The Revolutionaries proclaim they will defy the Secret Service in Milwaukee next month.
Last Friday, the US Secret Service set the boundaries of the hard and soft security zones for the Republican National Convention, which runs from July 15-18 in Milwaukee. The maps indicated areas where security measures would be enhanced as well as a hard security perimeter that could be crossed only by credentialed convention goers. The Secret Service also mapped out designated protest and demonstration areas.
This afternoon, the Coalition to March on the 2024 RNC issued a news release wherein they vowed to defy the security protocols.
As first posted by WisPolitics:
On Friday June 21st, the City of Milwaukee and the US Secret Service released their map of the hard and soft security zones, as well as where their vehicle checkpoints will be during the Republican National Convention. These zones are unjust, and reflect the City and Secret Service’s determination to stonewall and shut down all forms of protest and dissent. We in the Coalition denounce these attempts and continue to plan to march within sight and sound of the RNC in July.
We have been submitting permits for a march for over a year, to no avail. Our original route heads directly into the heart of the hard zone, but we have made new plans. Our revised route will still put us within sight and sound of the front doors of the Fiserv Forum. It also still crosses the hard security zone on Kilbourn Avenue, where we will pass in front of Pere Marquette Park. This park was not originally supposed to be included in the hard zone, and was in fact slated to be the site of the City-run speakers’ platform. We pushed back on this, as it is not within sight and sound. However, we are also pushing back on the inclusion of this park in the hard zone. It was included merely because of pressure from the Republicans on the City. It is only because of a last minute rental by the cowardly Republicans that this is being included in the hard zone, and we denounce the way the City continually bends to their will while stonewalling their own citizens. The Coalition and major endorsing organizations have a strong track record of keeping ourselves safe during protests, and we still look forward to a safe, family friendly march in July!
Coalition to March on the 2024 RNC Statement
For months, thousands of individuals from across the country have been busy organizing mass demonstrations to coincide with with the RNC in Milwaukee. These groups include the Party of Communists USA and The American Party of Labor, which bills itself as “a revolutionary working class organization in the United States.”
Joining those revolutionaries will be members of the following organizations: Code Pink, Baltimore Peace Action, Colorado Palestine Coalition, Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, International League of Peoples Struggle, Legalization for All Network, Minnesota Abortion Action Committee (MNAAC), Minnesota Anti-War Committee, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression – Atlanta, Dallas and Tampa chapters, New Orleans Artists for Palestine, New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police (NOCOP), New Orleans Stop Helping Israel’s Port (NOSHIP), San Jose Against War, Silicon Valley Immigration Committee, Starbucks Workers United, Tucson Anti-War Committee, Women Against Military Madness, and the Grand Valley State University chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America.
They join dozens of local, state and national organizations and activists endorsing the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 this July. It is clear they expect conflicts and mass arrests to occur, and, as the event at the Cooperage in Milwaukee prove, fundraising efforts for their fellow “Freedom Fighters” have already begun.
These protestors are gearing up for massive conflicts and the subsequent arrests that will follow. They’ve already announced a fundraising benefit concert to help pay for bail for those who will break the law.
They are gearing up for a clash with law enforcement. So much so that they are openly planning to defy the United States Secret Service and local law enforcement, even releasing a map of their defiant protest march route to the media, and their busy raising funds to fund these efforts.
