PHOTOS: Anti-War March In St. Paul/Convention (78-Year-Old Nun Arrest)

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About 50 members of the St. Paul Police Department and
the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department guard a secure
area near downtown St. Paul's Landmark Center during the
veterans march. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




Law enforcement officers struggle to keep a gate closed as
marchers attempt to breach a secure area outside the
Landmark Center. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




In an act of "civil disobedience," a protester breaches a
security fence near the Landmark Center. (Pioneer Press:
Richard Marshall)




Rick Burkhardt, left, and Andy Gricevich, both of Madison,
Wis., donned black hoods and orange jumpsuits to call
attention to the plight of the detainees at the Guantanamo
Bay military prison prior to the Veterans' Solemn Memorial
March. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




The 78-year-old nun gets a kind word from Ramsey County
Sheriff's deputy Jon Morgan after she was arrested. (Pioneer
Press: Richard Marshall)




Some 300 people gathered on the front lawn of the Minnesota
Capitol on Sunday to participate in the Veterans for Peace
Solemn Memorial March on the RNC. (Pioneer Press: Richard
Marshall)




Marchers accompany a mock coffin symbolizing the death of
Marine PFC Alexander Arredondo, of Boston, who was killed
in Iraq in 2004. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




"It's distressing seeing this show of force, especially by our
own sheriff's department," said Betty McKenzie, a Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet nun who was one of nine people
arrested during the march. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




Members of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department guard
a secure area near the Landmark Center during the Veterans'
Solemn Memorial March on the RNC in downtown St. Paul on
Sunday August 31, 2008. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)




"I'm giving blessings and comfort to their souls, and healing
for their families," said Paul Eves of Minneapolis, who sobs
at a display of boots worn by Minnesota soldiers at the State
Capitol in St. Paul on Sunday August 31, 2008. Eves was
among some 300 people who participated in the Veterans'
Solemn Memorial March on the RNC in St. Paul. (Pioneer
Press: Richard Marshall)


Nine arrested from veterans antiwar march
By John Brewer
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Article Last Updated: 08/31/2008 07:58:34 PM CDT


Nine people who were part of a veterans march, including a nun, this afternoon in St. Paul were arrested on suspicion of trespassing after they climbed a security perimeter.

The people were part of the Veterans' Memorial March, which started at the state Capitol and was headed to the Xcel Energy Center.

When the spur of the march reached the back of the Landmark Center, several people jumped a five-foot security fence at about 12:50 p.m. They were stopped by police when they got to another fence that is eight-feet high, though one woman was able to get under the second fence before she was stopped.

The group was surrounded by Ramsey County sheriff's deputies wearing helmets and face masks. They were given water and allowed to talk to the media. After some time, deputies handcuffed them and led them into the Landmark Center.

The rest of the march turned around when the spur went off and headed back to the Capitol.

The people arrested included David Harris, a march organizer, Sister Betty McKenzie and Jeanne Hynes.

Harris has said the purpose of the march was, "to point out the utter failure and futility of war and the suffering that results from it."

By 2:30 p.m., police said two of the protesters had been cited and released. The others were being booked at the Ramsey County processing center and were expected to be released later this afternoon.
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_10350928

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1. can someone help me with the geography of this?

I used to live in the Twin Cities, and I'm looking at a map of downtown St. Paul, but why was the Landmark Center blocked off? Is a huge area of downtown off-limits, not just the Xcel Center?

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2. I don't know for sure, but there probably is a good area blocked off from access except

for people with credentials and blocked off to traffic. It depends on what supplementary buildings and parking areas are being used, and I would not be surprised that the Repubs have more area blocked off than the Dems did.

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3. morning kick n/t