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National Day to STOP Murder by Police

by Patricia Jackson (patricia.lee [at] sonic.net)
Demonstrations on April 14 for No Business as Usual: Stop Police Killings
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National Day to STOP Murder by Police

April 14, 2015: A call for NO Business as Usual to stop police killings brought demonstrations and protest from coast to coast, San Francisco to New York City, from Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Charlotte, Ferguson, Houston, LA, Gainesville, Tucson, Seattle Fresno, San Diego, San Jose, Riverside. Many voices rise as resistance grows in every city and echoes in statements of support: Arturo O’Farrill, jazz musician, “We must walk out, walk out of your business, walk out of you classroom, walk out your apartment, walk out of your complacency...” Eve Ensler, VDay, “…to say with all my heart that the murder of black and brown people by police MUST stop. That police responsible for these murders must be indicted and convicted.” Uncle Bobby Johnson, uncle of Oscar Grant, “…the system by design has been trying to derail the movement…trying to take the steam out of people believing they can actually bring about a change and creating a mass movement. So it’s important that we all on April 14 become part of No Business as Usual – we will shut it down!”

*Information above from press release 4/14/15 stopmassincarceration.net


In San Francisco protesters took to the streets in La Mission and on the steps of City Hall.
From 2005 to 2013, the San Francisco Police Department killed 19 civilians by gunshot. That has continued in the last two years fueled by racism within the SFPD as revealed in text messages among police. At least two hundred protesters went to City Hall and disrupted the Board of Supervisors meeting, chanting "no justice, no peace, no racist police." On the steps of City Hall, Sup. Avalos said, “… that black individuals in the Bayview District are under constant surveillance and racially profiled, but if you're white and if you're out there partying in Dolores Park, nothing happens." Sup. Campos declared, "We have had enough!"
Undaunted by the presence of sheriff’s deputies wearing riot gear, protesters gathered in the atrium of City Hall to continue protesting.



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§The parents of Alex Nieto were honored
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§Crowd gathers in the Mission
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§Many students joined the march
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§Drummers lead the march
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§Honoring those everywhere
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§Remembering Mumia. Demand care by his personal doctor
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§A small police presence
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