[Seattle-editorial] Screenings of Documentary on Cops into Troops

[paul richmond]

MORE SCREENINGS OF "URBAN WARRIOR"
                                                                      
November 20, 29, 30

As the Anniversary of the WTO Ministerial comes around, it's important that 
we not forget what happened here in Seattle.  Use of paramilitary force 
against domestic populations in the U.S. is nothing new.  They've been used 
against organized labor for years, against groups like the Bonus Marchers of 
the 1930's, the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and MOVE, 
as well as the Branch Davidians and a White Separatist named Randy Weaver.

What was different about what we experienced was that these were people who 
were isolated geographically or politically.  The WTO Ministerial marked the 
use of this sort of force against the most densely populated area on the 
West Coast of the U.S., north of San Francisco.  It was a way of saying that 
the policies our country has been using against the rest of the world, have 
come home to roost.

URBAN WARRIOR is the first documentary to examine this phenomenon directly, 
tracking the growth of this model from the unrest of the 1960's, through the 
Drug War, to the current "War on Terror."


Wednesday, November 20:
Columbia Library (Seattle Public Library),                                   
                                                                             
                                                             4721 Rainier 
Ave S, 7PM

November 29 and 30:
Independent Media Center (IMC) at 7:30 p.m.                                  
                                                                             
                                               (1415 3rd Ave, 1 block N. of 
Beneroya Hall)

PAUL RICHMOND, SEATTLE ATTORNEY, AND AUTHOR OF THE REPORT "WAGING WAR ON 
DISSENT" WHO SERVED AS PRODUCER AND CONSULTANT DURING THIS PROJECT WILL BE 
ON HAND WITH OTHER SURPRISE GUESTS

"A surprisingly rational and even handed examination of the evolution of the 
modern police force from a protectionist to a military model. One expects an 
inquiry like this to be didactic and full of foregone conclusions (not to 
mention shaky DV camerawork,) but the interviews maintain enough distance to 
sidestep the "pigs vs. kids" ghetto and engage in an interesting, 
enlightening discussion about contemporary life."  The Stranger

For More Information or to purchase a copy contact
Paul Richmond, PO 30764, Seattle, WA, 98103
(206) 297 6810, paulr_urbanwarrior at yahoo.com
wwww.geocities.com/urbanwarrior_northwest/film.html




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