Civil Liberties Monitoring Project Announces 2003 Forum
The Civil Liberties Monitoring Project (CLMP) will celebrate its 20th
anniversary this year with a public forum on Saturday, September 27,
starting at 7 PM at the Mateel Community Center in Redway. The forum is free
to the public; donations are appreciated. Refreshments and Chateaux Daveaux
wine will be available. Doors open at 6:30 PM with musical entertainment by
Anna Banana.
The following speakers will appear on a panel at the forum:
Sheldon Wolin is a former professor at Oberlin University, UC Berkeley,
Princeton, Cornell and Oxford. A founding editor of the journal Democracy
(1980-84), his publications include Politics & Vision: The Presence of the
Past and Alexis de Tocqueville: Between Two Worlds. The title of Professor
Wolinıs talk is "Superpower Democracy."
Dale Gieringer received his Ph.D. at Stanford on the topic of DEA drug
regulation. He is the author of articles on marijuana and driving safety,
drug testing, marijuana health mythology, and the economics of marijuana
legalization. Dr. Gieringer is the state coordinator of California NORML
(National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), and a co-founder
of Californians for Compassionate Use.
Humboldt County Sheriff Gary Philp is a fifth-generation Humboldt county
native and graduate of Humboldt State University, with a degree in sociology
and criminal justice. During his 29-year career with the Humboldt County
sheriffıs department he held positions as sergeant, lieutenant, captain and
chief deputy, prior to being elected sheriff in 2002.
Paul Gallegos earned a law degree at the University of La Verne in 1991 and
was a defense attorney until his election as Humboldt county district
attorney in March 2002. Eight weeks after taking office in January 2003,
Gallegos' office filed a lawsuit alleging fraudulent conduct by MAXXAM
corporation's wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Lumber. ³Nobody is above the
law,² Gallegos wrote in the Times-Standard. ³This fundamental principle was
at the heart of the American Revolution more than 200 years ago.²
 Remedy (PICTURED) is the forest name of a 27-year-old Michigan native who lived in an
ancient redwood in Freshwater for nearly a year. While in her treesit,
Remedy's cell phone reports aired on radio programs worldwide. She was
removed from the tree by MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber contractors in March and
remains active in forest issues.
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