Thursday, February 26th - 9:00 PM Unity Jam @ Minna Gallery
111 Minna, SF
Black History Month CELEBRATION & Benefit for OSCAR GRANT III Scholarship Fund
hosted by Malika & Mr. J.E.
Oscar Grant, III would have been 23 on Friday, February 27th. CAPE coalition activists will be at BART stations, passing out fliers encouraging people to remember not only his death but his life. We invite you to join us - for an hour, for two hours, whatever you can give.
Join us these times and locations:
7:30AM - 8:45AM - 19th Street Oakland BART Station (look for CAPE members)
8:00AM - 10:00AM - Lake Merritt BART Station (look for CAPE members)
12:30PM - 1:30PM - 19th Street Oakland BART Station (look for CAPE members)
4:00PM - 6:00PM - Ashby BART Station (look for CAPE members)
5:30PM - 6:30PM - 19th Street Oakland BART Station (look for CAPE members)
Throughout the Day - Fruitvale BART
You can also pick up flyers to hand out from:
10:00AM - 2:00PM - Leadership Excellence, 1924 Franklin St in Oakland9:00AM - 3:00PM - Peace Development Fund, 3221 22nd St, 3rd Floor in San Francisco
Finally, we would like to encourage everyone to wear blue ribbons or armbands all day (blue was Oscar's favorite color).
Or you can download the flyer here:
www.4shared.com/dir/13046450/d7a1af17/sharing.html
Thu, 2/26, 7PM – 9PM – Poetry In The Community Presents: Poetry Crossroads
Free Open Mic, All welcome, A place to speak and share
Berkeley City College
2050 Center St at Milvia, 5th Floor Student Lounge
3/14, 1PM – 3PM – Uhuru House Tribunal
Put the state on trail for crimes against the Black community
Uhuru House
7911 Macarthur Blvd., East Oakland
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Mehserle Makes Bail?
Update - Misinformation was rampant last night, and once we have real clarity we will post it here. This post from ws based on the info we, and Oakland, were given last night:
Bail for Officer Johannes Mehserle was set at $3 Million, meaning he only had to pay $300K to make bail and walk free. We've just been notified from Ron Dellum's office that bail was made, and Mehserle, who previously fled the state and had to be caught and dragged back here, could be out of Santa Rita.
CAPE leadership is appalled, and grieving again. The police have thrown tear gas and concussion grenades into the crowd of Oaklanders gathered to hear the news and stand in solidarity with Grant and his family.
Here's a selection of fairly good coverage of the case thus far:
SF Gate Coverage
KRON coverage
Bail for Officer Johannes Mehserle was set at $3 Million, meaning he only had to pay $300K to make bail and walk free. We've just been notified from Ron Dellum's office that bail was made, and Mehserle, who previously fled the state and had to be caught and dragged back here, could be out of Santa Rita.
CAPE leadership is appalled, and grieving again. The police have thrown tear gas and concussion grenades into the crowd of Oaklanders gathered to hear the news and stand in solidarity with Grant and his family.
Here's a selection of fairly good coverage of the case thus far:
SF Gate Coverage
KRON coverage
Friday, January 23, 2009
Bail Hearing for Mehserle Jan 30!
Jan 30, 2pm!!!
BAIL HEARING FOR JOHANNES MEHSERLE
Rene C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse
1225 Fallon Street, Department 11
Oakland
Please come and assure that Officer Mehserle does not flee while awaiting trial for the murder of Oscar Grant III. At Officer Mehserle's arraignment there was very little support from the community – but there were 25 police officers in the courtroom in support of Officer Mehserle. The battle is far from over, and JUSTICE will NOT be served if the community is not present. Our solidarity imprisoned Mehserle, and our solidarity will see to it that JUSTICE is served. Power to people!
In case the County tries to change the room number or date. Just type
in Johannes Mehserle in the following inmate locator to verify.
http://www.acgov.org/sheriff_app/inmateSearch.do
Mehserle in Court -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FktyGNiO80
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58608673083
BAIL HEARING FOR JOHANNES MEHSERLE
Rene C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse
1225 Fallon Street, Department 11
Oakland
Please come and assure that Officer Mehserle does not flee while awaiting trial for the murder of Oscar Grant III. At Officer Mehserle's arraignment there was very little support from the community – but there were 25 police officers in the courtroom in support of Officer Mehserle. The battle is far from over, and JUSTICE will NOT be served if the community is not present. Our solidarity imprisoned Mehserle, and our solidarity will see to it that JUSTICE is served. Power to people!
In case the County tries to change the room number or date. Just type
in Johannes Mehserle in the following inmate locator to verify.
http://www.acgov.org/sheriff_app/inmateSearch.do
Mehserle in Court -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FktyGNiO80
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58608673083
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Day of Healing
SAT JAN 17 12pm-4pm
DAY OF REMEMBERANCE AND HEALING
This day is to honor all those who have died or been injured by violence in the streets of Oakland and neighboring communities. We honor these mostly young men and women whether the cause of their death was police brutality, gang violence, domestic dispute or by accident.
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
East Oakland Youth Development
8200 International Blvd
Oakland, CA 94621
Ascend Middle School
3709 E 12th St
Oakland, CA 94601
Poplar Recreation Center
3131 Union Street
Oakland, CA 94608
Leadership Excellence
1924 Franklin St # 200
Oakland, CA 94612
DAY OF REMEMBERANCE AND HEALING
This day is to honor all those who have died or been injured by violence in the streets of Oakland and neighboring communities. We honor these mostly young men and women whether the cause of their death was police brutality, gang violence, domestic dispute or by accident.
PARTICIPATING CENTERS
East Oakland Youth Development
8200 International Blvd
Oakland, CA 94621
Ascend Middle School
3709 E 12th St
Oakland, CA 94601
Poplar Recreation Center
3131 Union Street
Oakland, CA 94608
Leadership Excellence
1924 Franklin St # 200
Oakland, CA 94612
National Day of Nonviolent Action Report Back
We've heard about successful events in Milwaukee, WI; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Durham, NC so far. Reports, videos, photos and media will be posted below as we receive them!
from Boston:
In Boston, over 30 young people braved the single degree weather to come together in solidarity with Oscar Grant III, the people of Gaza and resisters of oppression worldwide. Tears were shed as participants closed the event chanting, "I am Oscar Grant."
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Milwaukee, WI and Tallahassee, Fl invited the community to discuss the Oscar grant shooting and solutions to prevent future incidents from occurring.
Video footage of the shooting (murder) and the peaceful non violent protest in Oakland, Ca was email blasted to thousands of people using face book, my space. Text and email blasts were also sent using data collected from Voter Pledges, Surveys, and Id's.
Solutions:
* People caring enough to stand up for injustices & not just go back to work because it ain't they children. All People!
* Involve community implementation and policing. Hire police officers and have them work in the communities they grew up in
* Conflict Resolution Training (CRT) for cops and more community service for cops
* Truth Reconciliation Process modeled after South Africa
* Town Hall meetings monthly with Police Chiefs to address the citizens concerns
Milwaukee - Campaign Against Violence
Tallahassee - Community Empowerment Organization
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from Boston:
In Boston, over 30 young people braved the single degree weather to come together in solidarity with Oscar Grant III, the people of Gaza and resisters of oppression worldwide. Tears were shed as participants closed the event chanting, "I am Oscar Grant."
--
Milwaukee, WI and Tallahassee, Fl invited the community to discuss the Oscar grant shooting and solutions to prevent future incidents from occurring.
Video footage of the shooting (murder) and the peaceful non violent protest in Oakland, Ca was email blasted to thousands of people using face book, my space. Text and email blasts were also sent using data collected from Voter Pledges, Surveys, and Id's.
Solutions:
* People caring enough to stand up for injustices & not just go back to work because it ain't they children. All People!
* Involve community implementation and policing. Hire police officers and have them work in the communities they grew up in
* Conflict Resolution Training (CRT) for cops and more community service for cops
* Truth Reconciliation Process modeled after South Africa
* Town Hall meetings monthly with Police Chiefs to address the citizens concerns
Milwaukee - Campaign Against Violence
Tallahassee - Community Empowerment Organization
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Videos from the Rally and March
On January 14 CAPE had a beautiful community event in Oakland, y'all! There were speakers, singers, preachers, organizers - amazing. Sean Bell's mother sent a letter which CAPE Co-founder Dereca Blackmon read to us at the rally. We pulled together security from the community and were able to really maintain the safety of the crowd throughout the event. The formal event ended, and folks moved out into the night.
We hope the events across the country were as uplifting as the events here - we'll post updates as we receive them!
Here are videos from the march and rally:
We hope the events across the country were as uplifting as the events here - we'll post updates as we receive them!
Here are videos from the march and rally:
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
What We Want and What We Believe
WHAT CAPE WANTS AND WHAT WE BELIEVE
1. We want the immediate arrest, indictment, and prosecution of BART police officer, Johannes Mehserle for the murder of Oscar Grant III.
We believe Oscar Grant III was maliciously murdered, robbed of his human and civil rights, and killed , in part, because of his race, class, youth, and dress which constitutes a classic case of racial profiling at best and at worst , a systemic BART philosophy of harassment, intimidation and violence as regards it patrons and citizens.
2. We want the release of the names and suspension of all the officers accompanying Officer Mehserle on January 1, 2009 at the Fruitvale BART shooting until a thorough and comprehensive investigation has taken place.
We believe that Officer Mehserle’s actions were not a case of a ‘bad apple’, but indicative of a particular mentality and culture within BART police in particular and law enforcement in general that views young, black males as suspects, criminals, and enemies.
3. We want a public review of BART history, police policy, strategy, and philosophy to assess whether (A). BART police are really needed and (B). If needed, whether or not they need guns.
We believe that the BART police force operates from policies and attitudes that are biased, militaristic, and racist and this philosophy is manifested in the actions and attitudes of its officers. Consequently, we recommend a citizen review of all such policies with the intent of creating a citizen review board to monitor excessive force, supervise implementation of diversity training and conduct an analysis on whether funds allocated for police might best be used differently.
4. We want BART, in the spirit of restorative justice, to make community restitution, in part, by funding community based healing centers throughout the city for grief counseling, conflict resolution, and healing.
We believe that the murder of Oscar Grant III is the latest chapter and Oakland’s version of police, intra-community, terrorist and war violence that presently engulfs the planet. Only through concerted effort, understanding, and dedicated work and discipline can our city extricate itself from this madness. Institutions whose sole purpose is the healing of hearts (that have been wounded by violence) are needed throughout the world to show our communities, nation, and world that there is a better way.
1. We want the immediate arrest, indictment, and prosecution of BART police officer, Johannes Mehserle for the murder of Oscar Grant III.
We believe Oscar Grant III was maliciously murdered, robbed of his human and civil rights, and killed , in part, because of his race, class, youth, and dress which constitutes a classic case of racial profiling at best and at worst , a systemic BART philosophy of harassment, intimidation and violence as regards it patrons and citizens.
2. We want the release of the names and suspension of all the officers accompanying Officer Mehserle on January 1, 2009 at the Fruitvale BART shooting until a thorough and comprehensive investigation has taken place.
We believe that Officer Mehserle’s actions were not a case of a ‘bad apple’, but indicative of a particular mentality and culture within BART police in particular and law enforcement in general that views young, black males as suspects, criminals, and enemies.
3. We want a public review of BART history, police policy, strategy, and philosophy to assess whether (A). BART police are really needed and (B). If needed, whether or not they need guns.
We believe that the BART police force operates from policies and attitudes that are biased, militaristic, and racist and this philosophy is manifested in the actions and attitudes of its officers. Consequently, we recommend a citizen review of all such policies with the intent of creating a citizen review board to monitor excessive force, supervise implementation of diversity training and conduct an analysis on whether funds allocated for police might best be used differently.
4. We want BART, in the spirit of restorative justice, to make community restitution, in part, by funding community based healing centers throughout the city for grief counseling, conflict resolution, and healing.
We believe that the murder of Oscar Grant III is the latest chapter and Oakland’s version of police, intra-community, terrorist and war violence that presently engulfs the planet. Only through concerted effort, understanding, and dedicated work and discipline can our city extricate itself from this madness. Institutions whose sole purpose is the healing of hearts (that have been wounded by violence) are needed throughout the world to show our communities, nation, and world that there is a better way.
Letter from Valerie Bell, Sean Bell's mother
Dear Wanda Johnson:
Greetings from Mr. And Mrs. William and Valerie Bell from the other side of the country, New York City! We would like to send our deepest condolences to you and your family for the sudden loss of Oscar Grant. As parents who have lost a son unexpectedly from the hands of the Police Department, we can definitely empathize with the pain and suffering you and your family are going through right now. You all are in definitely in our prayers, and we stand in solidarity with you as you all pursue the justice we are still trying to get for our son, Sean Elijah Bell.
The senseless murders of our young people by the hands of the police have been going on for far too long now, and I am willing to do whatever I can do to make sure these incidents happen Never Again! As founder of a new organization, Mother of Never Again (M.O.N.A), we will make sure our voices will be heard, so that these policemen and politicians understand that our children are human beings, not some type of savages you hunt down in the woods! Ms. Johnson, if there’s anything I can do to further your cause, please let me know.
Although we have a new administration coming to Washington, DC on Tuesday, the police brutality and murders of our young people—from Oscar Grant to Adolph Grimes in New Orleans—will not end unless we all take a stand! It is my hope that we can all come together and work to attain this common goal, and I pray that you will receive the justice that your family and Oscar sorely deserves. Again, you are in our prayers as you and your family go through this long and trying time.
“God will get the Glory while Sean Elijah Bell gets his rightful story”….We hope Oscar will, too.
Regards,
Mrs. Valerie Bell
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Learn more about Sean Bell's murder.
Greetings from Mr. And Mrs. William and Valerie Bell from the other side of the country, New York City! We would like to send our deepest condolences to you and your family for the sudden loss of Oscar Grant. As parents who have lost a son unexpectedly from the hands of the Police Department, we can definitely empathize with the pain and suffering you and your family are going through right now. You all are in definitely in our prayers, and we stand in solidarity with you as you all pursue the justice we are still trying to get for our son, Sean Elijah Bell.
The senseless murders of our young people by the hands of the police have been going on for far too long now, and I am willing to do whatever I can do to make sure these incidents happen Never Again! As founder of a new organization, Mother of Never Again (M.O.N.A), we will make sure our voices will be heard, so that these policemen and politicians understand that our children are human beings, not some type of savages you hunt down in the woods! Ms. Johnson, if there’s anything I can do to further your cause, please let me know.
Although we have a new administration coming to Washington, DC on Tuesday, the police brutality and murders of our young people—from Oscar Grant to Adolph Grimes in New Orleans—will not end unless we all take a stand! It is my hope that we can all come together and work to attain this common goal, and I pray that you will receive the justice that your family and Oscar sorely deserves. Again, you are in our prayers as you and your family go through this long and trying time.
“God will get the Glory while Sean Elijah Bell gets his rightful story”….We hope Oscar will, too.
Regards,
Mrs. Valerie Bell
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Learn more about Sean Bell's murder.
JOIN US!
Today thousands of people are coming together across the country, Praying for Peace, Working for Justice. Please join us in Oakland at Frank Ogawa Plaza at 14th and Broadway, or in a rally near you. We will celebrate the arrest of Officer Mehserle, and demand full justice.
Email us at joincape@gmail.com to let us know about your actions!
We will update here as much as we can while the actions are taking place!
Email us at joincape@gmail.com to let us know about your actions!
We will update here as much as we can while the actions are taking place!
Filipino-American Youth Denounce Police Brutality, Demand Jutice for Oscar Grant!!!
For Immediate Release January 14,, 2009
Reference: Armael Malinis, Chair Anak Bayan East Bay, email: globalizejustice@gmail.com 510.759.6540
FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK, PROGRESSIVE FIL-AM YOUTH DENOUNCE POLICE BRUTALITY
Anakbayan chapters nationwide express our solidarity with the family and friends of Oscar Grant in their struggle for justice. We strongly condemn this escalating trend of systemic racial profiling and police brutality that too often results in murder.
Oscar Grant and three other young men were snatched off the BART train on the Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California on January 1, 2009. They were sitting against the wall when officers pressed Grant face and belly down on the floor. Then, officer Johannes Mehserle stood up and drew his firearm and shot Oscar Grant in the back, execution style right in front of train passengers. The incident was captured by BART passengers from their cell phone cameras and has been circulated around the internet for thousands to view. A week passed and Mehserle remained unaccountable to the City of Oakland and Bart officials for the heinous murder of Oscar Grant. This incident indicates how these ill-trained police officers, unfit to serve and protect the people, go on a rampage with impunity. Oscar Grant is not alone. Countless more people of color have been brutalized or murdered by the police force across the country in a decades long government attempt to maintain state power by dividing and violently repressing the efforts of people of color to survive and organize.
In 2007 in Oakland, CA, three Southeast Asian youth were wrongfully accused of murder in the nearby city of Alameda, CA. The police terrorized the entire Southeast Asian Oakland community by pulling high school students out of schools without parents consent and bringing in SWAT teams with automatic rifles looking for suspects at a youth leadership meeting. The Alameda Police Department wrongfully classified the 3 youth as gang members for dressing in black to mourn the death of soldiers during an anti-war mobilization from the student's myspace page. On Feb 5, 2007 in San Jose, CA, eight police officers participated in the beating of Marlo Custodio, an 18 year old Filipino student, while two other officers observed and did not interfere. Marlo Custodio was a senior at Evergreen Valley High School, who was very involved in his community and school programs.
In Seattle, there has been increasing amounts of police brutality towards youth leading to several investigations into the police department. One such case was the shooting of an unarmed 13-year old Filipino youth in October 2007, mistaking a cell phone for a weapon. Many other cases exist of excessive force by plain-clothes police who do not identify themselves and physically attack suspected gang members. Several of these cases were recorded by cell phones or cameras exonerating the victims of any wrongdoing and showing the brutal and dehumanizing tactics of the Seattle PD.
In New York and New Jersey, Alan Alda, an Anakbayan member was arrested and detained by Jersey City police after seeking their help against an erring cab driver on February 18, 2006. Just a few months later, on November 25, 2006, the horrific murder of Sean Bell happened. The unarmed Bell was shot fifty times by plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers on the day of his wedding. Also, on January 11, 2009, with the huge protests against the unjust invasion of Palestine by the US-backed Israel, 120 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were brutally arrested.
We recognize police brutality as the domestic manifestation of the U.S.-led wars throughout the third world perpetrated against the vast majority of people in an effort to maintain U.S. imperialism. Police and military violence against innocent youth has plagued the Philippines from the dawn of the 70's through the present time under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. As the state-sponsored terrorism was escalating in the 1960's and 70's, the youth responded with massive street movements that broke the climate of fear instilled by the Marcos regime. This huge protest movement became known as the First Quarter Storm. This set the stage for EDSA People Power in 1986 which ousted Marcos and showed the collective strength of the youth together with the basic sectors of society. From 2001-2008, 18 youth leaders of Anakbayan and the League of Filipino Students in the Philippines have been gunned down just for exercising their right to speak out against the human rights abuses of the U.S.-backed and U.S. taxpayer funded Arroyo regime. Despite the terroristic tactics employed by the state, the youth refuse to be silenced and continue fighting for justice to this day.
Now, more than ever, the collective strength of the youth is beckoned once again. In a time of great economic depression, proliferation of fear and injustice, and heightened levels of state repression, the youth need to come together, flex our power, expose state attacks on our human rights and demand accountability of the police force to the people.
JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT AND ALL VICTIMS OF RACIAL PROFILING AND POLICE BRUTALITY!
LONG LIVE THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF THE YOUTH!
END GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MURDER FROM THE GHETTOS OF OAKLAND TO PALESTINE!
# - # - # more info: www.myspace.com/ab_eastbay
Reference: Armael Malinis, Chair Anak Bayan East Bay, email: globalizejustice@gmail.com 510.759.6540
FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW YORK, PROGRESSIVE FIL-AM YOUTH DENOUNCE POLICE BRUTALITY
Anakbayan chapters nationwide express our solidarity with the family and friends of Oscar Grant in their struggle for justice. We strongly condemn this escalating trend of systemic racial profiling and police brutality that too often results in murder.
Oscar Grant and three other young men were snatched off the BART train on the Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California on January 1, 2009. They were sitting against the wall when officers pressed Grant face and belly down on the floor. Then, officer Johannes Mehserle stood up and drew his firearm and shot Oscar Grant in the back, execution style right in front of train passengers. The incident was captured by BART passengers from their cell phone cameras and has been circulated around the internet for thousands to view. A week passed and Mehserle remained unaccountable to the City of Oakland and Bart officials for the heinous murder of Oscar Grant. This incident indicates how these ill-trained police officers, unfit to serve and protect the people, go on a rampage with impunity. Oscar Grant is not alone. Countless more people of color have been brutalized or murdered by the police force across the country in a decades long government attempt to maintain state power by dividing and violently repressing the efforts of people of color to survive and organize.
In 2007 in Oakland, CA, three Southeast Asian youth were wrongfully accused of murder in the nearby city of Alameda, CA. The police terrorized the entire Southeast Asian Oakland community by pulling high school students out of schools without parents consent and bringing in SWAT teams with automatic rifles looking for suspects at a youth leadership meeting. The Alameda Police Department wrongfully classified the 3 youth as gang members for dressing in black to mourn the death of soldiers during an anti-war mobilization from the student's myspace page. On Feb 5, 2007 in San Jose, CA, eight police officers participated in the beating of Marlo Custodio, an 18 year old Filipino student, while two other officers observed and did not interfere. Marlo Custodio was a senior at Evergreen Valley High School, who was very involved in his community and school programs.
In Seattle, there has been increasing amounts of police brutality towards youth leading to several investigations into the police department. One such case was the shooting of an unarmed 13-year old Filipino youth in October 2007, mistaking a cell phone for a weapon. Many other cases exist of excessive force by plain-clothes police who do not identify themselves and physically attack suspected gang members. Several of these cases were recorded by cell phones or cameras exonerating the victims of any wrongdoing and showing the brutal and dehumanizing tactics of the Seattle PD.
In New York and New Jersey, Alan Alda, an Anakbayan member was arrested and detained by Jersey City police after seeking their help against an erring cab driver on February 18, 2006. Just a few months later, on November 25, 2006, the horrific murder of Sean Bell happened. The unarmed Bell was shot fifty times by plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers on the day of his wedding. Also, on January 11, 2009, with the huge protests against the unjust invasion of Palestine by the US-backed Israel, 120 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were brutally arrested.
We recognize police brutality as the domestic manifestation of the U.S.-led wars throughout the third world perpetrated against the vast majority of people in an effort to maintain U.S. imperialism. Police and military violence against innocent youth has plagued the Philippines from the dawn of the 70's through the present time under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. As the state-sponsored terrorism was escalating in the 1960's and 70's, the youth responded with massive street movements that broke the climate of fear instilled by the Marcos regime. This huge protest movement became known as the First Quarter Storm. This set the stage for EDSA People Power in 1986 which ousted Marcos and showed the collective strength of the youth together with the basic sectors of society. From 2001-2008, 18 youth leaders of Anakbayan and the League of Filipino Students in the Philippines have been gunned down just for exercising their right to speak out against the human rights abuses of the U.S.-backed and U.S. taxpayer funded Arroyo regime. Despite the terroristic tactics employed by the state, the youth refuse to be silenced and continue fighting for justice to this day.
Now, more than ever, the collective strength of the youth is beckoned once again. In a time of great economic depression, proliferation of fear and injustice, and heightened levels of state repression, the youth need to come together, flex our power, expose state attacks on our human rights and demand accountability of the police force to the people.
JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT AND ALL VICTIMS OF RACIAL PROFILING AND POLICE BRUTALITY!
LONG LIVE THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF THE YOUTH!
END GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MURDER FROM THE GHETTOS OF OAKLAND TO PALESTINE!
# - # - # more info: www.myspace.com/ab_eastbay
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Breaking News: Oscar Grant's Killer Johannes Mehserle Arrested in Nevada
Check out CBS-5 coverage with video!
Check out SFGATE breaking the story, or read below:
(01-13) 21:36 PST Oakland -- Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform on New Year's Day, was arrested in Nevada today in connection with the shooting, The Chronicle has learned.
Mehserle, 27, was taken into custody in Douglas County, Nevada, said Deputy Steve Velez of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums.
Mehserle was arrested in connection with an investigation by the Oakland Police Department into the shooting of Oscar Grant, 22. An Alameda County judge signed an arrest warrant, and Mehserle surrendered without incident, authorities said.
Douglas County sheriff's officials refused to disclose what crime Mehserle was accused of committing in the arrest warrant. Deputy Velez said Sheriff Ron P. Pierini would make a statement on Wednesday.
Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff was also expected to announce details of the arrest Wednesday.
Efforts to reach attorneys for Mehserle were unsuccessful.
The arrest comes on the eve of a scheduled protest at 4 p.m. Wednesday outside Oakland City Hall, the latest in a series of demonstrations in which BART has been accused of mishandling the shooting investigation.
On Monday, BART police turned over the results of their preliminary investigation to Orloff's office. The separate investigation by Oakland police was launched last week. The state Attorney General is also monitoring the case.
BART officers had detained Grant and several other passengers at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 as they investigated a fight aboard a train from San Francisco.
Grant was lying face-down when Mehserle pulled his service weapon from his holster and fired one shot into his back.
Mehserle resigned last Wednesday rather than answer questions from BART investigators.
His departure came the same day Grant was buried and a peaceful protest at the Fruitvale BART Station erupted into violence in downtown Oakland. Demonstrators set cars on fire and broke windows at dozens of businesses. By night's end, police arrested 105 people.
Chronicle Staff Writers Jaxon Van Derbeken and christopher heredia contributed to this report. E-mail the writers at dbulwa@sfchronicle.com and lfulbright@sfchronicle.com.
Check out SFGATE breaking the story, or read below:
(01-13) 21:36 PST Oakland -- Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform on New Year's Day, was arrested in Nevada today in connection with the shooting, The Chronicle has learned.
Mehserle, 27, was taken into custody in Douglas County, Nevada, said Deputy Steve Velez of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums.
Mehserle was arrested in connection with an investigation by the Oakland Police Department into the shooting of Oscar Grant, 22. An Alameda County judge signed an arrest warrant, and Mehserle surrendered without incident, authorities said.
Douglas County sheriff's officials refused to disclose what crime Mehserle was accused of committing in the arrest warrant. Deputy Velez said Sheriff Ron P. Pierini would make a statement on Wednesday.
Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff was also expected to announce details of the arrest Wednesday.
Efforts to reach attorneys for Mehserle were unsuccessful.
The arrest comes on the eve of a scheduled protest at 4 p.m. Wednesday outside Oakland City Hall, the latest in a series of demonstrations in which BART has been accused of mishandling the shooting investigation.
On Monday, BART police turned over the results of their preliminary investigation to Orloff's office. The separate investigation by Oakland police was launched last week. The state Attorney General is also monitoring the case.
BART officers had detained Grant and several other passengers at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 as they investigated a fight aboard a train from San Francisco.
Grant was lying face-down when Mehserle pulled his service weapon from his holster and fired one shot into his back.
Mehserle resigned last Wednesday rather than answer questions from BART investigators.
His departure came the same day Grant was buried and a peaceful protest at the Fruitvale BART Station erupted into violence in downtown Oakland. Demonstrators set cars on fire and broke windows at dozens of businesses. By night's end, police arrested 105 people.
Chronicle Staff Writers Jaxon Van Derbeken and christopher heredia contributed to this report. E-mail the writers at dbulwa@sfchronicle.com and lfulbright@sfchronicle.com.
Rally and March, Wed Jan 14th, 4pm Oakland City Hall
click image for a larger view.PROTEST THE MURDER OF
OSCAR GRANT III
& ALL VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY!
TOMORROW !!!!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14th, 4 pm
OSCAR GRANT III
& ALL VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY!
TOMORROW !!!!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14th, 4 pm
gather at Frank Ogawa Plaza
in front of Oakland City Hall
in front of Oakland City Hall
Praying for Peace, Working for Justice
- Since January 2nd there has been much protest against the BART Police murder of Oscar Grant, III, killed by rookie cop, Johannes Mehserle.
- AT FIRST, the killer cop was protected by “the code of silence,” DESPITE immediate calls for justice from mostly African American elected officials, clergy and community leaders.
- THEN, when people got really mad, the Mayor came out BART met with the public and the National News picked up the story.
- AND NOW, the DAY and police are still more concerned with crushing protest against police brutality than they are in bringing (former) BART Office Mehserle up on murder charges.
Monday, January 12, 2009
UPDATED: Actions Planned Across the Nation
On Monday we had a national call for folks planning solidarity actions with the January 14th National Day of Nonviolent Action to Protest the Murder of Oscar Grant III (& all victims of police brutality) to share their plans. The event will be called 'Praying for Peace, Working for Justice'.
If you didn't hear about the call, please don't be sad at us - we're trying to keep in touch with a lot of organizers locally and nationally, as well as the press. As you can imagine, it's a LOT to deal with. The good thing is, Wednesday is shaping up to be a beautiful, healing event with members from the faith, youth, organizing and small business community coming together with demands for justice.
We have solidarity actions happening in 15 cities, including Atlanta, Boston, LA, and more.
We've already had some small steps towards success, but we won't stop till our demands are met.
Please check out www.ruckus.org/oscargrant for an action kit to help out if you are planning actions, and a list of participating cities and details about each gathering.
If you didn't hear about the call, please don't be sad at us - we're trying to keep in touch with a lot of organizers locally and nationally, as well as the press. As you can imagine, it's a LOT to deal with. The good thing is, Wednesday is shaping up to be a beautiful, healing event with members from the faith, youth, organizing and small business community coming together with demands for justice.
We have solidarity actions happening in 15 cities, including Atlanta, Boston, LA, and more.
We've already had some small steps towards success, but we won't stop till our demands are met.
Please check out www.ruckus.org/oscargrant for an action kit to help out if you are planning actions, and a list of participating cities and details about each gathering.
Davey D's Ultimate List of Links for Oscar Grant Police Shooting Coverage
PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND SO FOLKS CAN HEAR AND SEE NON-CORPORATE COMPROMISED NEWS ON THIS TRAGEDY
Oakland City Council Woman Desly Brooks Slams BART board & Shuts them Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U8sIdN4uDE
This Week w/ Jasiri X-tribute to Oscar Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSFs1CQYDgY
Why Was the Mayor So Late in Speaking About Oscar Grant?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWZa2Vioae0
Interview w/ Oscar Grant Family Lawyer John Burris
http://odeo.com/episodes/23838664-Police-Terror-in-oakland-Interview-w-John-Burris
The Bullet or the Bullet: Killer Cops Make Cop Killers
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/1001
Hard Knock Radio 2 Hour Call in Special
http://kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=30344
Rage, Fury & Healing pt1-Brother Mandingo & Bishop Kane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wIs-UE8UKk
Rage Fury & Healing pt2-Sounds from Fruitvale BART Station Rally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOooqb_cQQ
Rage, Fury, & Healing pt3-Boots Riley & Emory Douglass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xym-xl8zLNw
Rage Fury & Healing pt4-Big jack Speaks on Trauma Witnessing Killings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ckw3fhGics
Unarmed Man Shot By Police In Oakland-Caught on Tape
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/994
Friday Nite Vibe-Paris, T-kash, Minister Chris & Adisa banjoko Discuss Oscar Grant
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=30370
Oscar Grant, Young Father and Peacemaker, Executed by BART police
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/998
Oakland Rebels pt1-Young Brothas Confront OPD in the Streets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WFxAVlKQ44
Oakland Rebels pt2-Interview w/ Journalist Eric Arnold & Resident Mike Russell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPbCoHN2WtI
Oakland Rebels pt3 14th Street Car Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK4TcA_XUxU
Ron Dellums Gets Confronted in the Streets of Oakland pt1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUC_ZVbI4sM
Ron Dellums Gets Confronted in the Streets of Oakland pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL0S6a7NGoY
Interview w/ Greg Hodge & Deputy Police Chief Jordan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbG-xTtgGQQ
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt1-Fruitvale Rally & Jahi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts5iXVnL-Vg
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt2 w/Ner City, Mista FAB, Jasiri X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Odl7aRp65Y
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt3 w/ Sellessie, Arab Summit & Mista FAB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBxxBxUyl28
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt4 w/ Sean Kennedy, Deuce Eclipse, DJ Twelve, Ner City, Piper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-NSij9wDk
Oakland City Council Woman Desly Brooks Slams BART board & Shuts them Down
http://www.youtube.com/wat
This Week w/ Jasiri X-tribute to Oscar Grant
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Why Was the Mayor So Late in Speaking About Oscar Grant?
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Interview w/ Oscar Grant Family Lawyer John Burris
http://odeo.com/episodes/2
The Bullet or the Bullet: Killer Cops Make Cop Killers
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com
Hard Knock Radio 2 Hour Call in Special
http://kpfa.org/archives/i
Rage, Fury & Healing pt1-Brother Mandingo & Bishop Kane
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Rage Fury & Healing pt2-Sounds from Fruitvale BART Station Rally
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Rage, Fury, & Healing pt3-Boots Riley & Emory Douglass
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Rage Fury & Healing pt4-Big jack Speaks on Trauma Witnessing Killings
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Unarmed Man Shot By Police In Oakland-Caught on Tape
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com
Friday Nite Vibe-Paris, T-kash, Minister Chris & Adisa banjoko Discuss Oscar Grant
http://www.kpfa.org/archiv
Oscar Grant, Young Father and Peacemaker, Executed by BART police
http://hiphopnews.yuku.com
Oakland Rebels pt1-Young Brothas Confront OPD in the Streets
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Oakland Rebels pt2-Interview w/ Journalist Eric Arnold & Resident Mike Russell
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Oakland Rebels pt3 14th Street Car Fire
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Ron Dellums Gets Confronted in the Streets of Oakland pt1
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Ron Dellums Gets Confronted in the Streets of Oakland pt2
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Interview w/ Greg Hodge & Deputy Police Chief Jordan
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt1-Fruitvale Rally & Jahi
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt2 w/Ner City, Mista FAB, Jasiri X
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt3 w/ Sellessie, Arab Summit & Mista FAB
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Hip Hop Reps for Oscar Grant pt4 w/ Sean Kennedy, Deuce Eclipse, DJ Twelve, Ner City, Piper
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Friday, January 9, 2009
Updates for Friday, January 9th
Thank you for your support of CAPE, it is necessary and appreciated.
MEDIA: If you are from a media outlet and are in need of a quote or additional information, please send an email with your request and deadline time and date to joincape@gmail.com
FAMILY FUND: The family is working on setting up a Fund in Oscar's name, we will post the information as soon as it is available.
You can also visit Facebook (Group: CAPE) for additional information.
MEDIA: If you are from a media outlet and are in need of a quote or additional information, please send an email with your request and deadline time and date to joincape@gmail.com
FAMILY FUND: The family is working on setting up a Fund in Oscar's name, we will post the information as soon as it is available.
You can also visit Facebook (Group: CAPE) for additional information.
Emergency Town Hall Meeting Hosted by the Black Clergy
Saturday, January 10, 2009
4:00 PM
Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
807 27th Street @ San Pablo
4:00 PM
Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
807 27th Street @ San Pablo
Who is Oscar Grant III?
Oscar Grant was a 22 year old young man from Hayward who loved to fish, spend time with his family and was a dedicated father to his 4 year old daughter. In the early hours of New Years Day, Oscar was pulled off the train at the Fruitvale BART station along with 3 other young men who were being detained as BART officers searched for suspects in a fight that started at West Oakland BART. In front of hundreds of BART patrons who were halted from reaching their destination, an unarmed Oscar was told to lay on the cold BART platform and with hands behind his back, Officer Johannes Meherles pulled out his gun, stood over Oscar and shot him in the back where the bullet richocheted and logged in his lung. Many people captured the shooting with cell phone cameras and the world saw injustice...
Oscar died leaving many to ask why was did this officer use excessive force? 7 days after the incident, Meherles has yet to be charged with the murder of Oscar Grant III and BART has yet to investigate the incident.
WHAT CAPE WANTS DONE
We demand for the criminal prosecution of ALL officers involved in the incident at the Fruitvale BART station that resulted in the death of Oscar Grant III.
We demand that BART hand over this investigation to the CA State Department of Justice.
We demand that BART provide the community a forum to voice their concerns and to present to the public, a policy that will ensure that this will never happen again.
The video is graphic and disturbing, but it is the truth and the truth must be told... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJAr6NUy3E
Oscar died leaving many to ask why was did this officer use excessive force? 7 days after the incident, Meherles has yet to be charged with the murder of Oscar Grant III and BART has yet to investigate the incident.
WHAT CAPE WANTS DONE
We demand for the criminal prosecution of ALL officers involved in the incident at the Fruitvale BART station that resulted in the death of Oscar Grant III.
We demand that BART hand over this investigation to the CA State Department of Justice.
We demand that BART provide the community a forum to voice their concerns and to present to the public, a policy that will ensure that this will never happen again.
The video is graphic and disturbing, but it is the truth and the truth must be told... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJAr6NUy3E
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