Images from today in ATL

OCTOBER 22nd -- A Day to call attention to police brutality and the incarceration of a generation.

Today was beautiful. Very positive energy and wonderful people out in the street to support an end to the policing of our communities and the incarceration of our friends and families. People shared stories of being abused by the criminal justice system. We remembered those that we have lost at the hands of the system. We marched from Woodruff in downtown Atlanta to the the Atlanta Detention Center. People joined us along the way.

My sign said, "DEAR MAYORAL CANDIDATES, WE DON'T NEED MORE POLICE! WE NEED RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS! WE NEED JOBS!"

We stood outside of the jail and yelled "no justice! no peace! no racist po-lice!" and heard responses from the people inside the Jail yelling back to us. They heard us. We heard them.

OCTOBER 22nd COALITION TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY

heard about this on the radio this morning (WBAI, which broadcasts my beloved Democracy Now)...haven't yet discerned much about its origens, history, context (beyond the obvious), but worth posting, because it's always important to speak out about police brutality.

"October 22nd is the day when people all over
the country demand a STOP to police
violence, repression, and the criminalization of
a generation. In different cities and through
different means of expression, we raise a
resounding "NO" to these police raids, attacks
on the youth and immigrants, and destroying
of lives."

List of Assembly Points for Oct. 22, 2009
(information is posted as it is received, so check later if your area is not listed yet.)

Atlanta, Ga. oct22atl@gmail.com
1 p.m. rally at Woodruff Park
Peachtree Street & Edgewood Ave (downtown Atlanta)
and then march to Atlanta City Jail

at Georgia State University in Atlanta:
12:15 p.m. rally in the courtyard
speakout and march to Woodruff Park for the citywide event

Chicago, IL. 312 217 2202
12 Noon
Federal Plaza, Adams and Dearborn

Cleveland, OH
3:30 Public Square
(in front of Tower City) in downtown Cleveland

Fresno, CA IWAPGH@aol.com 559-268- 2261
6 p.m. at the park
corner of "N" street and Mariposa St.
Vigil

High Point, N.C.

Humboldt-Eureka-Arcata, CA.
copwatchrwc@riseup.net
707 633 4493
Behind the " redwood curtain", we recognize the 22nd and the 23rd because
16 year old Christopher Burgess, a native youth, was fatally shot by a Eureka cop on
October 23, 2006. We are mobilizing for two continous days of action remembering those who
lost their lives to police, fighting against an international politics of cruelty, and building community
that recognizes everyone's dignity. October 22 and 23rd: guerilla theater, marches,
memorial bike ride, vigil, speak-outs, film screenings, and as always, sharing food, rage,
tears and strength together.

Kansas City, MO.

Los Angeles, CA
contact: aidge@aestheticscrew.com
12 p.m. Gather Crenshaw and Florence in South Central
2 p.m. Marchnorth on Crenshaw to Leimart Park (43rd and Crenshaw)
4 p.m. Rally at Leimart Park
6 p.m. Vigil, and march from Crenshaw to Slauson

Minneapolis, MN
5 p.m. Loring Park
March to Homeless Shelters and other areas strongly impacted by police brutality


New Haven, CT
gather on the steps of New Haven Courthouse
(corner of Elm and Church)
3:30 PM
There will be a speak out
Contact: newhavenrbnyc@aol.com


Newark, NJ.
lvick06@yahoo.com
732 600 2694
Rutgers School of Law, Newark
123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
Brown bag lunch --
what can law students do about police brutality?
New York, NY
347 586 1773
4:30 p.m. Washington Square Park -- Rally and March (assemble west of fountain)
6:30 p.m. Voices Against Police Brutality -- music and art protesting police brutality
at Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 208 West 13th Street
(7th Avenue and 13th St.)


Olympia, WA
Contact: mailto:ersatzcats@gmail.com

Pensacola, Florida
october22pensacola@gmail.com
5 p.m. corner of Hayne and Cervantes
(near the Pensacola Police Department), then
Marching to Pensacola City Hall meeting that
begins at 7 p.m. at 180 Governmental Center/ 222 West Main Street

Phoenix, Arizona
contact: 602 232 5884

Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: taylorceleste@hotmail.com, kennethalanmiller@yahoo.com
Freedom Corner


San Antonio, TX
Contact: jgemgaiton@aim.com

San Diego, CA
Contact: Jjordan@janicejordan.org

San Francisco/Bay Area oct22BayArea@gmail.com
12 noon
Oakland City Hall Plaza, 14th and Broadway
Rally and March
and then to the neighborhoods


Seattle, WA
Contact: oct22seattle@hotmail.com/ 206-264-5527
Occidental Park (between S. Washington St. and S. Main St.,
and between 1st Ave. S. and 2nd Ave. S. in Seattle's Pioneer Square District)
5 p.m. gather
5:30 Rally
6:15 March
Disperse at Westlake Park (4th Ave and Pine St.)


Sonoma County, CA

St. Louis, MO
contact: 314 454 9005
capcr_cob@hotmail.com


Bahamas:
Sharaht@gmail.com Thebrentonfoundation.org
March for Justice October 12
9 a.m. Arawak Cay
Justice for Brenton Smith

CANADA:

Guelph, ON:
Contact: guelphunionoftenants@yahoo.com

Montreal, QC
Contact: cobp@hotmail.com

here's a little more on who this is coming from:

National Coordinating Committee (NCC)
The core of the NCC is the six representatives of groups who participated in the finalizing of the date, call and slogan. These are Pam Africa (International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal), Akil Al-Jundi (Community Self-Defense Program), Angel Cervantes (Four Winds Student Movement), Omowale Clay (December 12th Movement), Carl Dix (Revolutionary Communist Party) and Keith McHenry (Food not Bombs).

The Funniest Protest Signs of 2009

This is a WONDERFUL LIST by the Ol' Huffington Post.

in response to Oscar Grant protests

Stacie, a dear friend of "the radical kids club" sends us this statement released by Critical Resistance. I need to think about pacifism and I need to figure out for myself what forms of resistance I think work in bringing attention to injustice. Regardless of our personal opinions on the matter WE MUST GET THESE CHARGES DROPPED NOW.


Stand against further criminalization of members of our community!
Drop the charges against all people arrested during the Oscar Grant demonstrations!

Oscar Grant’s execution is not an isolated event. Executions of people of color, particularly young people of color, are a brutal reality in our communities, and we are right to be angry.

More than 120 people, mostly young people of color were arrested on January 7th and January 14th; more than 120 people were not allowed to sleep in their homes those nights. Are we any safer without them?

Everyday the police terrorize our communities, and everyday we resist. January 7th and January 14th were a part of this resistance.

We need to rethink real safety in Oakland and in our communities, just as we need to rethink what we call violence. We know the police value private property over human life. And though we might not agree totally with all the targets of people’s understandable rage, we cannot allow sensationalist media images to divide our communities and divert our attention. This is not about broken glass. This is about the police execution of an irreplaceable member of our community.

We need to build leadership as we stand face to face with cops in riot gear. We must collectively share our knowledge and experience so that we can make strong, more informed decisions. We need to stand together as we fight together for community self-determination.

We stand with our youth on the streets and we ask you to stand with us. Our youth cannot be left alone; we cannot leave them hanging or ostracize them for standing up. The police, the city, the state, want us to be divided, and they aim to separate us; that’s why they arrest us, shoot us, and beat us in the streets.

Given what happens in this city, in our communities and neighborhoods everyday, we must stand in the street, express our anger and organize for just, healthy, and sustainable communities. This is not an issue of one “bad” cop. This is about the violence of policing. The trial of this killer cop does not mark the end of our struggle. We must struggle together for collective liberation, to be free from policing, surveillance and incarceration, and to decide for ourselves what being safe really means.

What is happening in Oakland is happening all over the world. On New Year’s day, New Orleans police shot Adolph Grimes III, a 22-year old Black father, 14 times, including 12 times in the back. On this same day, police in Bellaire, Texas shot Robbie Tolan, another unarmed, young Black man, in the chest while in his driveway at home. Robbie Tolan is still in the hospital. While the police continue to terrorize our communities here, the Palestinian people fight for their lives in Gaza against genocide perpetrated by the US-backed state of Israel. We are united with our brothers and sisters in Gaza, with our indigenous relatives in North and South America, with a worldwide struggle for self-determination. We are strong because we know we are not alone.

if you haven't already, please call the following people and ask them to drop the charges.
Alameda County District Attorney Thomas Orloff (510) 272-6222
Mayor Ron Dellums (510) 238-3141



*This statement was written by active members of Critical Resistance Oakland, who are committed to abolishing the prison-industrial complex. (January 14th, 2008).

For more information about Critical Resistance visit: www.criticalresistance.org or call 510-444-0484.