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DESCRIPTION:"Urban Shield" is a war game and weapons show that will take place from 
 October 25th-28th and bring together more than 150 local, state, federal, 
 international and private sector partners. Urban Shield takes place 
 throughout the Bay Area and includes human rights violating police 
 departments from BART's to Bahrain's, together with private security 
 corporations and weapons manufacturers.\n\nJoin the Facing Urban Shield 
 Action Network on October 25 to confront the weapons manufacturers and the 
 local officials who are working with them as their exhibition kicks off in 
 downtown Oakland, and let them know that Urban Shield is not welcome here. 
 The last thing Oakland needs is a further militarization of the police in 
 our neighborhoods. A real shield for our city would provide jobs, 
 healthcare, affordable housing, and good schools!\n\nWhat/when:\n    * 
 Community witness/walking picket 9am to 5pm\n    * Rally 5pm\n\nWhere:\n    
 * Marriott Hotel, 11th & Broadway, Oakland\n\nWho we are:\n    * The Facing 
 Urban Shield Action Network consists of 30 Bay Area community 
 organizations.\n\nWhy you should join us in taking action against Urban 
 Shield:\n    * Urban Shield deepens the militarization of police in our 
 neighborhoods, which results in harassment and violence, disproportionately 
 against African-American, Latino and Arab/Muslim communities.\n    * Urban 
 Shield provides training and information sharing among SWAT teams and 
 international police forces, many of which are guilty of major human rights 
 violations – including teams from Israel, Bahrain and Qatar among 
 others.\n    * Urban Shield normalizes the use of 'non-lethal' chemical 
 weapons, surveillance drones, armored cars and other military weapons 
 against Muslims, people of color and peaceful protestors.\n    * Urban 
 Shield spends up to $7.5 million of public monies - to fund big "defense" 
 contractors that turn disaster and deadly conflict into profit. We see this 
 trend in attempts to purchase tanks and drones by police forces and 
 sheriffs across the Bay Area.\n    * Urban Shield targets people expressing 
 their right of freedom of assembly and protest through scenarios presenting 
 activists as a danger to public safety. By promoting fear of 'terrorism', 
 Urban Shield justifies Islamophobia, stop and frisk, and other intrusions 
 into our constitutional rights.\n\nWhat you can do:\n    * Come out on 
 October 25 and show your opposition to further militarization of the 
 police.\n    * Join the Facing Urban Shield Action Network and help us make 
 sure this is the last time Urban Shield comes to Oakland. Email us at 
 beitconvivencia@gmail.com or facingteargas@warresisters.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/02/18744214.php
SUMMARY:Protest "Urban Shield"
LOCATION:Marriott Hotel, 11th & Broadway, Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/02/18744214.php
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