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AROC Video: 10 Years of Community Defense, Resistance, and Movement Building

Posted October 12, 2018 / AROC

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categories: Antiwar, Blog, Campaigns, Repression, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

We Put an End to Urban Shield!

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

A victory against Israel and US militarism! For the last six years, AROC, has been a part of the Stop Urban Shield coalition, working to put an end to the largest militarized SWAT training program in the world. Each year

categories: Action Alerts, Campaign News, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Join us to Stop Urban Shield!

WE CAN END URBAN SHIELD ON MARCH 27TH! All Out to Stop Militarized Policing in the Bay Area! What: Rally & Press Conference to Urge Vote to DEFUND Urban ShieldWhere:Alameda County Admin Building 1221 Oak St, 5th Floor Oakland, CA

categories: Action Alerts, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Communities vs. Police Militarization

Action Alert – Call Berkeley City Council Today, Demand a Re-Vote on Urban Shield! The Stop Urban Shield coalition is proud of the unity and resilience displayed by all those in attendance at last night’s hearing in Berkeley. We need

categories: Blog, Campaign News, Mobilizations, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

VIDEO: People Power vs. Police Militarization: Communities Push Berkeley to Stop Urban Shield

Posted May 25, 2017 / lara

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Mobilizations, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

All Out to Berkeley City Council: Stop Urban Shield

Posted April 20, 2017 / lara

ALL OUT TO BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL: In an unprecedented move, the Berkeley City Council is considering fully withdrawing their support for local agency participation in the Urban Areas Security Initiative and Urban Shield. This meeting is critical for the fight

categories: Action Alerts, Media Advisory & Press releases, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

STOP URBAN SHIELD PUTS SHERIFF ON THE DEFENSIVE

STOP URBAN SHIELD PUTS SHERIFF ON THE DEFENSIVE On Tuesday January 10th the Stop Urban Shield (SUS) Coalition mobilized a powerful showing of over 100 community members at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting. Opening with a powerful rally,

categories: Stop Urban Shield Coalition

TAKE ACTION NOW: Call Board of Supervisors Today, Rally Tomorrow.

On Tuesday January 10, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will decide whether or not to allow the county Sheriff to receive funding for the Urban Shield police war games and weapons expo. Tell Alameda County Board of Supervisors: No

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Defund Urban Shield: Get Involved

Posted October 19, 2016 / omar ali

On Friday, September 9, 2016, we successfully mobilized hundreds of our friends, neighbors, comrades, coworkers, and family members from across California to disrupt the Urban Shield weapons expo in Pleasanton. Made up of over 15 grassroots organizations with a strategy

categories: Blog, Media Advisory & Press releases, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

ACTIVISTS LOCK DOWN ENTRANCES TO URBAN SHIELD, OVER FIVE HUNDRED COMMUNITY MEMBERS MOBILIZE, 23 ARRESTED

Posted October 14, 2016 / omar ali

Pleasanton – Today, activists chained themselves to the entrances to the Alameda County Fairgrounds to protest Urban Shield, the highly controversial SWAT training and weapons expo hosted annually by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. 23 activists were arrested, cited, and