Upstate NY-Wide Unconventional Action Conference, Rochester, NY

Upstate NY-Wide Unconventional Action Conference
Saturday, 2/23
Rochester, NY
10am to 3pm

Natural Oasis
288 Monroe Ave.
Rochester NY 14607

Direct Action Can Stop the War! Shut Down the Democratic/Republican National Conventions!

Anarchists and Anti-Authoritarians across Upstate New York,

Following on the heels of the northeast Unconventional Action convergence in Binghamton, NY, the RNC Welcoming Committee making their way across the stolen lands of New York, and organizing in Rochester and across the region...
Upstate NY is getting ready to refuse the electoral puppet show together and crash the conventions of war, oppression & capital!

Join us for a Upstate NY-wide Unconventional Action network meeting February 23rd, in Rochester, NY to fill the streets with joy and rage against the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in August & September.

Expect updates on what we're working on locally, brainstorming for how Upstate NY will plug into the convention protests, what we want to get out of the convention protests, what resources we have; also discussion about the upcoming Trans/Queer Convergence and a welcoming place to network as anarchists & anti-authoritarians organized by Unconventional Action - Rochester!

What Is Unconventional Action?
From UnconventionalAction.org :

Unconventional Action is an emerging network aiming to complement the
work of local organizers in Denver and the Twin Cities with regional
organizing throughout the rest of the country. Our goal is to build a
horizontal, inclusive framework for protests that will disrupt the
upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions. We are
currently organizing meetings, propaganda, and consultas in our
communities and encourage those in other regions to do the same.

We aim to organize militant direct action that manifests opposition to
both the Democratic and Republican Parties. As anti-authoritarians, we
oppose so-called representational politics, but even those who still
believe in it must understand that we can only have leverage over our
rulers by showing our own power, that we must back our demands by
demonstrating that we can interfere with their business as effectively
as they interfere with our lives.

Points of Unity:

The name Unconventional Action is available to all who:

* Reject all forms of hierarchy including capitalism, party communism,
patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, and so-called
representational politics
* Organize on a non-hierarchical, consensus-based basis that promotes
autonomy, solidarity, grass-roots involvement, and the agency of those
most affected by each decision
* Embrace a diversity of tactics
* Do not condemn any action on the grounds that it is illegal alone

Unconventional Action network
http://UnconventionalAction.org

RNC Welcoming Committee
http://NoRNC.org

DNC Disruption 08
http://DNCdisruption08.org

Recreate 68
http://Recreate68.org

Trans/Queer Convergence, April in Chicago
http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/2007/11/13/transfolk-and-queers-to-...

Upstate Uprise Unconventional Action Faction
UpstateUnconventionalAction (at) gmail.com
http://myspace.com/upstateunconventional