Rich, the activist

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Together with Susan Serpa, Rich founded Act Now Worcester, urging Worcester to defend the rights of its citizens not  withstanding any sections of the USA Patriot Act, Military Commission  Act, or any Federal “law” that purports to nullify the Bill of Rights. 

Listen to Rich on the Bill of Rights

Rich interviews Mayor John Anderson. 

People Against the NDAA (PANDA) was  founded on January 29th, 2012 in Bowling Green, OH. Supported by groups  across the political spectrum, our group of 7-10 college students went  on the offensive. After flyering our university and getting involved in  local politics, we launched PANDA nationwide in late April, 2012.  

The 2012 NDAA, Sections 1021 and 1022, authorizes the indefinite military detention, without charge or trial, of any person, including an American citizen, and applies the “Law of War,” to U.S. soil, making the United States legally a battlefield.

Idaho Passes Strongest Anti-NDAA Bill in America Out of Committee 11-2
Learn more at PANDA.org 

PANDA Dedication to Rich

PANDA Remembers Rich

Rich on Worcester After Action Report

Rich speaks before the Worcester City Council.

In 2003, while Rich attended a rally  at the Boston Common, he challenged, then-candidate Robert Reich's on his stance on gay marriage. At the time, Reich supported only civil unions. Later that day, following a spirited exchange with Rich, Reich announced his support for gay marriage - the first Democratic government candidate in the state's history to support gay marriage.  Soon thereafter, Senate President Tommy Birmingham, who was also running for governor, also announced his support for gay marriage. A year later, Massachusetts became the first state in the union to legalize gay marriage.

Throughout his life, Rich was a true humanitarian, dedicated to the preservation of freedom and was a two-time recipient of the Lights of Liberty Award by the Advocates for Self-Government. He delivered dozens of speeches at high schools and colleges across Massachusetts, including the Kennedy School of Government and the Cambridge School of Weston.

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of current and formerly service military, police and first responders who pledge to fulfill the oath all first responders take to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic." That oath, mandated by Article VI  that oath, mandated by the Constitution, not the politicians, and Oath Keepers, declare that they will not obey unconstitutional orders, such as orders to disarm the American people, to conduct warantless searches,  or to detain Americans in violation of their ancient right to a jury trial. For details, see Oath Keepers Declaration of Orders We Will Not Obey.  

Putting his money where his mouth is, Rich was a support of Judicial Watch, a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation that promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law.