Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
mental health
CURRENT! Civil Rights Trial in Oakland about Fatal Police Beating of Martin Cotton II
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 12:37amTRIAL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 at 8:30am
[RALLY at 7:30am on 12th, first day of trial]
Trial Wed (9/14), Thurs (9/15), Friday (9/16), Wed (9/21), Thurs (9/22)
8:30am- 2:30pm
Must have U.S. ID or Passport to go in
READ UPDATES: 1 2 Hear Interview 9/16 4
Maricopa Arizona Sheriff's Bomb House: Mistaken Identity, Two Victims Severely Injured and One In Jail
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 7:42pmI want to report an incident on January 13th 2011 of excessive force and false arrest of Brian Schelske by Maricopa County Sheriffs Office in Arizona.
Warrant # 8W 2011-000327.
The house was bombed with concussion bombs in military fashion at 3:30 am as if bombing the enemy. A tank rolled over the cyclone fence.
The two victims of police harassment were marched out with hands over their heads half naked. The 59 yo woman was made to stand naked with just panties breasts exposed, hands tied behind her back in the cold for 30 minutes. There had to be 15-20 cars lined up along the road for the display of public humiliation.
The woman was not arrested but has a perforated eardrum and is suffering from depression and PSTD after this horrific incident.
The man, a former mental health patient, does not even remotely fit the description on the original police report. The woman was off work on disability after a fall but worked as a Renal Dietitian and faculty at the local community college. She was also a Nutritionist on the Navajo Indian Reservation for the WIC Program.
Dec 21st: Bay Area Presentation/Discussion With National Lawyer's Guild About Martin Cotton Trial
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 3:16pmplease help spread the word
Holding Police Who Kill Accountable:
Justice for Martin Cotton event
December 21st
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31 Year old Mentally Ill Man TAZED to Death in LA
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 9:26amMarch 19, 2010
ALBERT POLENCIA, 31 YEAR OLD MENTALLY ILL MAN, WAS TAZED TO DEATH BY
DOWNEY POLICE
CHASED from Downey to South Gate
KILLED in FRONT OF HIS HOME
Check out the Redwood Curtain CopWatch Taser file (a resource in process) We need volunteer help with this important database.
Navigating the 'Mental Health' System, Know Your Rights
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 7:56pmSkillshare/Workshop:
Navigating the 'mental health system'- Know your rights
Northcoast Icarus Project will be hosting at the PARC space [Peoples' Action for Rights and Communty]. No "experts" will be present. Come share your experiences and gain new knowledge.
Contact: northcoast.icarus@gmail.com OR
theicarusproject.net/northcoasticarusproject
PARC is in Old Town Eureka
2nd Street, between "D" and"E"
in brown wooden complex, second floor
