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15-20 military helicopters flying over LA / Long Beach
February 12, 2012
15-20 military helicopters (possibly more) were seen and filmed flying LA and Long Beach. A week and a half prior the military special forces and LAPD / homeland security conducted aerial exercises over downtown LA read more ..

If You See Something, Film Something
February 7, 2012
Video: (Recording The Police is a Dangerous but Necessary Thing to Do) read more ..

Steven Rodriguez executed by Monterey Park police
February 1, 2012
Online video captures moment cops shoot, kill man outside Carl's Jr. read more ..

Gangs in Blue (Documentary)
January 31, 2012
Gangs in Blue is a hood video with heart. It documents the offensive actions of criminal cops. Interviews, footage and newsreel from Philly and around the country. read more ..

Un-Occupy Our Lands! Shut Down ALEC!
November 23, 2011
Call for Indigenous Convergence to Resist ALEC! - November 29-December 3 - Onk Akimel O'odham Lands (Scottsdale, AZ) read more ..

Justice for Michael Nida! Killed by Downey Police
November 21, 2011
Michael Nida was the South Gate resident, husband, son, brother, uncle, nephew, coach, father of four and friend to many who was shot repeatedly with a MP5 machine gun and killed by Downey Police officers Saturday evening, October 22 at Paramount and Imperial Highway while his wife pumped gas and he went for cigarettes across the street. They had just come from his parents' home and were going out to celebrate his 32nd birthday. THIS IS THE SECOND KNOWN DEATH AT THE HANDS OF DOWNEY POLICE OFFICERS IN 10 DAYS. read more ..

Occupy Oakland
October 30, 2011
Police Infiltrate and attack occupy Oakland with tear gas and rubber bullets read more ..

Illinois Man Faces 75 years for Recording the Police
September 2, 2011
It's Illegal to film Police in 12 States

WE HAVE TO BE OUTLAWS! read more ..

3 Cops Brutally Beat Honor Student
July 5, 2011
Jordan Miles, the 18 year old honor student who was brutally beaten by 3 undercover Pittsburgh Police officers while walking to his grandmother's house. read more ..

Solidarity with Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers!!!
July 4, 2011
a noise demo in front of men's central jail on Sat, July 9th, from 11:00-1:00PM in front of Men's Central Jail: 441 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. read more ..

500 Cops Raid Mohawk Territories
June 27, 2011
Around 500 officers from the RCMP, provincial police and native peacekeeping forces conducted a number of searches and arrested dozens of suspects as a major anti-drug offensive swept into Mohawk communities around Montreal on Tuesday. read more ..

New LAPD Patrol Car To Sport Infrared Night Vision, License Plate Scanner
June 15, 2011
To Serve and Protect your communities or to Extort them like it was done to Iraq
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Community Solutions
June 14, 2011
“A community response to the 40-year War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration” read more ..

Homeless Man Shot In Downtown L.A. (5th and Spring) Wednesday 5/11/11
May 13, 2011
Witnesses say the man was not armed, he was pulling out a wallet from a hole on the side of his pocket. CWLA members talked to witnesses and downtown residents today about it. read more ..

National Cop Watching Network via text messaging!
May 12, 2011
National Cop Watching Network via text messaging. REPORT POLICE ACTIVITY FROM YOUR CELL PHONE read more ..

International Copwatch Conference
April 7, 2011
July 22 to 24, 2011
Winnipeg

http://conference.winnipegcopwatch.org/ read more ..

Justicia para Jonathan Cuevas / Justice for Jonathan Cuevas!
March 14, 2011
Action March 19th in Lynnwood to Demand Justice for Jonathan Cuevas read more ..

Man plans to sue over LBPD arrest
March 4, 2011
LONG BEACH - An attorney for a 26-year-old Long Beach man - who alleges police beat, kicked and shocked him with a Taser stun gun when he asked for an officer's name and badge number - held a press conference Thursday to announce plans to file a civil rights violation lawsuit. read more ..

October 22nd: Stop Police Brutality, Repression and The Criminalization of a Generation
September 25, 2009
March up Crenshaw read more ..

West Coast Speaking Tour: Venezuelan Autonomous Movements
September 23, 2009
Wednesday September 31st at the East Side Cafe

Thursday October 1st at the KIWA Cultural Center read more ..

The Police Execution of Saul Soriano
September 3, 2009
On January 1, 2009 at 2:20am Saul Soriano, 41, father of four boys was killed in Arleta (in the San Fernando Valley) by three Los Angeles Police Department officers, in the attic of his home during a New Year Eve celebration with his family. read more ..

New Afrikan Anarchist POW Ojore N. Lutalo is free!!!
September 3, 2009
Lets Free them All! read more ..

Why Are Cops Tasering Grandmothers, Pregnant Women and Kids?
August 17, 2009
Police officers are brutalizing and killing civilians with accelerating lunacy with Tasers. How did this happen? How can it stop? (alternet article).. read more ..

Prison Riot in Chino
August 14, 2009
Once again, major violence between Raza and African prisoners has erupted within the United States Concentration Camp (Prison) System, this time at Chino California State Prison. While some refused to see or accept the truth, the reality is that the prison wars between Raza and Africans are nothing but the old strategy of divide and conquer.. read more ..

Rapper Gets 2 Years for Cop-Killing Song
August 11, 2009
A Florida rapper is sentenced to two years in prison for a song called 'Kill Me a Cop' that he produced as a teenager. read more ..

LA police chief Bratton stepping down
August 5, 2009
The president of the Los Angeles City Council says "highly praised Police Chief William Bratton" is stepping down. The leader of one of the most corrupt agencies in the history of the united states is quiting his job. read more ..

Campaign for Justice 4 Baby Suzie
July 23, 2009
Action to support Suzie Lopez and her mother Lorena Lopez as she takes on Chief Bratton and the LAPD who murdered 19 month year old suzie in Watts.

7/27 Monday 8am Hill and 1st in front of the court read more ..

Justice For Christian Portillo
July 22, 2009
1 year anniversary of his murder read more ..

Miranda Rights are Gone!!!
July 19, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police, under certain circumstances, can initiate an interrogation of a suspect without the defendant's lawyer being present. read more ..

U.S. judge ends federal oversight of the LAPD
July 17, 2009
Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton welcomed the end of the federal consent decree, saying the continued oversight had become "a stigma that hurt morale.".. The termination of the consent decree comes a week after LA Sheriff Deputies shoot and kill two unarmed black men in the back in South LA. read more ..

Video fails to show if teen killed by deputy in Compton had a gun
July 16, 2009
Avery Cody Jr., a 16-year-old black youth, was shot by a sheriff's deputy and died July 5 at Alondra Boulevard and Poinsettia Avenue in Compton
L.A Sheriff’s Det. Steve Blagg said Cody had a loaded handgun when he was shot by a deputy on routine patrol. But an attorney (and whiteness') for Cody’s family said the teen did not brandish a weapon and posed “no threat” to deputies or anyone else. read more ..

Cop Watch L.A. Patrol 6/23/09 Lennox
July 12, 2009
A block from where Christian Portillo was murdered by sheriffs read more ..

Deputies kill unarmed man in Athens; rights groups want an investigation
July 12, 2009
Shendall Duncan, 35, of Athens said she saw deputies shoot Player three times in the back before he fell. He attempted to keep running and was shot again, she said. read more ..

Policing Terrorism in the United States: The Los Angeles Police Department's Convergence Strategy
July 8, 2009
(COINTELPRO TODAY) read more ..

Inglewood PD Hold Punk Youth at Gun Point
July 2, 2009
Pictures 6/30/09 read more ..

Nationally recognized 'gang peacemaker' arrested in gang sweep
June 24, 2009
Alex Sanchez of Homies Unidos, who has worked towards building peace in the community and has risked his life to bring people together, was arrested by the FBI in a federal indictment targeting several Mara Salvatrucha gang members. read more ..

Join CWLA-GC Emergency Response Network and Create Your Own
June 23, 2009
Emergency Response Network

No Pigs and Migra in the hood!!! read more ..

Links to Download the Film,
June 11, 2009
Here are the links to download the film "We're Still Here, We Never
left" in its entirety, we hope folks can set up screenings and fundraisers
with them for their organizations and for our defense fund. read more ..

Inglewood Police Kill Again. Justice for Marcus Smith!
May 19, 2009
Witnesses say that four Inglewood officers opened fire on Marcus Smith, an unarmed man at close range, striking him at least four times in the back, and that an officer was struck by friendly fire. read more ..

CineBang! Th., 5/21/09, 7pm:
May 12, 2009
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Gallery 1927 Announces the Opening of the Work of Michael Cho -
May 11, 2009
Thursday, May 14th 6-10PM read more ..

Stop the Killer Cop Awards
May 11, 2009
Hollywood and Vine
Thursday May 28
10:30am read more ..

Hold the Police Accountable!
May 11, 2009
Cop Watch L.A. Training in Flagstaff, Arizona

Saturday, May 16th read more ..

Where are the most people imprisoned?
May 7, 2009
AMERICA leads the world in incarcerations, both in terms of the total number of people it puts inside and in the proportion of its citizens that end up behind bars. read more ..

County Wide Meeting to End Life Without Parole
May 6, 2009
COUNTY WIDE MEETING. Planning for May 22 Action to End Life Without Parole for Juveniles 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. At Chuco's Justice Center @ 1137 E. Redondo Blvd.,Inglewood, CA 90302 read more ..

RAC: May Day Celebration -- Rename the Park
April 30, 2009
Meet on Parkview between 7th and Wilshire
6pm read more ..

RAC: May Day Celebration -- Rename the Park
April 30, 2009
Meet on Parkview between 7th and Wilshire
6pm read more ..

Celebrate May Day. Potluck at MacArthur Park
April 27, 2009
Hang out at MacArthur Park to honor and acknowledge the way our communities have been historically silenced, while celebrating the struggle and resistance of various communities in places like MacArthur Park and all over the world. read more ..

Comunidades Autonomas Revolucionarias (RAC) Zine #1 Available Online Now
April 17, 2009
1st Zine of the Revolutionary Autonomous Communities
Primera Revista Zine de las Comunidades Autonomas Revolucionarias read more ..

ICE Raids and Police Brutality Community Teach-In
April 15, 2009
MONDAY, APRIL 20TH
6:30 PM
AFIBA CENTER
5730 S. CRENSHAW
LOS ANGELES, CA read more ..

Top US court rejects ex-Black Panther's plea
April 6, 2009
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal's bid for a new trial. The high court upheld Abu-Jamal's conviction after his lawyers argued that the jury, composed of two blacks and 10 whites, had been unfair. read more ..

Anti Police and State Violence Coalition Meeting / Cop Watch Training
March 31, 2009
Thursday April 2nd
7pm - 9pm
at 3465 W. 8th St, KIWA Offices read more ..

Cop Watch L.A. Gurrilla Chapter Patrol 3/19/09
March 20, 2009
On the Corner of 8th St and Hobart we observed the pigs pull out a woman on gunpoint from KIWA's office folks come out and observe the police and speak to the people read more ..

Fighting Words Thursday / Film Screening Sunday:
March 18, 2009
Photobucket
The October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation will be organizing a spoken word event on Thursday and Film Screening on Sunday at Chuco's Justice Center in Inglewood. read more ..

Richard Masato Aoki R.I.P.
March 17, 2009
1938-2009 read more ..

Tune in to Revolutionary Programming on KillRadio.Org
March 14, 2009
Every Saturday from 9pm to 12am on KillRadio.org read more ..

NAACP seeks records in Pasadena police shooting
February 28, 2009
Local NAACP officials Thursday called on the Police Department to release crucial documents and video surrounding the death of a local man shot by officers during an altercation last week. read more ..

East L.A. Sheriffs Harass Organizers: Justice for Salvador Zepeda
February 21, 2009
When passing out fliers we witnessed Officer Subler go up to a young Chicano and harass him after he was given a flier for the vigil, at a nearby gas station. read more ..

Press Release: Justice for Salvador Zepeda! No More Stolen Lives!
February 21, 2009
Vigil Today from 5pm-7pm Humphreys Ave and Folsom St in East Los Angeles read more ..

Revolutionary Autonomous Communities Presents: Machetero Film Screening and Discussion
November 4, 2008
At the East Side Cafe
Saturday November 15, 2008 6pm
Film Screening followed by discussion and Q and A with film director Vagabond read more ..

Solidarity with Ojore Lutalo
October 15, 2008
CALLING ALL ANARCHISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND SUPPORTERS OF OUR FREEDOM FIGHTERS!
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People Murdered in 2008 by Law Enforcement in Los Angeles
September 25, 2008
Rest in Peace victims of Terrorism
Murdered in 2008 by Law Enforcement in Los Angeles read more ..

Santa Ana facing $10 million suit over police shooting
September 11, 2008
The family of a man shot and killed by police during a confrontation last month has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against the city, calling the shooting malicious and “shocking to the conscience.”

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INGLEWOOD POLICE ON SHOOTING RAMPAGE
September 6, 2008
Inglewood Police in trigger happy blood bath as they gun down yet another unarmed person. The chief places 7 officers on leave, a common "consequence" for cold-blooded murder. Police officials have declined to answer inquiries about four fatal officer-involved shootings in the city in recent months leaving the community outraged. read more ..

Police terrorize Black KPFA programmer in the station
September 4, 2008
The Aug. 20 brutalizing of longtime KPFA programmer Nadra Foster by police who were called to KPFA by station and network management has the Black community and all justice seekers seething. How could managers, including two Black women, of the radio station that proudly considers itself the most progressive in Northern California not know the dangers of calling the police on a young Black person? As KPFA programmer Weyland Southon exclaimed on the Block Report that broke the story on Flashpoints the next day, "Situations like this get us killed." read more ..

Traffic stop , cop fires 1 shot hitting driver
September 4, 2008
Both drivers exited their vehicle and a verbal confrontation ensued. Mendez attempted to detain the suspect and there was an officer involved shooting. A single round was fired striking the Toyotaís driver in the upper body. read more ..

Build It From Below: Anarchist People Of Color Regional Gatherings
August 5, 2008
For APOC to grow and thrive as a viable force for folks of color in the so-called United States, more base-building needs to take place. More input from people across the country is needed to shape what APOC movement will look like, and what it will achieve in the coming years. read more ..

Inglewood Police Kill Again
July 22, 2008
This is the 3rd time in 2 months that Inglewood Police have killed someone. On May 11th, Officer Brian Ragan shot and killed a young brother named Michael Byoune, 19, and shot 2 other brothers, Larry White 19, and Chris Larkin 21. He was put on administrative leave for just a couple months and was out killing another Black man yesterday. read more ..

History and Experiences of Cop Watch Los Angeles
July 17, 2008
Cop Watch LA (CWLA) is one such group that extends its activities beyond passive observation. read more ..

RAC: Call for Film Screenings: We're Still Here! We Never Left! Llamado para gira de la pelicula:
July 9, 2008
The Revolutionary Autonomous Communities is putting out a call for their film, "We're Still Here, We Never Left" to be screened at your university, community center, church and anywhere else.

Las Comunidades AutÛnomas Revolucionarias est·n haciendo una llamada para su pelÌcula, "Todavia estamos aquÌ, Nunca nos fuimos" para que sea ensenada en su universidad, centro de comunidad, iglesia y en cualquier otro lugar. read more ..

ANOTHER UNARMED MAN MURDERED BY SHERIFF
June 28, 2008
On Thursday evening, 23 year old Brian Moore was shot several times in his back and head by the Sheriff Department. Brian was unarmed. Brian made no life-threatening attempts on these officers' lives. The only thing Brian was attempting to do was run to save his life. read more ..

JUSTICE FOR MOHAMMED USMAN CHAUNDHRY!
June 25, 2008
SHOT & KILLED BY THE LAPD on March 25, 2008. The family was notified of his death 21 days later. Despite the officers having ran his id prior to shooting him. Usman was only 21 years old & will be extremely missed! read more ..

Anger follows fatal shooting by police in Long Beach
May 19, 2008
Jamal Williams, 8, right, and Jose Allyze, 10, left, were dancing with "Uncle Su'e," celebrating the birthday of Crystal Pagota, 23, with braided hair, and Porche Pointer, with hair wrap, just before he was killed by Long Beach police. Many in the largely Samoan enclave are deeply angry over the death of Roketi Su'e on Saturday.. read more ..

Cop Watch Training Manuals
May 7, 2008
For people interested in starting a Cop Watch in their neighborhood or in their city, we're providing a couple of training manuals from different cities to help you. We understand that different neighborhoods, cities and regions have different conditions so you might not be able to apply these things to your specific area, so just use these as ideas so you can create something that is effective to you.

Keep on Fighting Police Terrorism. read more ..

3 Detectives Acquitted in Bell Shooting
April 25, 2008
Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day, a case that put the NYPD at the center of another dispute involving allegations of excessive firepower.

Scores of police officers surrounded the courthouse to guard against potential chaos, and as news of the verdict spread, many in the crowd began weeping. Others were enraged, swearing and screaming "Murderers! Murderers!" or "KKK!" read more ..

Popular Justice: Guerrero's Community Police
April 18, 2008
The freedoms that were conquered by the human species are always the work of the "illegals," those who took the law into their own hands and tore it to pieces. -Ricardo Flores Magon, Regeneracion, September 8, 1910 read more ..

The Historic Role of Police Brutality
March 29, 2008
The Police originated from the first slave patrols in 1704, whichfirst got established in the South and lasted until 1861. Their original role was to catch run away slaves. read more ..

Justice for Mike Cho benefit concert
March 26, 2008
No More Stolen LIVES!!! Come support the friends and family of Mike Cho, as many people are being killed by police keep the awareness up to continue building a movement. read more ..

Cop Watch LA Alert System with your Camera Phone!
March 21, 2008
You can link your camera phone directly to the Cop Watch LA Alert System. Send your mobile pics to mobile@copwatchLA.org via TXT message from your cell phone. The photos will appear on the site and in the news wire automatically unless approved by moderators. More features and functionality to come! Everyone is a CopWatcher! read more ..

Fighting Words Tonight!
March 20, 2008
Fightin Words" is a monthly Open Mic that benefits the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality! Hosted by Aidge34 of the almighty Aesthetics Crew, with sounds by the impeccable DJ Starchild from Divine Forces Radio (90.7 KPFK)!! Come out and bring your rhymes, poetry, spoken word, drums..... read more ..

ICE RAID in Van Nuys - video
March 17, 2008
On February 7, 2008 Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) called the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) to announce that there would be a raid "somewhere in Van Nuys, California." Asserting that the call was an effort to follow "humanitarian" protocol, what followed was hardly humanitarian in nature. Watch this video.. read more ..

The System is in Trouble!
March 16, 2008
The Revolutionary Autonomous Communities Newsletter Editorial read more ..

New Bill To Allow Police Misconduct Be Hidden From Public
March 16, 2008
A new bill proposed at the legislature would allow for police to withhold misconduct reports from the public. read more ..

Clausura simbÛlica y pacÌfica de la CNDH por la libertad de Presos PolÌticos de Oaxaca.
March 10, 2008
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Emergency Response Network for Prisoners
March 8, 2008
A network of family and friends of prisoners organizing against prison abuse! read more ..

Report back from the Black Riders press conference
March 4, 2008
The Black Riders are calling for the immediate release of three of their members who are currently being held on entrapment charges of conspiring to acquire automatic weapons. The court has set bail at one million dollars. read more ..

Protest Police Murder on March 4th - 10AM
March 4, 2008
Near the intersection of Valerio and Kester in Van Nuys, a L.A.P.D. motorcycle officer, shot and killed a 25 year old man named Byron SanJose. Byron was an MC and all he was armed with, if anything, was a tripod microphone stand. Nonetheless, the L.A.P.D. officer shot him in cold blood. read more ..

The Eagle and The Condor Unite
March 4, 2008
Reports from Natives from the North and the South read more ..

Know Your Rights Video - Dealing With ICE
March 3, 2008
Watch this video on how to deal with ICE police. Know your rights!
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Police raid at Ramona Gardens- 2/29. Info and video
March 1, 2008
On Friday February 29, 2008 five members of my family were arrested without cause. This video ocuments the first arrest and the police unlawfully entering my grandmothers home. The videographer for this video, my aunt, was also arrested . In total five members of my family were taken in (3 uncles and 2 aunts)..
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Guatemala police 'held hostage'
March 1, 2008
Guatemalan villagers holding a group of about 30 police officers hostage say they will release the men in exchange for government talks on legalising their land, officials say. read more ..

Support and Volunteer RAC's Food Program
February 19, 2008
Revolutionary Autonomous Communities Food Program read more ..

El Fuego y La Palabra Speaking Tour at the East Side Cafe March 2nd
February 2, 2008
El Fuego y la Palabra, that is the title of Gloria Munoz Ramirez's book narrating the history of the Zapatistas. Gloria is a Mexican journalist that lived in Zapatista communities since shortly after the insurrection on Jan. 1 1994. Hers is undoubtedly the most authoritative history of the Zs, not only because she has lived among them for so long, but also because the first part of her book is dedicated to the transcription of numerous testimonies of members of the Zapatista communities. read more ..

Todos Somos Machetero! Support Puerto Rican Independence Movement!
February 2, 2008
Puerto Rican Independence Movement Under Attack in New York and San Juan read more ..

LAPD Arrested For Alleged rape of a 17 year old girl
January 6, 2008
A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested by Chino authorities on suspicion that he raped a 17-year-old girl. Jeffrey Sandwell, 37, is an eight-year veteran of the LAPD. He was pulled over in his own car and arrested Friday night according to a statement from Chino police. read more ..

Programa de NutriciÛn de las Comunidades AutÛnomas Revolucionarias
December 23, 2007
El Programa de NutriciÛn es un proyecto de la ayuda mutua, en el cual el Pueblo por sÌ mismo organiza y distribuye alimentos en sus propios vecindarios. read more ..

Revolutionary Autonomous Communities Fliers
December 20, 2007
Get organized, Take back yo' Hood, Take back the land! read more ..

Show for the Southern California Anarchist Conference Attacked / Support El Centro de Accion Popular
December 18, 2007
Fight the Police State, Defend a Community Space by a Member of the Guerrilla Chapter of Cop Watch LA read more ..

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Cop Watch Video
December 14, 2007
In this short documentary film, you ride along with a Justice Committee / MXGM CopWatch patrol in the streets of Brooklyn, where - just like in any city around the world - police disregard our rights as citizens and humans... and we do something about it. read more ..

Comunidades Autonomas Revolucionarias / Revolutionary Autonomus Communities
December 7, 2007
Updated Mission Statement in Spanish and English read more ..

The Guerrilla Chapter of Cop Watch Los Angeles
December 4, 2007
All power through the People! read more ..

On Strategy: Collective Ownership and the Self-Defense of Our Communities
December 4, 2007
Leadership and A Distrust for Privilege read more ..

Black Riders Liberation Party are Targeted by the Police State
November 29, 2007
Members of the Black Riders Liberation Party have been targeted by the police state yet again! The Black Riders are a new Black Panther Party formation, and have been subject to repression since their inception over 10 years ago. Stand with our Comrades and Smash the Police State! read more ..

Revolutionary Autonomous Communities' Food Program
December 12, 2007
Organize, Be Healthy, and Take Back the Land! read more ..

Cop Watch LA - South Central: In Defense of of Our Muslim Sisters and Brothers.
November 25, 2007
Fight Racial Profiling and White Supremacy read more ..

NYPD Kill Unarmed Black Teenager in Brooklyn
November 16, 2007
A young man carrying what turned out to be a hairbrush died Monday night in a hail of bullets fired by New York police. The shooting of mentally ill New Yorker was called justified by police officials. read more ..

Stop Police Killings
October 31, 2007
Activists in Atlanta, Georgia are calling out for a direct action stance in response to the continuous terror tactics perpetrated by law enforcement officials on a national level. Terror tactics which include but are not limited to use of excessive force, beatings, torture, false imprisonment, coercion and outright murder should no longer be tolerated. read more ..

Los de Abajo: Vigilantes de Policia (Cop Watch LA Entrevista en La Jornada)
October 20, 2007
Cop Watch LA, los vigilantes de la policÌa, es la respuesta organizada de comunidades oprimidas que con libretas y c·maras de video en mano y, sobre todo, poniendo sus cuerpos como escudos, registran y difunden la brutal represiÛn policiaca que se ejerce contra las personas de color, de origen latino o afroamericano, en las calles de Los ¡ngeles, California, y en otras ciudades donde ìla razaî predomina. Con influencias del movimiento de las Panteras Negras y del zapatismo, Cop Watch es, ante todo, ìuna organizaciÛn comunitaria integrada por gente oprimida que vive en condiciones neocolonialesî. read more ..

Policia Comunitaria en Guerrero, Mexico
October 8, 2007
La Experencia de la Policia Comunitaria en Guerrero, Mexico read more ..

FREE THE JENA 6
September 21, 2007
the day after two Black high school students sat beneath the "white tree" on their campus, nooses were hung from the tree. When the superintendent dismissed the nooses as a "prank," more Black students sat under the tree in protest. The District Attorney then came to the school accompanied by the town's police and demanded that the students end their protest, telling them, "I can be your best friend or your worst enemy... I can take away your lives with a stroke of my pen." read more ..

Quieren investigar hechos del MacArthur
September 21, 2007
Quieren investigar hechos del MacArthur Llaman a quienes fueron agredidos por el LAPD para que den testimonio read more ..

The TRUTH about May Day 2007 in MacArthur Park
September 8, 2007
The TRUTH about May Day 2007 in MacArthur Park read more ..

Elvira Arrellano arrested in LA after taking immigrant rights campaign on tour
August 19, 2007
Elvira Arellano, the immigration activist who sought refuge inside a Chicago church for a year was arrested in Los Angeles this afternoon after taking her campaign on the road. read more ..

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