Minnesota Lawyer, a magazine for legal professionals, has published an article introducing the Coldsnap Legal Collective. Coldsnap Legal is a collective of activists/legal workers who will work with NLG-MN chapter during the RNC. They are currently doing Know Your Rights trainings and will staff a jail support hotline up to and during the RNC protests. NLG-MN chapter member Geneva Finn is quoted in the article as Coldsnap's attorney advisor. We congratulate Coldsnap on receiving positive press in a mainstream publication. To read the article click here. www.minnlawyer.com/article.cfm/2008/07/28/ Activists-aim-to-ensure-RNC-protesters-know-their-legal-rights. For further information about the Coldsnap Legal Collective click here. http://coldsnaplegal.wordpress.com

The Minnesota NLG Chapter is running a list-serve on legal issues related to the 2008 Republican National Convention. To join the list, contact Jordan Kushner at kushn002@umn.edu

Please consider the following request for signers onto a letter to Representative Betty McCollum;

Dear friends & colleagues,

Please take a moment to read the attached letter and brainstorm whether you belong to, work for or are otherwise in a position to present this letter to an organization in order to request that it become a signatory in calling for investigations of the multiple issues facing the Twin Cities as a result of the recent Republican National Convention.

It is critical that this oversight be brought to bear in light of recent events and time is of the essence so please act as immediately as you are able.

Please exercise your networks and call on the institutions and organizations that can encourage Congresswoman McCollum's desire to call for investigations.

If you are able to get a commitment from a group/organization/institution, please call Kris Hermes at 510-681-6361 or email him: krishermes@earthlink.com with that information and contact information of the person who will be the actual signatory.

Thanks,

Erin
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September 9, 2008

Congresswoman Betty McCollum

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