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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MARCH 19th, EUREKA: Rally to End Obsessive Wars, Stop Naval Testing, Stand Up For Bradley Manning
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 11:34am" Joining This National Resurgence!"
Sat. 1:00 Mar. 19
Ending Obsessive Wars
of Exploitation and Ruin!
'On The Waterfront'
End of F. St, Eureka, Ca.
POLICE STATE And Yet Another Reason to SAVE RICHARDSON GROVE
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 1:10pmYou may ask, "What does saving the grove have to do with the police state?"....well....lets start from the beginning... The Interstate Highways were initially implemented by Eisenhower. How did he come up with the idea of these interstate highways? He got his grandiose plan from an army convoy he participated in, and from inspirations he got from Germany's autobahn, which he got to see because he was in the military during WWII. The history of the highways are rooted in militarization. Eisenhower's plan for the highways was even named "The National Defense Highway", this system was designed to move military equipment and personnel with greater efficiency and create a broader reach for the military.
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.
Prison Slaves in Toxic BP areas
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 3:03pmBP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle
"They're not getting paid, it's part of their sentence"
Author Abe Louise Young: poet, activist, native to New Orleans, lives in Austin, TX
July 21, 2010: In the first few days after BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, cleanup workers could be seen on Louisiana beaches wearing scarlet pants and white t-shirts with the words "Inmate Labor" printed in large red block letters.
