The protesters are coming!

This is a little ways off still, but I think you guys should be very aware of the Republican National Convention that will be happening in September. Why? The potential for huge, rollicking, tear gas saturated protests. There are a number of groups organizing now with plans to either disrupt the C0nvention or make their feelings about the Republican Party very well know. One group, Nornc.org (aka the RNC Welcoming Committee), has a pretty well developed website and blog and will even be producing a cross country tour to galvanize support for disrupting the convention.

Check out the YouTube video by clicking HERE. The video is obviously meant to be funny, but beyond that it’s an indicator that the RNC is probably worth attending with a camera in your hand.

Regardless of how you feel about the various political parties, anarchists or protesting in general this is a really good chance for you students to document an extremely large, extremely important national event and do it shoulder to shoulder with some very talented photographers. The fact that there are so many groups getting organized so far ahead of time is just icing on the cake, and means that there could be some pretty physical protesting going on. We talk a lot about getting out into the world and making images, and this is a very big opportunity for you students to do just that. Start planning now.