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textFamilies of victims of police murder join call for Feb. 6 protest and demand march permits by Reiko Redmonde
In the face of massive outrage over the murder of Oscar Grant, and an epidemic of police brutality, the City of Oakland is again targeting those fighting for justice. The City of Oakland is giving the families of those killed by police and others only one hour to express their rage and grief, and is so far denying a march permit. This is yet another outrage....
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 9:42pm PST
imageBlack Power wins a Black president and a white cop charged with murder
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by SF BayView (repost)
In the first month of 2009, we put a Black man in the White House with our votes and convinced a DA to charge a white cop with the murder of a Black man with our rebellion. Stand with MOI JR at his next hearing Feb. 6, 9 a.m., 661 Washington, Oakland, and come with me to the next BART board meeting Feb. 12, 9 a.m., 344 20th St., Oakland....
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 12:26pm PST
imageA reoccurring racist nightmare
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by SF BayView (repost)
A reoccurring racist nightmare February 2, 2009 by Dellano Cleveland...
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 12:08pm PST
calendarDrop the Charges!
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by Critical Resistance
Anywhere in the Bay Area...
Event Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 7:00am PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:39pm PST
textScandals in the Oakland Police by Revolution
In the wake of the protests against the BART police murder of Oscar Grant several scandals have broken out inside the Oakland Police Department. On January 28, Oakland Chief of Police Wayne Tucker announced that he was resigning from his position. While there is bourgeois infighting involved in these scandals, as well as a certain amount of damage control, these scandals also reveal some cold facts about how the system works....
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 1:16pm PST
imageKiller Cop Gets Bail, People Take to Streets: “We Can’t Rely On This System For Justice"
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by Revolution
OAKLAND—On January 30, people packed the courtroom to demand that Johannes Mehserle, the cop who shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant in the back on New Year’s Day, be kept in jail. The judge, Morris Jacobson, admitted that Mehserle, who had been apprehended in Nevada (where he fled during the initial investigation), was a flight risk. And Jacobson was openly skeptical of Mehserle’s inconsistent story about the shooting of Oscar Grant, saying, “He has a willingness to add to the story, to change the ...
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 1:11pm PST
calendarSupport Jailed Protesters!!! by
Wiley Manuel Courthouse, 661 Washington, departments 107 and 112....
Event Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 2:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 10:48am PST
videoOscar Grant Rebellion Declares Demands Despite Army of Police, Oakland City Hall, 1/31/09: video (video/mp4 45.3MB) by dave id
Saturday's "Justice for Oscar Grant! Oakland City Hall Rally" was met by a small army of police determined to shut down any demonstration by those demanding accountability for police abuses. Nevertheless, over 50 people braved their way past the military gauntlet to attend. Demonstrators moved from the designated meeting location in front of City Hall to the BART entrance across Broadway, knowing that BART would shut down the 12th Street station in response. Surrounded by cops and noting ...
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2009 8:15pm PST
calendarBerkeley Vigil: Justice for Anita Gay! Justice for Oscar Grant! by
Vigil Monday, Feb 16th @ 5pm Martin Luther King Blvd & Ashby in Berkeley...
Event Date: Mon, Feb 16, 2009 5:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2009 9:16am PST
calendarOscar Grant: Killer Cop Granted Release: Emergency Action Statewide by BAMN
OAKLAND: 4:00PM - Rally at Rene C. Davidson Courthouse (12th St. + Oak, near 12th St. Oakland City Center BART) UC-BERKELEY: 12:00PM - Rally at Sather Gate/Sproul Plaza (near Bancroft + Telegraph) UC-RIVERSIDE: Details will be posted soon. UC-SANTA BARBARA: 12:30PM - Meet at the Arbor. Wear red! UCLA: 12:00PM - Press Conference, Bruin Plaza, Meet at the Bear...
Event Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2009 8:50am PST
imageRally for Oscar Grant 1/31
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by Peter M
A nighttime rally for Oscar Grant on Saturday, January 31 brought out around 90 people, mostly white, who were met by a larger force of police....
Posted: Sun, Feb 1, 2009 1:09am PST
imageThis Is What a Police State Looks Like, Oakland City Hall, 1/31/09: photos
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by dave id
Tonight's "Justice for Oscar Grant! Oakland City Hall Rally" was met by a small army of police determined to shut down any demonstration by those demanding accountability for police abuses....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32pm PST
textPeltier transferred out of USP-Canaan and back to USP-Lewisburg by AIM-West
Peltier transferred out of USP-Canaan and back to USP-Lewisburg. While Leonard will never be totally safe so long as he is incarcerated, he is out of the immediate danger he faced at USP-Canaan....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2009 5:06pm PST
imageOscar Grant Rebellion in the Streets After Mehserle Granted Bail, Oakland, 1/30/09: photos
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by dave id
After it was announced that Mehserle had bail set for his release, demonstrators who had gathered at Oak and 12th Streets moved to the Alameda County Courthouse steps that face Lake Merritt and protested with bullhorns....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2009 4:23pm PST
videoProtestors Take to the Streets After Mehserle Granted Bail, Oakland, 1/30/09: video (video/quicktime 10.5MB) by dave id
After it was announced that Mehserle had bail set for his release, demonstrators who had gathered at Oak and 12th Streets moved to the Alameda County Courthouse steps that face Lake Merritt and protested with bullhorns briefly before heading to the courthouse underground parking exit on 13th Street where this first video was shot....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2009 12:58am PST
imageRacist Killer Cop Gets Bail
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by Bill Hackwell
Johannes Mehserle the BART police officer who executed Oscar Grant on New Years Eve is about to be out on bail. The Alameda Superior Court put a $3 million bail which means Mehserle will be out for $300,000....
Posted: Sat, Jan 31, 2009 12:18am PST
imagemore photos from today's bail hearing rally
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by wick
my batteries are charged so here's the rest......
Posted: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 10:41pm PST
imageKiller Cops Get Bail, But We Will Make Oakland A Living Hell
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by anonymous
pictures taken from the protest following the pretrial and bail granting to Johannes Mehserle....
Posted: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 7:08pm PST
imageNo Bail for Killer Cops!
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by Josh Warren-White/Design Action Collective
After the BART police officer charged with murdering an unarmed Black youth was granted bail, community members took to the streets to voice their angery. The Oakland Police Department were quite heavy handed tonight, trying to arrest as many people as possible before nightfall. Here are some photos from the scene......
Posted: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 7:05pm PST
imagesome photos from mehserle bail hearing
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by wick
here's some photos from the action held today. more to come later. my battery died during upload...
Posted: Fri, Jan 30, 2009 6:13pm PST
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