Police Tactics at the RNC panel at Walker Church

TUE. SEPT. 23, 2008, 7:30 PM
FORUM: POLICE Tactics @ RNC
Walker Church
16TH Avenue South at 31st St.,Minneapolis

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.