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SF Suspends Participation in Joint Terrorism Task Force

Community, Civil Rights Groups Welcome San Francisco Police Department Suspending Participation in the Federal Government’s Joint Terrorism Task Force For Immediate Release : February 2, 2017 Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus (ALC), the Council on American-Islamic-Relations, San Francisco Bay

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Campaigns, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco, Immigrant Rights, US News

JTTF Ordinance Becomes Law! Time to Celebrate & Keep Fighting

Posted May 10, 2012 / AROC

Yesterday, the Mayor signed into law the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance which was unanimously passed by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. It was only after strong community pressure through advocacy, testimonies, meetings, and rallies,

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights, News, Repression

AROC Celebrates Civil Rights Victory Achieved Through Community Organizing!

Posted April 10, 2012 / AROC

Today, new legislation was introduced by Supervisor Jane Kim at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that is the result of a compromise between community advocates and the Mayor’s office on the issue of San Francisco Police Department’s (SFPD) engagement

categories: Action Alerts, AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco, Immigrant Rights

Hundreds Rally and Pray Jumaa Outside Civic Center to Support Ordinance

Posted April 1, 2012 / AROC

Friday, March 30th, hundreds of community members rallied and prayed in Civic Center Plaza to tell Mayor Ed Lee to support the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights. Despite repeated requests to listen to community needs, Mayor Lee has not yet

categories: Allies, Blog, Coalition for a Safe San Francisco

Proposed law would restore local control over intelligence gathering

Posted January 25, 2012 / AROC

(San Francisco, CA, 01/25/12) – Supervisor Jane Kim introduced legislation before the Board of Supervisors today that would prohibit members of the San Francisco Police Department working with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) from collecting intelligence on San

categories: Blog, Repression

SF Supes Consider Local Oversight of FBI Terrorism Investigations

Posted January 24, 2012 / AROC

Article posted by Mina Kim to KQED News Blog January 24, 2012, 5:30 pm San Francisco supervisors are considering legislation that will require local control and civilian oversight of terrorism investigations the San Francisco Police Department undertakes with the Federal

categories: Blog, Repression

Oakland Police tight-lipped on role in Joint Terrorism Task Force

Posted May 18, 2011 / AROC

By Ali Winston on KALW Informant Oakland Police are keeping their cards close to their chest about the department’s participation in the Bay Area’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, Northern California’s multi-agency counter-terrorism team headed by the Federal Bureau of