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Apr 15, 2013

Remembering and Celebrating the Life of Kayla Moore on her Birthday

Berkeley Police may have taken her body, but her spirit lives on! Celebrate the Life of Kayla Moore 4-17-71 to 2-13-13 On what would...

Mar 30, 2013

Berkeley Copwatch Attends Mental Health Commission Meeting…Police Say they are Good at Dealing with

Berkeley Copwatch was present yesterday at the City of Berkeley’s Mental Health Commission meeting. One of the items on their agenda was...

Mar 3, 2013

Berkeley Copwatch, Coalition for a Safe Berkeley, and Other Groups Call Press Conference to Address

Groups from across Berkeley came together on Thursday morning for a press conference following the death of a woman in police custody to...

Mar 1, 2013

Statement by Berkeley Copwatch on the February 12, 2013 Death of Kayla Moore

This is a statement in response to the February 12th death of an individual named Kayla Moore. She died during a situation we believe was...

Feb 27, 2013

BERKELEY COALITION DEMANDS ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT DEATH IN POLICE CUSTODY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2013 CONTACT: Andrea Prichett (Berkeley Copwatch) Phone: (510) 229-0527 email: prichett@locrian.com...

Feb 16, 2013

Man Dies after Struggle with Berkeley Police: Please Come to Copwatch Meeting this Monday!

Please come to copwatch meeting on Monday at 7pm. 2022 Blake Street * We need allies to come so we can break this into working groups and...

Dec 17, 2012

In Chicago, Police Kill 5 African American Teenagers in One Week in November

Uhuru News reports on November 18th that five young people from across African American communities in Chicago were killed in one week in...

Nov 24, 2012

South San Francisco Police Department Faces $10 Million in Damages for Killing of 15 Year Old Derric

From IndyBay: “On October 30, the family of Derrick Gaines, the 15 year old who was shot and killed by South San Francisco Police...

Sep 17, 2012

Vallejo turns out a Crowd and Together We Organize to Document Police

There’s been a lot of organizing in Vallejo following the horrifically violent murder of Mario Romero by the Vallejo Police Department on...

May 12, 2012

Vigil this Evening at 5pm for Alan Blueford, Youth Killed by OPD on Sunday

For more information about the killing and the vigil, please see: www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/10/18713300.php