The global pandemic is ravaging the mental health of Black communities as they experience sickness and death at an alarming rate. This situation is the dystopian backdrop to the killing of 33-year-old beloved community member Steven Taylor by police in a San Leandro Walmart early Saturday evening.
Read MoreWatch a recording of the press conference and read written remarks from APTP Policy Director, James Burch.
Read MorePublished in The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper on April 3, 2020
The housing crisis, a shelter in place order and the National Guard: It’s not just coronavirus and disaster capitalism that we need to resist in these unsure times but the increased criminalization of people simply trying to survive.
Published in the San Francisco Examiner on September 26, 2019
Read MoreUnder AB 392, California will establish one of the strongest use of force laws in the country by requiring that officers only use deadly force when necessary.
Read MoreOver the last few weeks, it became apparent that AB 392 - the Use of Force Bill - was no longer a “radical” bill. Despite that fact, we remain a cosponsor and stand with the Let Us Live Coalition and Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber in seeing the bill through to victory.
Read MoreVigil for Nia Wilson, Monday, July 23, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Read MoreOn Monday, April 2, the family of Sahleem Tindle will meet with District Attorney Nancy O’Malley to discuss next steps in the fight for justice for Sahleem.
Read MoreIn partnership with the family of Sahleem Tindle and Mothers Fight Back, the Anti Police-Terror Project is calling for Days of Justice for Sahleem Tindle who was murdered by BART officer Joseph Mateu on January 3, 2018.
Read MoreCompared with their protocol for profiling, harassing - and occasionally murdering - Black and Brown civilians in Oakland, the Oakland Police Department’s shooting of white supremacist gunman Jesse Enjaian illustrates the depth of officers’ conscious and unconscious biases and unwavering ability to humanize a white suspect to a fault, even after the person has demonstrated a clear capability for violence and disregard for human life.
Read MoreHiring a new chief does nothing to suggest that Oakland is finally willing to protect its residents from the litany of abuses committed by OPD.
Read MoreOn November 15, 2015, Richard Perkins Jr. became the 1000th person killed by law enforcement in 2015. Today, his family filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for his death and answers as to why four Oakland police officers fired almost a dozen shots at a compliant man carrying a toy gun.
Read MoreTeo Valencia, a 23-year-old man of Mexican descent, was killed by a Newark Police Department officer on March 11, 2016. Valencia's family will gather with support of local activists to rally and march to demand justice for their loved one on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the site of his killing in Newark.
Read MoreAPTP will hold a press conference on Monday, July 11th at 11am in front of the OPD administrative building at 7th and Broadway.
Read MoreOn November 15th, 2015, Richard Perkins became the final victim of an Officer Involved Shooting in Oakland last year.
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