A3 Newsletter: Albert Woodfox Book Tour, Celebrating Anniversaries 
Today marks the third anniversary of Albert Woodfox's release, and February 8 marked the eighteenth anniversary of Robert King's release. Albert Woodfox's new book will be released by Grove Press on March 5, and Albert will begin a book tour around the country. Albert will be in Berkeley on May 4 for the Bay Area Book Festival. Read more below....
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:54PM
Save the Ross Campground 
The Heroes encampment behind the Gateway-Ross area is under threat of "abatement" according to resolution passed at the 2-12-19 S.C. City Council. The flyer here describes some actions discussed by HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom)....
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:23PM
Deport ICE Berkeley - The Vote Berkeley City Council,
1231 Addison Street Berkeley CA...
Event Date: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:30PM
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:22PM
Crowd remembers rapper killed by Vallejo police 
Family members, friends and others touched by the death of Willie McCoy, who was fatally shot by Vallejo police on Feb. 9, gathered outside the Taco Bell where he was killed to remember him and protest the police on Sunday....
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:10PM
The Cost of Civil Rights Violations in Vallejo 
On February 9, the police in my hometown shot Willie McCoy to death in a Taco Bell drive-through. I hadn’t planned to write that when I began this post, which grew out of a dialogue with a neighbor frustrated by the crumbling schools, neglected parks, and casual brutality of this beautiful city....
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:05PM
Uncle Bobby at Rally for Truth & Transparency After 3 Taser Murders in San Mateo Co. (video/mp4 235.0MB) Video by Charles Moehle Probonophoto. Non-commercial use only, please credit the videographer....
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:58AM
Vigil for Taser Victim Chinedu Okobi 
February 13th, 2019. It has been about 4 months since Chinedu, known as CV to his friends, was murdered by San Mateo County sheriffs. Today would have been his 37th birthday....
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:39PM
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State in the Age of Trump. Omni Commons (check whiteboard for room)
4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:30PM
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:02PM
Axon Defends Taser Safety at San Mateo Co. Supervisors Meeting About 3 Deaths 
On February 11, taser manufacturer Axon headlined a Taser Study Session convened by the Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County. The prominence and time given their presentation was not appreciated by the activist community that showed up to rally in front of the Hall of Justice before lining up to enter the chambers. The audience for this hearing consisted almost wholly of people angered by 3 taser murders in San Mateo County in 2018.
Top photo is from Axon's slide presentation showing wh...
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:57AM
Urban Shield may end on February 26 .... with your help! Since 2013, the Bay Area has been trying to transform Urban Shield from a highly militarized SWAT competition and weapons expo into a community-focused safety and resilence exercise. And now we are almost there....
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:47PM
Rally for Truth and Transparency After Taser Deaths in San Mateo 
Following the murder of three victims by law enforcement officers using tasers, San Mateo County officials convened a taser study forum to discuss the use of the electroshock devices. A rally at 5:00pm ahead of the forum gave community and family members a chance to cry out, "no more."
Photos by Charles Moehle, Probonophoto. Please credit the photographer....
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:26AM
Stop the Taser Deaths! Following community pressure after the October 3 death of Chinedu Okobi a 36 year old Black man who was tasered by San Mateo County Sheriffs after being stopped for “walking erratically”, San Mateo’s Board of Supervisors is convening a community forum on tasers....
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:47AM
Public Hearing on Policing in the Homeless Community 
Taylor Memorial Church
1188 12th St., Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:30AM
Posted: Wed Feb 6, 2019 1:41PM
Rally Prior to Taser Forum: Demand Truth and Transparency of DA, Sheriff 
400 County Center
(Rally is in the Courtyard)
Redwood City CA 94063...
Event Date: Mon Feb 11, 2019 5:00PM
Posted: Tue Feb 5, 2019 4:56PM
UCPD's malice towards People's Park protesters UC Berkeley displayed malice and cruelty to the People's Park protesters, whose personal belongings were seized during a police raid on the Park back on January 15th.
[This article is not written by a member of the People's Park protest, but by an outside observer.]...
Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:40AM
Biohazard Suit Protest Inside SF Costco After $331,000 Restitution Ruling Against Animal Activists 
Activists demand Costco “tell the truth” as factory farm whistleblowers face potential bankruptcy...
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2019 8:07PM
Following in the Footsteps of Bell and Martin 
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied...
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2019 6:28PM
Oakland Agrees to Name Road in Honor of Oscar Grant, Now Up to BART 
BART to consider naming Fruitvale Station side street "Oscar Grant Way" at Board of Directors meeting on February 14....
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2019 1:14PM
Urban Shield Fate to be Decided at Alameda County Board of Sups Alameda County Administration Building, 5th Floor
1221 Oak St., Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:00AM
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2019 3:36PM