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.
National Guard
"It is a subterranean fire. You cannot put it out."
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 9:03pmMay Day turns 125 years old this year. tells the story of the fight for the eight-hour day--and of the Haymarket Martyrs who gave their lives for it.
April 29, 2011
ON MAY 1, 1886--125 years ago this month--hundreds of thousands of workers were taking the streets of cities around the U.S. to demand an eight-hour day.
The epicenter of this great labor struggle was Chicago, where the eight-hour movement inspired defiant protests and strikes--and inspired fear and repression from bosses and their loyal servants in law enforcement.
HORRIFIC: Obama Legalizing Federal and State Military Control and Collaboration in U.S.
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 9:43amTHE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release Jan 11, 2010
