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.
New York
Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 11:25pmA decade of billions in spending in the name of homeland security has armed local police departments with military-style equipment and a new commando mentality. But has it gone too far? Andrew Becker and G.W. Schulz of the Center for Investigative Reporting report.
Dec 21, 2011 Nestled amid plains so flat the locals joke you can watch your dog run away for miles, Fargo treasures its placid lifestyle, seldom pierced by the mayhem and violence common in other urban communities. North Dakota’s largest city has averaged fewer than two homicides a year since 2005, and there’s not been a single international terrorism prosecution in the last decade.
But that hasn’t stopped authorities in Fargo and its surrounding county from going on an $8 million buying spree to arm police officers with the sort of gear once reserved only for soldiers fighting foreign wars.
August 23rd: Hearing on Torture and the Pelican Bay SHU!
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:13pmSacramento Tues, August 23rd:
Legislative Hearing on Torture & the SHU at Pelican Bay.
Please join us and support a statewide mobilization to Sacramento on August 23rd for an informational legislative hearing held by the CA State Assembly's Public Safety Committee!
Support Statewide Mobilization to Sacramento August 23rd
The World We Want is the World We Need!
Submitted by copwatch on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 11:37pmFriday May 20th, 2011 7:00 PM
MUMIA'S LIFE IN DANGER! New Info: Protests, Rallies, Events
MUMIA'S LIFE IS IN DANGER!
Come out on November 9th 2010 to say:
MUMIA IS INNOCENT ! FREE MUMIA!
END THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY!
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL faces his likely last court hearing on November 9th, 2010, at the Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, in Philadelphia. This hearing is about sentencing only.
Why is this happening?
Oscar Grant was MURDERED, but Verdict for Killer Cop was Involuntary Manslaughter
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 3:10pmCommunity Responds to U.S. Systemic Racism as Evidenced by the MURDER of Oscar Grant, then Reinforced by the Mehserle Verdict
National Statement from October 22 Coalition on Arizona SB 1070
| Stop Attacks on Immigrants!
The October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation condemns the new Arizona immigration law and all other laws and policies in place or in the works throughout the nation that criminalizes immigrants and many people of color. SB 1070 promotes racial profiling and expands the criminalization of people based on how they look, what they wear, their skin color, language, and/or nationality. This law doesn't just give police the right to stop anyone they think looks "suspiciously illegal," it makes it mandatory for police to do so. |
