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DESCRIPTION:Occupy Berkeley supports the Coalition For A Safe Berkeley's civil rights 
 restoration project.  The Coalition For A Safe Berkeley is community group 
 with members affiliated with the ACLU, National Lawyers Guild, the NAACP, 
 the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission, as well as other Berkeley 
 residents.  The Coalition is proposing distinct changes to the Berkeley 
 Police Department's operational policies and mutual aid agreements.  The 
 proposals address profiling (religious, ethnic/racial, gender/sex, 
 political, etc) as well as violations of privacy.  The Coalition seeks to 
 bolster the freedom of speech and assembly against intrusion and erosion by 
 a police state.  These proposals seek to decriminalize political protest, 
 such as Occupy.\n\nIn light of the recent Berkeley police scandal involving 
 the misuse of police resources on a non-violent protest, and the subsequent 
 public outcry when it was learned the police department held an entire 
 shift to monitor the march, changes need to be made to Berkeley PD's 
 operation procedures and mutual aid agreements.  Intelligence gathering was 
 held sacrosanct over  public safety and public trust.  (The intelligence 
 gathering by the police department didn't even field correct information.)  
 The break in the public trust widened with a 12:45AM police visitation to a 
 reporter.  Furthermore, there still needs to be a public evaluation 
 regarding the police's violent December dismantling of the encampment, 
 including information table without city council consent.\n\nThe civil 
 liberties of everyone are addressed by the proposals set forth by the 
 Coalition For A Safe Berkeley.  This is a community project beyond just 
 Occupy.  The Coalition is looking for community voices to express their 
 views and experiences regarding the balance of public safety and public 
 liberty.\n\n========================================\n\n[FROM THE COALITION 
 FOR A SAFE BERKELEY]\n\nSTOP POLICE ABUSES, SPEAK UP NOW\n\nWHAT: Public 
 Meetings: Come to either or both of the PRC meetings listed below. There 
 will be a time for public comment at the beginning of each meeting. Please 
 contact the Coalition for a Safe Berkeley if you would like more 
 information about giving public testimony or about the proposed policy 
 changes.\n\nWHEN: Wed. March 21, 6pm: Mutual Aid Subcommittee -- draft 
 recommendations\n           Wed. March 28, 7pm: Full PRC meeting -- vote on 
 recommendations to City Council\n\nWHERE: PRC Meetings are held at the 
 South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis Street at Ashby\n\nWritten 
 Testimony: If you prefer to submit written testimony, or would like to 
 testify anonymously, contact us for help.\nCoalition for a Safe Berkeley 
 510-525-5497 (English or Spanish) * 510-491-5273 (Spanish) * E-mail: 
 nicca@igc.org \n\nBerkeley’s Police Review Commission (PRC) is voting on 
 proposals to strengthen civilian oversight of the Berkeley Policy 
 Department, and to increase protections for our constitutional rights, 
 including the freedom to protest, equal protection under the law, the 
 rights of immigrants, freedom from profiling and police violence. Tell the 
 PRC to stand up for Berkeley’s values.\n\nIf, either in Berkeley or in 
 nearby communities, you have:\n\n* Been arrested, mistreated, or harassed 
 for expressing your politics or your beliefs, or for your activism;\n* Been 
 asked political, religious, or ethnic questions by a local or federal 
 police officer;\n* Had information about you shared from one police 
 department to others, or to the federal government;\n* Been threatened with 
 deportation or had your family separated by ICE;\n* Been mistreated by 
 police from one city operating in another city:\n\nNotes:\n\nThe proposals 
 include changes to the following mutual aid agreements: \nNorthern 
 California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), Department of Homeland 
 Security, Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Program, University of 
 California Police Department (UCPD) operational agreement\n \nThe two 
 proposed changes to Berkeley Police Department policies include:\nCriminal 
 Intelligence (General Order C-1), Jail Operations and Services to Outside 
 Agencies (General Order J-1)\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/18/18709541.php
SUMMARY:Berkeley: Rally and Speak Up Against Police Abuse
LOCATION:PRC Meetings are held at the South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis 
 Street at Ashby 
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