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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Message from Troy Anthony Davis, Sept 10, 2011
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 3:44pm
A message from Troy Anthony Davis September 10, 2011
To All:
I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my life and prove to the world that I am innocent of this terrible crime.
Occupy Oakland PETITIONS, GENERAL STRIKE Nov 2, Videos, Links!
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:42amOakland General Strike set for Nov 2!
(see proposal below passed by Oakland General Assembly)
SIGN PETITIONS!!
Police have used tear gas and other excessive measures against peaceful protesters in Oakland. What happened in Oakland impacts all of us. Please contact Oakland's mayor and interim police chief and let them know that this isn't OK.
To take action on this issue, click on the link below:
http://norcal.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?s_oo=9kROHet6gbulMwcr9hE_gw&id=3775
Georgia Senator Urges Execution Staff to STRIKE & REFUSE to Kill Troy Davis
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 4:29pmGeorgia Senator Joins SCHR to Urge Execution Staff to Strike & Refuse to Kill Troy Davis Date of Publication: 09/20/2011
Atlanta – Today, the day before Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection, Georgia Senate Democratic Whip Vincent Fort and Southern Center for Human Rights Executive Director Sara Totonchi have issued a joint statement calling upon the individuals charged with carrying out the execution to refuse to participate in the killing of a possibly innocent man.
URGENT: STOP the Execution of Troy Davis, set for Sept. 21 (Calls, Emails & Petitions!)
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 4:49pm
An Innocent Man Faces Execution in Georgia
Troy Davis faces execution in Georgia, September 21.
Davis was framed up, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of a Savannah policeman in 1989.
Please, call, fax or email today.
Stop the execution of Troy Davis!
* Gov. Nathan Deal: phone (404) 656-1776, fax (404) 657-7332, email georgia.governor@gov.state.ga.us, web contact form http://gov.state.ga.us/contact.shtml
US Execution Puts Death Penalty On Trial
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 11:50pmTroy Davis is set to die in under a week but advocates say there is 'too much doubt' to condemn him to death. Jesse Strauss Last Modified: 18 Sep 2011 14:02
A global campaign is asking Georgia to commute Davis' sentence from death to life imprisonment [WCADP]
URGENT: Hunger Striker’s Health Rapidly Deteriorates
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 11:11pmMore on Medical Crisis, Need Support Pressuring Immediate Negotiations
July 14, 2011
http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/more-on-medical-crisis-need-support-pressuring-immediate-negotiations/
http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/urgent-hunger-strikers-health-rapidly-deteriorates/
READ COMMENTS TOO, MANY FROM RELATIVES OF STRIKING PRISONERS!
July 12 Update
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 07/12/2011 - 3:22pmURGENT: MEDICAL
CONDITIONS REACH CRISIS IN PELICAN BAY HUNGER STRIKE
CONDITIONS REACH CRISIS IN PELICAN BAY HUNGER STRIKE
According to a source at Pelican Bay State Prison, who prefers to be anonymous, the medical conditions for many strikers have deteriorated to critical levels, with fears some prisoners could start to die if immediate action isn't taken. For at least 200 prisoners in the SHU at Pelican Bay, medical staff have stated:
Stand With the Prisoners. Help Them In Winning Their Demands!
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 12:17pmCall Every Day!
Gov. Jerry Brown (916) 445-2841
Secretary Matthew Cate (916) 323-6001
Call and say this:
“Hi my name is _____. I’m calling about the statewide prisoner hunger strike that began at Pelican Bay. I support the prisoners & their reasonable “five core demands.” I urge the CDCR to negotiate with the prisoners immediately & in good faith. Thank You.”
For more updates, go to Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Blog
Please sign the online petition.
July 8 RALLY (Eureka) TO SHOW SOLIDARITY With Prisoners Hunger Strike
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 3:28pmPrisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at Pelican Bay State Prison (Crescent City, California) will begin an indefinite hunger strike July 1, 2011 to protest the cruel and inhumane conditions of their imprisonment.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
has been found guilty of constitutional rights violations by federal courts, and its practice of long-term isolation, particularly at Pelican Bay, has been identified by human rights monitors as constituting a form of psychological torture.
The lives of the prisoners who say they are going to participate in the strike are at great risk.
CA Prisoner Hunger Strike Starts July 1st!
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 11:00pm
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STOP THE INJUNCTIONS: Check Out Facebook!
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 3:08pm
Jeremy Marks, Black High School Student's Home Raided by L.A. Cops/DA Cooley; [Petition after article]
Submitted by copwatch on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 12:53amJeremy Marks, a black high school student was put in jail last year for videotaping a LAUSD school police officer assaulting another teenager at a bus stop. All Jeremy did was videotape the incident & nothing else yet he was put in jail for approx 7 months, & was bailed out right before XMAS thanks to someone from Google....he was charged with 'Attempted Lynching.' (His bail was $155,000 & he was threatened with 7 yrs prison time)
On Jan 26, 2011, DA Steve Cooley had Jeremy's home raided and 30 + LAPD cops came in and took computers, cell phones etc.....trying to get any evidence they can before his trial!
LA District Attorney orders Gestapo-style police raid on home of Jeremy Marks
Terror tactics in the police war on video
By Doug Kauffman and Ian Thompson January 27, 2011 
No Mandatory Internet IDs! Sign Petition
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 2:53amNo Mandatory Internet IDs!
Have you heard? Commerce Secretary Gary Locke just announced that he's developing virtual ID cards for Internet users -- and they could pose a severe threat to our privacy! The program's called the "National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” and the draft proposal indicates that we'd be forced to use the IDs for any online transactions with the government, and for online interactions with businesses that use them.
If the system is fully implemented you'll have one centralized Internet identity, making it even easier to track your online activity. The government shouldn't be forcing Americans to use Internet ID cards: Will you take a stand for Internet privacy by signing on at right?
PETITION TO COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE: The government doesn't have the right to force Americans to use Internet ID cards: You need to make sure the program maintains Internet users' rights to privacy and anonymity.
Letter of Support for Prisoners On Strike! from Redwood Curtain CopWatch and PARC
December 17, 2010
To The Prisoners of the Georgia Department of Corrections
To Elaine Brown
To Concerned Coalition to Respect Prisoners’ Rights
To The Georgia Department of Corrections
To Governor Sonny Purdue
Tell the Georgia Department of Corrections That You Stand With Protesting Prisoners
Submitted by copwatch on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 12:18amPLEASE sign the petition at
On Thursday, December 9, prisoners across Georgia joined in solidarity to demand that their basic human needs be met. You can help them gain access to the supports and services that will preserve their dignity by supporting their nonviolent protest. Please sign the following letter to Brian Owens, Commissioner of the GA Department of Corrections.
Photo Credit: B.S. Wise
U.S. Soldier Imprisoned for Releasing Video Of U.S. Military Slaying of Iraqi Civilians: VIDEO & PETITION included
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 12:20amBradley Manning is the U.S. soldier now in a US military prison in Kuwait who has been arrested and charged with two violations for releasing classified information (the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video) and facing 54 years in prison. He is being held in isolation from the outside world - with no contact with his civilian attorneys working to defend him.
If the allegations are true, Bradley Manning is a hero for bringing to light the realities of the crimes being committed in the U.S. occupation.
We call for his immediate release and that his attorneys be allowed to talk to him.
Sign-On In Support of Bradley Manning & His Right to Counsel
Leonard Peltier PAROLE Hearing; Letters needed before July 1st urging parole ! Sign Petition too.
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 9:03am
* Parole Update *
via Freedom Archives
Leonard Peltier's parole hearing has been changed to July 28.
To be considered by the commissioners, your letters of support must arrive at the U.S. Parole Commission no later than July 1.
Not a lot of time left. Folks, get out there on the streets and get folks to sign as many letters as possible. For a sample letter, visit < www.FreePeltierNow.org <http://www.freepeltiernow.org/>
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