 selected writing RNC 8 back in court for hearings Nigel Parry, RNC '08 Report, Monday, May 10th, 2010 
On Monday, May 3, the RNC 8 returned to court for several days of evidentiary hearings leading up to the joint trial of the eight that begins on October 25. Motions to be heard include those to suppress evidence from the various raids, for bail reductions, for discovery materials relating to entrapment attempts by undercover police, and for dismissal on the grounds of a lack of probable cause.  Pittsburgh G-20 Legal Update: Report for Rustbelt Radio Nigel Parry, Monday, March 15th, 2010 
In October 2009, several people arrested during the Pittsburgh G-20 summit, who were charged with Disorderly Conduct and Failure to Disperse, had their first round of court appearances. On March 1st and 2nd, another round of court appearances were scheduled, including appeals. Nigel Parry reports for Rustbelt Radio, Pittsburgh Indymedia's weekly radio program. The 2010 Olympics and Repression of Independent Media: Report for Rustbelt Radio Nigel Parry, Monday, February 15th, 2010 
The 21st Winter Olympics are being held from February 12th–28th, 2010, in Vancouver and Whistler, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Host cities use the Olympic Games as a means to attract corporate investment in a similar way as with large-scale events such as the Republican and Democratic political conventions and global financial gatherings such as the World Trade Organization, G-8, and G-20 meetings. Nigel Parry reports for Rustbelt Radio. Israel & the Goldstone Report: Report for Rustbelt Radio Nigel Parry, Monday, February 1st, 2010 
After refusing to cooperate with the UN Gaza enquiry in 2009, Israel submitted its report by UN General Assembly mandate last week. Nigel Parry looks into the background of the Goldstone Report for Rustbelt Radio, Pittsburgh Indymedia's weekly radio program featuring news from the grassroots, news overlooked by the corporate media. Rustbelt Radio is broadcast live from WRCT studios on 88.3FM in Pittsburgh. Egypt and Gaza: Report for Rustbelt Radio Nigel Parry, Monday, January 18th, 2010 
One year after Israel's attack on Gaza, aid and solidarity convoys find Egypt barring access to the region. Nigel Parry reports for Rustbelt Radio. Rustbelt Radio is Pittsburgh Indymedia's weekly radio program featuring news from the grassroots, news overlooked by the corporate media. Rustbelt Radio is broadcast live from WRCT studios every other Monday at 6PM on 88.3FM in Pittsburgh, and the program airs again on WRCT every Tuesday morning at 9AM. Rustbelt Radio can also be heard online at radio.indypgh.org. Press Release: G-20 Summit Leaves Pittsburgh, Questions About Freedom In America In Its Wake Thomas Merton Center/Twin Cities Pittsburgh and Indymedia/Glassbead Collective NYC , Sunday, September 27th, 2009 On the first day of the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, residents and visitors arriving in the downtown area of the two time “Most Livable City” winner were greeted with a town locked down with security fences, barricades, and checkpoints staffed by security forces in camouflage standing next to armored vehicles typically seen in TV news reports from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. From St. Paul to Pittsburgh: Citizen Media is Not a Crime Nigel Parry, Monday, September 21st, 2009 
My first experience with a National Special Security Event (NSSE) was the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC), held between September 1st and 4th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Following years of work developing different areas of the independent media around the world, I co-hosted a variety of independent media from around the country in what became known as “the Indymedia Lounge” during the Convention, and was able to witness first-hand how independent media functions during a large-scale political event. The right to practice citizen journalism and freely carry the tools of reporting is a fundamental right in any free society. Why St. Paul City Attorney John Choi is a danger to public safety Nigel Parry, RNC '08 Report, Friday, February 20th, 2009 
Police actions towards protesters at the 2008 Republican National Convention were excessive and have to date gone completely unchecked. The ongoing dismissals of RNC cases and hung juries underline this fact. City officials who have done nothing to put the police on notice that they must tread lightly at First Amendment events are responsible for creating a political climate where the freedom of speech of all can be said to be being seriously violated. Letter sent to Minnesotan protesters of the Israeli Batsheva Dance Company tour Nigel Parry, Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 
Everyone is pissed off about Gaza. We should be pissed off about Gaza. This tour of dancing Israeli soldiers and any other cultural events that have a clear Israeli focus should be boycotted. I'm an artist. I'm a musician, I do design, I am with artists. But I am not "with" artists from countries that have systematically violated international law for decades, and I am not "with" artists who sign on to supporting stuff that's clearly whacked out. |
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