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Law enforcement agencies release list of road closures for Republican Convention in Tampa
07/23/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Tampa, roads, transportation, St. Pete
Late Monday law enforcement agencies released a list of roads that will be closed and other transportation limitations in Tampa and St. Petersburg during August's Republican National Convention.
According to the document (which can be found below) many downtown Tampa roads, including the Selmon Expressway, will be closed for a week. Pedestrians will be restricted south of Brorein St.
Across the bay in St. Pete, many roads will be closed for several blocks around Tropicana Field for part...
Be the first to commentCity Council weighing options for Occupy Tampa encampment in private park listen
07/19/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Tampa, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Clean Zone, Tampa City Council, code enforcement
Some residents of West Tampa are trying to get the Occupy Tampa encampment to clean up its park. But this morning city staff told Tampa City Council that, while neighbors may consider the privately-owned land to be an eyesore, there’s not much that can be done. Dennis Rogero, the city’s director of budget and neighborhood empowerment, said when code enforcement visited Voice of Freedom Park, they found no violations that warrant a citation.
2 comments“We have found nothing that warrants a citation,...
Republican convention protesters unveil threats of violence against them listen
07/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, ResistRNC, Republican National Convention, Romneyville, terrorism
An organization planning to protest at the Republican National Convention next month is claiming they are the target of violent threats. The group ResistRNC has listed several quotes they claim came from direct messages to their website.
Most of the alleged emails warn members of the group not to use violence during their demonstrations. But Amos Miers, one of ResistRNC’s organizers, said some of them are nothing more than threats – like this one:
1 comments“It’s from Nick Athan and the subjec...
Tampa's Romneyville is the new Hooverville for Republican Convention listen
07/18/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Romneyville, Hooverville, Occupy Tampa, RNC, Republican National Convention, homeless, poverty
Another activist encampment has popped up in Tampa ahead of next month’s Republican National Convention. Supporters of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign are slowly setting up a camp they’re calling Romneyville. Bruce Wright is leading the effort to make the area accessible to protesters and safe for people seeking refuge.
1 comments“A lot of the homeless community and poor people are going to be displaced and persecuted anyway during this time frame and so this is also a safe have...
Coalition to March on the RNC granted parade permit for first day of Republican Convention in Tampa
07/12/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Tampa, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Clean Zone, Tampa City Council, ResistRNC, Coalition to March on RNC
The Coalition to March on the RNC announced today it had received a permit from Tampa to march along the city’s designated parade route on the first morning of next month’s Republican National Convention.
At 10 a.m. on Monday August 27 groups will gather at Perry Harvey Sr. Park, 1200 N. Orange Ave. About a half-mile away they'll march along the 11-block official parade route. It ends three blocks from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the site of the convention. That’s where one of the designate...
Be the first to commentTampa Mayor Buckhorn brags he prohibited Occupy Tampa from staying in downtown park listen
07/12/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bob Buckhorn, Occupy Tampa, 99%, Clean Zone, RNC, Republican National Convention
During an interview with Politico Tuesday, Mayor Bob Buckhorn took pride in effectively keeping Occupy Tampa from camping in a public park.
“I didn’t let them occupy much of anything which didn’t endear me to them. They had one of my neighbors hang a big sign in his yard who was sympathetic to the Occupiers. He had this big bed sheet hung from a tree right across the street from me…”
Buckhorn continued to describe what happened in front of loc...
1 commentsTampa officials and the ACLU of Florida prepare for legal issues during Republican convention listen
07/11/12 Liz McKibbonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Jane Castor, ACLU, City of Tampa, Event Zone, Jim Shimberg, Lisa Streater, James Shaw
Next month’s Republican National Convention will bring with it additional regulations from the city of Tampa. The Florida ACLU held a webinar Tuesday night to inform citizens about what to expect.
More than 70 participants viewed the presentation put together by representatives from the ACLU and various city and county departments. [Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor](http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories?tag=...
Be the first to commentAnonymous video on YouTube: when Tampa RNC protests are illegal "there's no other option left but to fight" listen
07/10/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, ResistRNC, Anonymous, Bob Buckhorn, Republican Convention, Tampa, protests, Black Bloc
On Monday a new YouTube account from user "Victor Robert" posted this video "Anonymous Message To Mayor Buckhorn And RNC Protesters"
The voice is computer generated. The video includes scenes of Occupy Wall Street protests and police violence. Much of the video is of a person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask walking outdoors near cabbage palms - the video is altered by an electronic effect.
Here are some quotes from the video:
Be the first to comment"Mayor Bob Buckhorn has created "Clean Zones" ... a desperate ...
Activists demand release of NATO protesters charged under anti-terrorism laws listen
07/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Jared Hamil, Coalition to March on the RNC, RNC, NATO, protesters
In response to the three NATO protesters who today plead not guilty to charges that they were planning an attack on President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, groups nationwide are asking Cook County State’s attorney Anita Alvarez to drop the charges.
Be the first to comment“Hi, my name is Jared Hamil. I’m calling to demand that all charges be dropped against anti-NATO protesters. As a fellow activist, I was at the anti-NATO protest in Chicago. We were all there together to say no more killings, no mor...
Tampa City Council splurges on officers for Republican National Convention listen
06/29/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa City Council, RNC, protests, Republican National Convention
Thursday Tampa City Council signed off on plans to spend almost $25 million on police officers for the Republican National Convention. Most of it will be used to hire 3,000 officers from 63 outside police agencies.
Money for the extra officers will be reimbursed through a $50 million federal grant appropriated for convention security. And City Council members also approved areas where anyone can demonstrate without permits or time limits. As part of that vote, the city appropriated more ...
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