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Community Policing Uncovered: Surveillance, Displacement & Counterinsurgency in Our Cities 
Online via livestream...
Event Date: Mon, May 16, 2022 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, May 14, 2022 4:26pm PDT
Attorneys Organization Files in Support of Standing Rock Water Protectors in Federal Court 
The National Police Accountability Project, composed of attorneys nationwide, has filed in federal appeals court in support of Standing Rock Water Protectors. The attorneys told the court that the force used against Water Protectors was "unreasonably excessive," and violated their Fourth Amendment right, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government....
Posted: Sun, May 8, 2022 9:21am PDT
The persecution of Julian Assange Melzer has distilled his detailed research into a new book, The Trial of Julian Assange, that provides a shocking account of rampant lawlessness by the main states involved – Britain, Sweden, the US, and Ecuador. It also documents a sophisticated campaign of misinformation and character assassination to obscure those misdeeds....
Posted: Sat, May 7, 2022 2:32pm PDT
Outrage Explodes in Bay Area and Nation at Supreme Court Opinion Draft 
The nation is angry about the Supreme Court's plan to abolish reproductive rights. In San Francisco, the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice launched an immediate response to get people to the Federal Building to rally and led a march through the city....
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2022 10:43pm PDT
Leaked Draft Opinion Reveals the Supreme Court Intends to Completely Overturn Roe v Wade 
In a stunning breach of US Supreme Court secrecy, a draft majority opinion written by justice Samuel Alito has been leaked. The would-be ruling is outrageous, sneering at the concept of a constitutional right to privacy and bodily autonomy. Alito makes a case for completely overturning Roe v Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992), allowing states to outlaw all abortions without exceptions for rape and incest. Half of the country will lose access to safe and legal reproductive se...
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2022 8:51pm PDT
TigerSwan Spy Documents at Standing Rock are Public Records. Victims Appeal Lawsuit. 
The Water Protectors of Standing Rock were the focus of two court actions this week. The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that 60,000 spy documents of TigerSwan are public records to be released. In a separate court action, Water Protectors injured by rubber bullets and projectiles fired by law enforcement filed an appeal of a class-action civil rights lawsuit. It was earlier thrown out by the court which sided with law enforcement....
Posted: Sun, May 1, 2022 7:10am PDT
The Need for Restorative Justice Restorative Justice is needed more then ever as violent crimes rates soar. Restorative Justice works to repair harms created in our communities....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 9:23pm PDT
Death Penalty Should be Abolished The death penalty should be abolished. There are innocent people being imprisoned, and many times have been executed. In addition, death penalty has racial bias and the capital punishment does not solve any issue. The death penalty is being used unfairly, and killing another human violates the right to life....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 9:20pm PDT
The Prison System Fails Incarcerated Pregnant Women This article gives a look on how incarcerated pregnant women are treated poorly and what can be done to fix it....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 3:39pm PDT
Diversion Program Funds Need Legal Protection Why the funding of diversion programs needs to be made independent from the influence of law enforcement and its interests....
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 2022 1:36am PDT
SCPD Discloses Military Equipment Inventory in Accordance with AB 481 
California State Assembly Bill 481 requires local jurisdictions to adopt a military equipment use policy (via ordinance) prior to purchasing, raising funds for, or acquiring military equipment. The Santa Cruz City Council will craft its military equipment use policy during the evening session of the April 26 meeting. As part of the process, the Santa Cruz Police Department has supplied the council with its current military equipment inventory. (see list below)....
Posted: Fri, Apr 22, 2022 12:35am PDT
No Extradition Of Julian Assange! Rally At US Justice Dept Washington DC 
Supporters of Julian Assange rallied at the US Department of Justice in Washington DC on April 11, 2022 to demand an end to the extradition process of Julian Assange and his immediate freedom....
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 1:13pm PDT
Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info....
Event Date: Wed, May 18, 2022 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 12:34pm PDT
Democracy - not more than the brand name The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."...
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2022 11:59am PDT
Triple Trouble Tuesday: Trio of Terrible Items Scars Council Agenda Bad news for buskers, street vendors, and rv-dwellers hits the City Council agenda Tuesday April 12th on items 24, 30, and 31 in yet another "public not wanted" Zoomed meeting....
Posted: Sun, Apr 10, 2022 11:27pm PDT
Women and Their Allies March For Reproductive Rights - Again 
Many organizations in spirited march through Berkeley in follow up to March 8 action...
Posted: Sun, Apr 10, 2022 11:51am PDT
What is a Crime Wave? (first of a series) As police demand equipment to deal with a crime wave, they are one. Their use of surveillance technology is part of that. This article is a brief analysis of how....
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2022 10:41am PDT
Testing the Waters for Another Koffee Klatch 
With the increased sweeps against those outside in Santa Cruz, HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) is checking out unhoused and sympathizer support for a regular daytime presence at City Council offices to lobby the Council for some fundamental policy changes.The regular gathering would include coffee and munchables as we seek to speak to the unspeakable....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2022 9:45pm PDT
What's Up With Our Alameda County Jail System? Zoom Town Hall 
Online via Zoom...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 30, 2022 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Mar 26, 2022 1:48pm PDT
The D.A. Recall and San Francisco Values 
This is online. Please register in advance at https://bit.ly/SFDArecall
to receive your personal link for this event....
Event Date: Sat, Apr 2, 2022 2:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Mar 23, 2022 5:18pm PDT
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