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DESCRIPTION:ORGANIZATIONAL MEET UP:\n\nSunday, August 12 2007 @ 3 pm\nSunday, August 26 
 2007 @ 3 pm\n\nAt Free Mind Media ∙ 546 Pacific Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 
 95403 ∙ (707) 579-1605 ∙ copwatch@designarchist.com\n\n\nOctober 22, 
 2007: The National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality\n\nPlease join 
 us, along with over 50 cities nationwide, in the organization of a 12th 
 National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality. It is our day to take 
 action to STOP police abuse of power and the movement towards a police 
 state. These issues affect the whole of our diverse community, uniting us 
 all under a veil of oppression. We ask you to endorse this call and become 
 part of organizing an event in Sonoma County on October 22nd. If we don't 
 stop the misuse of power, who will?\n\nWHY SHOULD YOU ACT ON OCTOBER 
 22nd?\n\nEarly this year local police killed five residents in a mere 
 9-weeks. Both Jeremiah Chass, a 16 year old boy, and Richard Desantis, a 
 father of two, were shot dead by officers responding to mental health 
 calls. Haki Thurston, an unarmed Black man, died in a hail of SWAT bullets. 
 Interactions with law enforcement has also resulted in the deaths of Luis 
 Sanchez, Terry Grinner Jr., Moses McDowell, Carlos Fernandez and Walter 
 Heller. Ryan George, a 22-year old Black man, struggling with sickle cell 
 anemia, was left to die in the County Jail, while his family's efforts to 
 get him proper care were denied by the Sheriff.\n\nThis pattern of deadly 
 force is nothing new. Between April 1st 1995 and September 28th 2000, at 
 least 22 people were killed by local police or died in their 
 custody.\n\nToday, Latinos are racially profiled by the Multi-Agency Gang 
 Network Enforcement Team (MAGNET), a militarized law enforcement unit 
 supposedly focused on gang violence. MAGNET routinely collaborates with 
 federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to deport people who are 
 not being charged with other crimes. Even youth trying to keep themselves 
 entertained find their clubs raided and shut down, as in the case of 
 Epiphany, a popular Santa Rosa night spot. DUI checkpoints have become a 
 way to sweep working class neighborhoods for lapsed car insurance and 
 expired driver's licenses. Local law enforcement agencies collaborate to 
 impound the cars of those who can least afford it, while benefiting 
 financially from these impounds and tickets.\n\nSanta Rosa Copwatch feels 
 resisting these abuses is both necessary and possible. We request your 
 presence at the planning of Santa Rosa's 12th National Day of Protest 
 Against Police Brutality. Our first planning meeting is Sunday August 12th 
 at 3pm. We propose an evening march from the Junior College down Mendocino 
 Ave to Courthouse Square, with a rally afterwards. Your organizational 
 presence and support is appreciated.\n\nORGANIZATIONAL MEET UP:\n\nSunday, 
 August 12 2007 @ 3 pm\nSunday, August 26 2007 @ 3 pm\n\nAt Free Mind Media 
 ∙ 546 Pacific Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 ∙ (707) 579-1605 ∙ 
 copwatch@designarchist.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/10/18439969.php
SUMMARY:planning for the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
LOCATION:Free Mind Media, 546 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa CA 95407
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/10/18439969.php
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