RNC Book

Call for Submission

Every four years, the Democratic and Republican parties gather to nominate
their candidates for president. These national conventions are vast public
spectacles. With great pomp and decadence, they praise the virtues of
democracy and claim a mandate from the American people, while
simultaneously choking dissenting voices with clouds of tear gas and
pepper spray. This year, as in years past, the Republican National
Convention (RNC) was the site of fierce protest.

As activists involved in organizing against the 2008 RNC and past
conventions, we believe it is important to learn from our experiences in
order to grow stronger, smarter and more effective as a movement. As part
of this effort, we are issuing this call for submissions to an upcoming,
book-length record of the 2008 RNC protests in St. Paul, Minnesota.

We are looking for diverse content, including but not limited to: group
accounts and personal recollections of planning, action and police
repression; constructive analyses of strategy and tactics; academic
essays; legal discussions of arrests, repression and court cases; and
photographs, artwork and video stills.

We want this record to be as comprehensive as possible, covering all
stages of planning and execution, all sites of protest, all tactics and
targets, all protest roles and radical movements. In order for this to be
a true people’s history of the RNC, we are committed to including the
accounts of women, LGBTQ folks and people of color.

Submissions/contributions are due by Tuesday, January 20, 2009. For more
information, contact info@rncbook.org or visit www.rncbook.org.

Let’s write our own history so we can control our own future!