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.
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KMUD Show Discusses Richardson Grove Action Now, Martin Cotton Trial, and Redwood Curtain CopWatch
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:46amOct.5th Sacramento Demo: Support the Prisoner Hunger Strike! End Long-Term Solitary Confinement
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:29pmOctober 5th: in Sacramento
12pm to 2pm
CDCR Headquarters,
1515 S St.
More info call: 415-238-1801
Support the Prisoner Hunger Strike! Support the Five Demands!
All out to Sacramento!
In SOLIDARITY, a group of us will be leaving Eureka on Tuesday night (10/4) to participate in the Oct.5th demo. We'll stay the night in Oakland and rideshare with Bay Area folks to Sacramento on Wednesday morning! We will return to Eureka on Wednesday night (10/5).
If you want to go, please contact Redwood Curtain CopWatch at 707.633.4493 or email copwatchrwc@gmail.com.
Martin Cotton Trial Radio Interviews Sept. 21, 23rd, 25th
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 11:09pmKPFA
94.1 KPFA.org
The Morning Mix with JR - September 21, 2011 at 8:00am
Martin Cotton Trial Interview begins at 39:23 minutes
Martin Cotton Trial Interview begins at 39:23 minutes
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
Sept. 13 in Oakland: Oscar Grant Committee Presents Forum on Police, Racism, Brutality and Violence
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 8:49pm
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
TIME: 7:00PM
OSCAR GRANT COMMITTEE PRESENTS
A FORUM ON POLICE, RACISM,
BRUTALITY AND VIOLENCE
America Needs To Know! TV
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 9:59pmARE YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW
A "VICTIM OF CRIME?"
POLICE BRUTALITY . . . or
- Judicial Injustice
- Domestic Violence
- Home Foreclosure
- Unfair Practices of Welfare or Social Agencies
- Other
COME ONE - COME ALL - TELL YOUR STORY ON
AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW! TV
VICTIMS OPEN MIC TV FORUM!
ATTORNEY'S WILL BE PRESENT!
Contact Elizabeth for the next date
of AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW! TV FORUM
Bay Area Protest In Support of Striking Georgia Prisoners Demands for Human Rights
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:01pmLocal Oakland activists show solidarity for striking Georgia prisoners
Supporters of the Georgia prison strikers rally in front of the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.
Police Files Reveal Federal Interest in Oscar Grant Protests, “Anarchists”
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 6:23pmfrom The Informant: Cops, Courts & Communities in the Bay Area
December 15, 2010 9:29 AM By Ali Winston
Documents recently obtained by The Informant reveal the significant involvement of state and federal law enforcement in monitoring the various Oscar Grant protests in Oakland over the past two years.
According to internal Oakland Police Department documents about the July 8th protests that followed Johannes Mehserle’s involuntary manslaughter conviction, agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency, United States Secret Service, and the California Department of Justice were assigned to monitor crowd activities.
URGENT: Nov 9 Hearing to decide between execution or life without parole.
From the Global Women's Strike
URGENT...URGENT...URGENT
On Tuesday November 9, an oral hearing in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia will decide whether award-winning journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal will face execution, despite compelling evidence of his innocence, or be given life without parole. Demonstrations and other events in support of Mumia are being organized across the US and in other countries (see list below). The Global Women's Strike (GWS), Women of Color in the GWS, and Payday men’s network who have worked with Mumia for a new trial will be attending the rally and hearing in Philadelphia, as well as participating in a protest outside the US Embassy in London England. We urge you to show your support.
ABU-JAMAL NEWS: Published by Journalists for Mumia... DOWNLOAD!!
Click on above front page or Download HERE!!
http://abu-jamal-news.com/docs/proof.pdf
Check out Abu-Jamal News website at:
http://abu-jamal-news.com/
Fallout From the Mesherle Verdict: More Arrests, New Charges
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 09/29/2010 - 10:14amBy JESSE STRAUSS; September 21, 2010 - Counterpunch
http://www.counterpunch.org/strauss09212010.html
Approximately seventeen people have been charged over the past three weeks with crimes related to the protests against former BART cop Johannes Mehserle's involuntary manslaughter verdict on July 8th. Some of those recently charged were arrested that night, while others have been identified by police in photos, and have been newly arrested. The latest set of arraignments on Monday morning saw three Oaklanders charged with Unlawful Assembly, Remaining at the Scene of a Riot, and Rioting. They are set to reappear in court within the next month.
NATIONAL WEEK OF ART FOR OSCAR GRANT!!
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 5:44pmMost of you know by now of Oscar Grant, the young father who was murdered by BART police in Oakland last New Years. And that the cop who shot Oscar while he laid on the ground, Johannes Mehserle, is the 1st cop in CA history to
face a Murder Trial.
BUT did you know the Trial has been moved to LA in an apparent cover-up, and is starting on June 14th?!?! Well if not, now you do... LA it is OUR time to stand up & finally DEMAND Justice for Oscar!
On Monday, June 14th we will be gathering in MASS in front of the LA
Superior Courthouse in Downtown LA, in support of Oscar Grant¹s young
daughter, girlfriend, mother, family, friends & community in their uphill
battle for justice.
June 10-17, 2010, the week of the start of trial, has also been declared the
NATIONAL WEEK OF ART FOR OSCAR GRANT!!
Artists of all types (Visual Arts, Music, Poetry, Film, Theatre, Dance, etc), all capabilities, and all ages will be dedicating their art & events that week in a Nationwide show of support for Justice for Oscar Grant & All Stolen Lives.
Justice for Oscar Grant! June 14th Killer Cop's Murder Trial Begins!!
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 06/05/2010 - 4:03pmJustice for Oscar Grant!
Murdered by BART Officer Johannes MehserleAll out to Court
Monday June 14th! Starting at 7am, come thru all day!
West Coast Days of Action Against State Violence! April 8-9
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 9:37pmfrom Indybay
Portland Actions Inspire Call-Out from the Bay to the Sound: No More Police Killings!
After the recent uprisings in Portland in response to two police murders, a call has gone out for "West Coast Days of Action April 8th and 9th, From the Bay to the Sound: No More Police Killings!" The call to action reads in part: "Organize protests and autonomous actions in your own city!" Announced actions thus far include non-violent civil disobedience at Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco on April 8th and a march against police brutality in Seattle on April 9th.
Read MORE here: http://redwoodcurtaincopwatch.net/node/418
Drop All Charges Against Holly Works!
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 6:07pm
Please post and distribute widely -
A message from the Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal -
An Injury To One Is An Injury To All -
DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST HOLLY WORKS!
"Why I pulled out my camera to record Oscar Grant's killing"
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 2:18pmWitness to a Shooting, Karina Vargas
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=0a328d6a244268cf99a62d5a44668da1
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , News feature, VIDEO, AUDIO, Words by Karina Vargas, as told to Josue Rojas, Posted: Feb 20, 2009
Oscar Grant's Daughter Gets $1.5 million Lawsuit Settlement
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 1:28pm
Tatiana Grant, 5 years old, daughter of Sophina Mesa and Oscar Grant.
There has been a civil lawsuit SETTLEMENT for Tatiana Grant, Oscar's 5 year old daughter. Oscar's Mother still has a lawsuit against the Oakland BART cops, as do the 5 young men, close friends, who were with Oscar when he was murdered. The young men recieved abuse themselves and witnessed the cops execute their friend who was laying on his stomach in handcuffs.
Rally and UPDATE: Cop On Trial for Murdering Oscar Grant in Oakland New Years Day; Prosecutor Not Tryin' Too Hard
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 1:39pm
RALLY on Thursday (June 18, 09) at the arraignment of Johannes Mehserle!
Mehserle's attorney is trying to get a change of venue to move the trial out of Alameda County. We must continue fighting to win justice!
OSCAR GRANT, father of a baby girl
Obama Praises Oakland Cops, Apparently Has AMNESIA to Their LEGACY OF ABUSE AND MURDER
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 12:06amCan someone remind "Bro Prez" that police work is only the 17th most dangerous job in the Nation ??? (more work related casualties among gardeners than cops....)
See OAKLAND CA FACT SHEET, POLICE
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