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DESCRIPTION:While thousands of Berkeley residents were taking to the streets demanding 
 an end to police terror, the Berkeley Police Department continued to 
 target, harass, and violently attack people of color.\n\nSince March 2020, 
 there have been at least five incidents in which Black individuals were 
 held at gunpoint or shot with lethal or potentially-lethal 
 munitions.\n\nBerkeley Copwatch invites you to see and hear for yourself 
 whether Berkeley Police officers are really as expert at "de-escalating" 
 incidents as they so often proclaim.\n\nDuring the event, some of the 
 people who were targeted by BPD will share their stories. Evidence will be 
 presented regarding each of the five incidents, and we will be joined by 
 members of the NAACP, Berkeley Community Safety Coalition, and National 
 Lawyers Guild as we analyze these incidents.\n\nTroubling questions 
 arise:\n- Why is there so little time between when officers arrive on scene 
 and when they deploy force?\n- Why was the response so violent in each 
 case? Is there any accountability from the department when they use force 
 in this way? Have any officers been disciplined?\n- What has the department 
 done to address the issues of racial profiling and racist 
 policing?\n\nDespite the department’s claims that they employ 
 “progressive” policing tactics, these five incidents show a pattern of 
 BPD unnecessarily escalating interactions and using or threatening to use 
 deadly force.\n\nIn a time when communities across the country are 
 grappling with "re-imagining" community safety, it is time for Berkeley to 
 take a clear look at some of the alarming incidents that are happening 
 right before our very eyes.\n\n***Content Warning: This event will discuss 
 and show video of police violence against people of color.***\n\nJoin the 
 Zoom event:\nDate: Wednesday, February 3 at 7pm\nZoom link: 
 https://bit.ly/behindthe_mask\nMeeting ID: 894 1304 1160\nPasscode: 
 justice\nDial in: +1 253 215 8782 US\nMeeting ID: 894 1304 1160\nPasscode: 
 3604527\n*The event is free to attend, and everyone is welcome.\n\nView the 
 Facebook event page.\n\nIf you would like to speak out about police 
 violence you have experienced in Berkeley, please contact Berkeley Copwatch 
 at: berkeleycopwatch@yahoo.com or (510) 548-0425\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/26/18839566.php
SUMMARY:Behind the Mask: community forum on racist policing in Berkeley during COVID-19
LOCATION:Join the Zoom event:\nZoom link: https://bit.ly/behindthe_mask\nMeeting ID: 
 894 1304 1160\nPasscode: justice\nDial in: +1 253 215 8782 US\nMeeting ID: 
 894 1304 1160\nPasscode: 3604527\n*The event is free to attend, and all 
 community members are welcome to join.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/26/18839566.php
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