected officials have responded to the raids leading up to the RNC, as well as the protests and police actions throughout the convention. In a written statement Minneapolis City Council members Cam Gordon and Elizabeth Glidden urge the use of nonviolent practices to resolve RNC related tension; Representative Keith Ellison speaks with journalist Amy Goodman about the treatment of journalists by Minneapolis and Ramsey County Police officers; and St. Paul Council member Dave Thune reacts to the Ramsey County Sheriff raids in St. Paul the weekend preceding the RNC. MORE »

Check classes and workshops at the Twin Cities Daily Planet! To register for classes email lisa@tcdailyplanet.net. MORE »

Delyla Wilson tours the country with her family in the “PermiBus,” a mobile permaculture demonstration. The group is in the Twin Cities to teach people about sustainable living practices. MORE »

This morning the Ramsey County’s sheriff raided the house of Food Not Bombs, two other private residences in south Minneapolis, and the Wellness Center in St. Paul. At least four people were arrested on charges of “conspiracy to commit a riot.” The search warrants shown at these raids appeared to be nearly the same as the warrant for last night’s raid, with the addition of specific named individuals and vehicles to be searched. The warrant lists multiple pages of items to be searched for, ranging from explosives to cardboard to “urine and feces.” MORE »