In his first scheduled appearances in Tacoma since announcing his challenge to Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA 6th) on a civil-rights, antiwar platform, Paul Richmond will participate with two PLU faculty members in a "Forum on the War, the Economy, and Our Rights" on the PLU campus from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fri., May 2,[1] and then present and discuss his documentary film "Urban Warrior" (on the militarization of U.S. police forces) and also his candidacy at 7:00 p.m. the same evening at King's Books in Tacoma (218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma).[2] -- Details below. -- Paul Richmond is taking a stand against Dicks' co-sponsorship of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, saying it expands the list of actions that could be considered terrorism....
1. WHAT: Forum on the War, the Economy, and Our Rights
WHO: Paul Richmond, Robert P. Ericksen, and Sid Olufs
WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2008 -- 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Xavier 150 (near the library), Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma (Parkland), WA 98447 [Flier text] Come learn about what you can be doing! FORUM ON THE WAR, THE ECONOMY, AND OUR RIGHTS ** What do you know about the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act ? Presidential Directive 51? Have you even heard of them? If not, why not? ** Pacific Lutheran University
Xavier 150 — Friday, May 2 — 3:30-5:00 p.m. New laws have been passed that threaten our liberties. The government can spy on us, lock us up, or take away our property. And for the first time in over a hundred years, they can now use the military against us. Paul Richmond — Paul Richmond is a lawyer and media producer. He is author of "Waging War against Dissent" and the producer of the documentary film "Urban Warrior." (2002) He helped end a pilot project using National Guard to accompany police on drug raids, helped redistrict a police precinct with one of the highest shooting rates in the nation, and helped stop the University of Washington police from carrying M-16s. Paul Richmond is a candidate for Congress in Washington's 6th District, currently represented by Norm Dicks. Robert Ericksen — Robert P. Ericksen is Kurtis R. Mayer Professor of Holocaust Studies and the author of Theologians under Hitler (Yale University Press, 1985); his work was the subject of Stephen D. Martin's recent PBS documentary "Theologians under Hitler: Could It Happen Again?" Sid Olufs — Sid Olufs is professor of political science at Pacific Lutheran University and the author of The War against the Common Good (Chandler Sharp, 2006). Prof. Olufs will again teach POLS 401: The Iraq War in Fall 2008. —This forum is sponsored by the Pacific Lutheran University's Peace Studies Working Group and Students for Peace. 2. WHAT: Showing and discussion of "Urban Warrior," a 2002 documentary about the WTO demonstrations in Seattle and the militarization of police forces in the U.S.
WHO: Paul Richmond, candidate for Congress (http://www.richmond4congress.com/) in Washington's Sixth District.
WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2008 — 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m
WHERE: King's Books, (http://www.kingsbookstore.com/) 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, WA "URBAN WARRIOR" is a documentary film produced by Paul Richmond on the growing collaboration between the U.S. military and domestic law enforcement. The film charts this trend over the last three decades, and showcases in-depth case studies of militarized policing, from the Seattle WTO protests to the Elian Gonzales raid. After a screening of the film, Paul Richmond will discuss the issues it raises and his challenge to the 67-year-old Norm Dicks, who has represented the 6th District for more than 30 years. For more information on Richmond's challenge to Dicks, see here.
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