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Fuck12: Sheriff's Vehicle Hits Protester at Vigil Demanding Justice for Stephon Clark 
On March 31, 61-year-old Wanda Cleveland was deliberately struck by a police vehicle during a candlelight vigil in South Sacramento for Stephon Clark, also known as "Zoe." Clark, a 22-year-old Black man, was murdered by Sacramento cops on March 18 in his grandmother’s backyard.
Photographer Amir Saadiq shares scenes from the vigil, including photos of Wanda Cleveland before she was taken to the hospital....
Posted: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 2:46pm PDT
Banner spotted on Oakland freeway: Justice for Sahleem Tindle rally TODAY 
This banner was spotted on the freeway today in Oakland, calling for folks to come out TODAY, 4/2, at 3:30 PM at 1225 Fallon St Oakland to demand Justice for Sahleem Tindle, murdered by BART police....
Posted: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 8:44am PDT
Help Support The Clark Family 
Stevante Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man shot and killed by Sacramento police on March 18, is circulating a fundraising webpage to help support the Clark family. "We will take anything that you can help us with. We are trying to raise money for legal fees, memorial, and help support Stephon's kids through this crisis," the webpage reads. To donate to this fund: https://www.gofundme.com/justiceforstephonclark...
Posted: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 8:49pm PDT
National Day of Action! Stephon Clark WILL Get Justice! 
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
901 G St, Sacramento...
Event Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2018 3:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 8:01pm PDT
Sacramento County Sheriff's Vehicle Hits Protester at Stephon Clark Vigil (video/mp4 8.4MB) A protester at a Stephon Clark vigil earlier this evening was hit by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department vehicle. The event was captured on video by Guy Danilowitz, a trial attorney and Sacramento County Public Defender who was attending the vigil as a legal observer with the National Lawyers Guild....
Posted: Sat, Mar 31, 2018 11:35pm PDT
Why Are So Many Unarmed Black People Being Killed by Police? Sacramento Activist Speaks Out (video/mp4 60.3MB) March 30, 2018 - In Sacramento, California, hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African-American man who was shot by police officers 20 times in his grandmother’s backyard. We continue our conversation with Sacramento activist Berry Accius, founder of Voice of the Youth....
Posted: Sat, Mar 31, 2018 12:13pm PDT
Independent Autopsy in Stephon Clark Killing Contradicts Police Accounts 
Sacramento police shot Stephon Clark seven times from behind, according to an independent autopsy conducted by pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who was hired by Clark’s family. The autopsy contradicts the Sacramento police department’s claim that Clark was advancing towards officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet when they killed him. Dr. Omalu found that Clark took three to 10 minutes to die. Police waited at least five minutes before applying medical aid....
Posted: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 8:12pm PDT
Shot 7 Times in His Back! In the Streets 
Sacramento City Hall 915 I St. Sacramento Ca...
Event Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 2:27pm PDT
Rest in Power “Zoe” (Stephon Clark) 
Stephon Clarrk was the seventeenth person killed by Sacramento-area police in the last two years. The current moment in Sacramento emerges from both spontaneous social anger and years of community organizing by many groups....
Posted: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 11:34am PDT
Protests over Stephon Clark’s Killing Disrupt Sacramento City Council 
In Sacramento, widespread protests continue over the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African-American man who was shot by police officers 20 times in his own backyard. On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters disrupted the Sacramento City Council meeting. They were led by Stephon Clark’s brother, Stevonte Clark, who rushed into the council chamber and jumped onto the desk of Mayor Darrell Steinberg....
Posted: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 10:36am PDT
Vigil for Stephon #JusticeForZoe 
Florin & 65th St., Sacramento...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2018 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 30, 2018 9:51am PDT
Sacramento Kings and Black Lives Matter Sacramento Join Build.Black. Coalition to Help Transform Sacramento Communities 
Coalition to Host a Youth Healing Forum on Friday...
Posted: Thu, Mar 29, 2018 10:54am PDT
Bay Area Residents Stuck in Immigration Detention File Class Action Lawsuit Against Sessions 
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 27, 2018 — Two Bay Area fathers who have been detained for over six months at the Contra Costa West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California sued the federal government today in a class action lawsuit challenging their unlawful and prolonged detention....
Posted: Thu, Mar 29, 2018 9:12am PDT
Resist Police Violence (Counter-Protest at anti-Stephon Clark Rally) 
Golden 1 Center
500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2018 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Mar 29, 2018 8:58am PDT
Demand D.A. O'Malley Charge Mateu with Murder of Sahleem Tindle 
D.A. Nancy O'Malley's office
1225 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94612...
Event Date: Mon, Apr 2, 2018 3:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Mar 28, 2018 3:39pm PDT
California DOJ to Join Investigation into Stephon Clark's Killing 
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) will be providing "independent oversight" of the investigation into the shooting death of Stephon Clark on March 18 by Sacramento police officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet. Mercadal and Robinet shot Stephon, who was unarmed, 20 times....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2018 10:20pm PDT
Community Self-Defense Mobilizes to Defend Hasta Muerte 
Instead of a hot cup of coffee and a handshake, the sergeant was promptly refused service and told that the store had a policy of not serving law enforcement....
Posted: Tue, Mar 27, 2018 3:24pm PDT
Amnesty International Calls for Accountability in the Shooting of Stephon Clark 
In response to the fatal shooting of Stephen Clark, a 22-year old unarmed man, who went by Stephon, killed on March 18 by officers of the Sacramento Police Department in the backyard of his family home, Amnesty International sent a letter to Chief of Police, Daniel Hahn. The letter detailed the organization’s concerns that the shooting violated international standards, which state that lethal force can only be used as a last resort when faced with an imminent threat of death or serious injury...
Posted: Mon, Mar 26, 2018 10:43pm PDT
National Lawyers Guild Critical of Sacramento Police at Stephon Clark Protest 
National Lawyers Guild Critical of Sacramento Police at Thursday's Stephon Clark Protest – Citing Unprovoked Police Pepper Ball Attack, and Injuries to People on Sidewalk...
Posted: Mon, Mar 26, 2018 10:26pm PDT
Stephon Clark shooting raises questions about effectiveness of police body cameras 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 26, 2018 — Police body camera footage was released last Wednesday after backlash from the public over the incident that resulted in Stephon Clark’s death. An officer of Sacramento Police Department fired 20 bullets into the unarmed 22-year-old on the night of March 19, killing him in his grandmother’s backyard. Officers were said to have been responding to reports that a man broke into at least three cars along 29th Street in the Meadowview area....
Posted: Mon, Mar 26, 2018 9:20pm PDT
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