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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 Meeting: 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\n \nWed. 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 
 [at] igc.org\n \nOR: you could send your letter to the PRC c/o Lillian 
 Mayers \nSend a copy to the city clerk too and request that your letter be 
 included in the agenda packet for the City Councilmembers. \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\n\n\n\nhttp://pastebin.com/u/OccupyBerkeley\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/19/18709701.php
SUMMARY:Come and speak up at the Police Review Commission meeting
LOCATION:PRC Meetings are held at the South Berkeley Senior Center, 2939 Ellis 
 Street at Ashby \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/03/19/18709701.php
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