Event: (Sept. 23) Forum: Police Tactics @ RNC - Minneapolis, MN
by Webmaster ~ September 19th, 2008. Filed under: Events.Forum: Police Tactics @ RNC - Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7:30 PM
Walker Church
3104 16th Ave S
(16th Avenue South at 32nd St.)
Minneapolis, MN
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A panel forum sponsored by the North East Suburban Greens regarding the police tactics during the RNC in the Twin Cities. The presenters on the panel are people directly involved in the peace marches and who had direct contact with the police during that time.
Members of the panel:
Charley Underwood publishes the Peace Calendar on the internet. He is a Quaker, a progressive Democrat and a kindergarten teacher with the St Paul Public Schools. He was a street medic, volunteering with the North Star Health Collective for most of the convention. He will give observations and describe events from one street medic’s perspective.
Dave Bicking is a member of the Civilian Police Review Board of Minneapolis. He is a former and future Green Party candidate for Minneapolis City Council, representing Ward 9 in south Minneapolis. His daughter, Monica Bicking, is one of the RNC 8, a group of activists charged with felony “conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism”—the first ever charges under Minnesota’s Patriot Act. He will discuss the significance of that case and the preemptive raids on homes and the Convergence Center.
Michelle Gross is cofounder and president of Communities United Against Police Brutality, which works to increase police accountability and reduce police misconduct while advocating for people dealing with the effects of police brutality. A resident of Minneapolis, she helped to plan protest activities around the RNC and documented police misconduct during the protests. She will show some of her video footage and discuss policing tactics toward RNC protesters and their impact on the ability of protesters to convey their message.
