1 yr annivesary of the RNC/Police state: SATURDAY, AUGUST 29: RE:ACTIVISM TWIN CITIES

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Saturday, August 29
12:00 - 4:00pm
Black Dog Cafe: meet up to form teams
308 Prince Street (corner of 4th and Broadway), St. Paul

Come commemorate the one-year anniversary of the RNC by running around St. Paul, revisiting sites of big events during the RNC, and learning about the struggles that have taken place there in the past. Some of our comrades have done a great job of organizing this kick ass event, so come on out!

What is Re:Activism, you ask? Re:Activism is a game. And a scavenger hunt. And a history lesson. And an expression of solidarity across struggles. And street theater. And disruption.

Participants visit sites of local struggle and resistance, performing challenges at each to earn points. These could be historical re-enactments relevant to the site, interviews with passersby, or staged protests, among other possibilities.

The point is to draw parallels between struggles, to unearth moments of local radical history, and to theatrically subvert business-as-usual.

Oh, and to run around in the street.

Re:Activism is a big-urban-game that revisits locations of historic and present day protests to teach game participants and developers about activist events and related social causes. In order to progress through the game, the game-players learn about and raise awareness of protest events and movements by creating present day interventions and public interactions. Teams of game-players race to different challenge sites to complete challenges and use activist tactics to increase their score. Each challenge site is themed around a different protest or social cause and the challenges at each site help the players learn more about the theme. Re:Activism was originally designed and played in New York City to raise awareness of the historical strife of the lower east side, touching on events such as the Triangle Shirtwaist fires, the Stonewall Riots, Union Square anti-war protests, and many more.