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Willie Radcliff (Attachment On: Town Hall Addresses Lovelle Mixon, Oscar Grant, & the OPD, Oakland, 3/28/09: photos and audio) (audio/mpeg 722.0KB) by dave id

(audio 2:03) Willie Radcliff speaks to the importance of working for economic opportunities along with the fight for justice for victims of police....

Posted: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 4:52am PDT

Diana Davis-Marks & Bishop Smith (Attachment On: Town Hall Addresses Lovelle Mixon, Oscar Grant, & the OPD, Oakland, 3/28/09: photos and audio) (audio/mpeg 1.8MB) by dave id

(audio 5:07) Diana Davis-Marks announces that family and friends of Oscar Grant are asking for supporters to create 6,000 letters for President Obama demand...

Posted: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 4:52am PDT

Defend African People's Right to Resist! Vigil for Lovelle Mixon, Oakland, 3/25/09: audio (audio/mpeg 2.8MB) by dave id

The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) sponsored a march, rally, and vigil for Lovelle Mixon on Wednesday, March 25th. Lovelle Mixon's mother, his wife, several of his brothers, and at least one cousin were present. Many people were upset with the all of the official sympathies expressed for the four police officers who died Saturday, while none was offered to the family of Lovelle Mixon and the Oakland police continue to level new allegations against Lovelle Mixon in...

Posted: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 1:59am PDT

Sounds from the March from Uhuru House to the Eastmont Mall Rally (Attachment On: Defend African People's Right to Resist! Vigil for Lovelle Mixon, Oakland, 3/25/09: audio) (audio/mpeg 1.9MB) by dave id

(audio 5:36) The march paused at the building on 74th Avenue where Lovelle Mixon was killed....

Posted: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 1:59am PDT

Speakers take turns addressing Saturday's events as well as the oppression and economic inequality in Oakland (Attachment On: Defend African People's Right to Resist! Vigil for Lovelle Mixon, Oakland, 3/25/09: audio) (audio/mpeg 16.3MB) by dave id

(audio 47:34) Candles were lit as dark approached....

Posted: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 1:59am PDT

Vigil conclusion by Bakari Olatunji at Uhuru House (Attachment On: Defend African People's Right to Resist! Vigil for Lovelle Mixon, Oakland, 3/25/09: audio) (audio/mpeg 2.7MB) by dave id

(audio 7:53) On the return march back to Uhuru House, people stopped for a second time at the building where Lovelle Mixon was killed on Saturday and left si...

Posted: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 1:59am PDT

Candlelight Vigil for Four Police Officers Killed, Oakland, 3/24/09: photos and audio (audio/mpeg 18.7MB) by dave id

A vigil organized by Oakland City Councilmember Desley Brooks (District 6) was held at the intersection of 74th Avenue and MacArthur for the four Oakland Police Department officers killed on Saturday, March 21st, in two separate incidents in the vicinity. Jayson Landeza, OPD Chaplain, MCd the event and speaks first on the audio here. Youth Uprising read a poem. Several other clergy spoke, and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir sang a few songs. The new Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan ...

Posted: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 12:37am PDT

People's Tribunal: Oscar Grant & the Epidemic of Police Brutality, Oakland, 3/22/09: audio (audio/mpeg 1.6MB) by dave id

On Sunday, March 22nd, Revolution Books and the Bay Area Revolution Club held a "People's Tribunal" at Calvin Simmons Middle School in Oakland to examine the police murder of Oscar Grant III and countless others. Activists, an academic, a former BART employee, the author of Stolen Lives book, and families spoke to share their experiences and learnings from being the victims of police abuse and/or confronting the issue. Reiko Redmonde introduces Oscar Grant's aunt, Zeporia Smith, who spea...