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Anti Police-Terror Project Decries Proposed Expansion of Automatic License Plate Readers in Oakland as Ineffective Tools to Address Violent Crime

This invasive technology is a waste of money that is ineffective at decreasing crime, and will only increase surveillance in communities already impacted by racial profiling & mass incarceration. Oakland police admit they were "unable to find ANY definitive cases where ALPR helped on an active investigation for 2022.”

The city should invest instead in proven violence prevention tactics like job opportunities, affordable housing, substance use services and violence interrupter programs. Violent crime in Oakland will not stop if we continue to invest in technologies that are ineffective at keeping our communities safe.

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Community demand letter to City Council from Oakland Progressive Alliance, Oakland Tenants Union & Homeless Advocacy Working Group

The Oakland Progressive Alliance (OPA), a broad coalition of community, labor and housing organizations, is calling on the mayor and city council to invest in housing, public services for Black and Brown communities, and real community safety instead of more wasteful police spending.

Joined by the Oakland Tenants Union and homeless advocates, OPA sent this letter to City Council demanding several critical adjustments to the mid-cycle budget.

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Car Caravan for Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Steven Taylor

The Anti Police-Terror Project condemns the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police on May 25, 2020 and the murder of Breonna Taylor on March 13, 2020 by the Louisville Police, as well as the murder of Steven Taylor on April 18, 2020 by the San Leandro Police, and the murder of thousands of other Black and Brown victims of police murder across the U.S., including seven deaths in the Bay Area in the past two months.

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Ride for Justice for Steven Taylor

Last Saturday, Anti Police-Terror Project’s Ride for Justice for Steven Taylor drew hundreds. Steven Taylor, a 33-year-old Black father of three, was shot to death by a San Leandro police officer as he struggled with a mental health crisis in a local Walmart. Check out this incredible video produced by Community Ready Corps (CRC) of Saturday’s Caravan.

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The Black New Deal

Across the country, Black People are being infected and dying at disproportionate rates from COVID-19. In order to respond effectively to the needs of the Black community our elected officials, health experts, advocates and organizers must take a look at the ways in which the descendants of slaves, Black, African and African-Americans are most impacted by this virus through a racial and class lens.

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