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ResistRNC activist says his group won't comply with Tampa's Republican Convention protest zones or parade route
06/27/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Tampa, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Clean Zone, Tampa City Council, ResistRNC
Tuesday the City of Tampa announced its official parade route and "public viewing area" for August's Republican National Convention; Resist RNC organizer Amos Miers says his group will be ignoring the city's map. Miers was my guest on Last Call and answered questions from listeners about his group's plans for the RNC.
The official parade route begins at the intersection of N Brush Street and E Washington Street. Protesters can march about four blocks down Washington, then turn left on Morg...
Be the first to commentTampa designates Republican Convention "public viewing area" and 11-block official parade route listen
06/26/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Clean Zone, Event Zone, Tampa, ResistRNC
Tuesday the City of Tampa announced its official parade route and "public viewing area" for August's Republican National Convention, and activists like Becky Rubright are upset.
The official parade route begins at the intersection of N Brush Street and E Washington Street. Protesters can march about four blocks down Washington, then turn left on Morgan Street for a block before another left on E Whiting Street. After three more blocks, marchers will turn left on Nebraska Avenue for the fin...
Be the first to commentTampa's Republican Convention police training video warns other agencies against anarchists listen
06/20/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa Police, Hillsborough County Sheriff, RNC, anarchists, Jane Castor, David Gee
The Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are busy making security plans for the Republican National Convention this summer.
They’re releasing a training video for the 59 law enforcement agencies that will help patrol Tampa during the convention.
In the video, Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee coaches officers to follow proper protocol to ensure situations don’t get out of hand. He said it’s important to keep things in ord...
1 commentsPlatt Street Bridge restoration officially complete listen
06/20/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Platt Street Bridge, Occupy Tampa, RNC, homeless people, Sandra Murman, Harry Cohen
As Tampa officials get ready for a flood of visitors during the Republican National Convention in August, they’re making some infrastructure improvements. Officials from Hillsborough County and Tampa celebrated the completion of improvements to the Platt Street Bridge today in Tampa after spending 11 million dollars restoring it. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman said the bridge was falling apart - it either needed to be replaced or restored.
Be the first to comment“And 35,000 cars go across thi...
Law enforcement officers working Republican convention in Tampa are warned about anarchists in this training video listen
06/20/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, ResistRNC, Tampa, Clean Zone, Event Zone, David Gee, Jane Castor
This afternoon on Last Call we took calls about three stories of the day.
A U.S. House committee voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for not turning over Justice Department Documents related the the Fast and Furious program.
Florida authorities have not found any wrongdoing in the deletion of emails by Governor Rick Scott and members of his transition team.
And this WMNF story on [Tampa's Republican Convention police training video warns other agencies ...
Be the first to commentTampa Bay region occupy movements join forces to plan their protest during Republican National Convention listen
06/19/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Clean Zone, Event Zone, Occupy Tampa, Occupy St. Pete, Occupy Lakeland, Occupy Movement
About 75 Occupiers met at South Straub Park in downtown St. Pete last weekend where they brainstormed new ideas on how to protest things like corporate greed at the Republican National Convention in August. Members from across the Tampa Bay region are coming together for bi-weekly planning sessions. Occupy Tampa’s John Thomas also asked others in the movement to come up with a unified message.
Be the first to comment“I’ve seen a big division. It seems almost like teams, like Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street,...
Coalition to March on the RNC holds organizing meeting at USF in Tampa listen
06/18/12 Michelle Friedline and Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday 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, Veterans for Peace, USF
The Coalition to March on the RNC is solidifying its plans to march on the first day of the Republican Convention in August. On Saturday Representatives from community and student groups from around Florida and as far away as Atlanta and Asheville traveled to the University of South Florida in Tampa to learn tactics used in past large-scale protests which they could apply this year to increase their numbers and effectively maintain a strong presence. Mick Kelly, an activist in the anti-war an...
Be the first to commentBanks in downtown Tampa are again facing 24-hour a day protests from Occupy Tampa listen
05/23/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Occupy Tampa, Clean Zone, Event Zone, RNC, Republican National Convention, Bank of America
Members of Occupy Tampa are in their first day of a five-day continuous protest starting at the Bank of America in downtown Tampa. Supporters of the movement will take turns protesting in front of banks and parks to send a variety of messages to citizens. Occupy groups from across the country have been criticized for lacking a specific direction.
Opponents of the Occupy movement and even some people who share some of the group’s core values have said they don’t know what occupiers want. ...
Be the first to commentTampa passes temporary "Event Zone" ordinance for Republican convention; protesters infuriated listen
05/17/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Tampa, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Wall Street, Clean Zone, Tampa City Council, Harry Cohen, Lisa Montelione, Event Zone, Mary Mulhern
Tampa City Council passed an ordinance Thursday that will prohibit certain items and actions in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention this August; protesters say it violates their free speech rights and city officials are still working on finding a way to skirt a Florida law that allows guns in the so-called Event Zone.
Among the provisions passed today, groups of 50 or more will have to get permits to march or assemble in certain areas. Even though Tampa City Council a...
1 commentsWhat do Ron Paul supporters have in store for Tampa before the Republican convention?
05/17/12 Mitch PerryLast Call Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Ron Paul, RNC, Josh Tolley
Although Ron Paul announced earlier this week that we no longer compete in the remaining Republican presidential primaries this year, that doesn't mean his supporters are going away quietly.
In fact, their working hard on raising the amount of delegates Paul can amass before the Republican National Convention in Tampa this August, and in the process, alienating some in the pro-Romney GOP establishment.
Joining us on the program today is Josh Tolley is a nationally syndicated radio talk...
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