The Anti-Police Terror Project shut down the Emeryville City Council meeting tonight, insisting the police stop carrying AR-15 assault rifles in the wake of last year's shooting of Yuvette Henderson by Emeryville police. About 100 protestors arrived at the beginning of the meeting and effectively shut it down, forcing Mayor Dianne Martinez to order police to clear the room. The protestors left after about 30 minutes vowing to return at a later date. The City Council reconvened the meeting after the room was cleared. Police report one arrest was made behind City Hall after they said they saw a protestor with a tear gas canister.
The Anti-Police Terror Project shuts down the Emeryville
City Council meeting. Police clear the room.
They provided some live music performed in the council
chambers foyer.
One arrest was made for possession of "tear gas" according to
the police.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Public Forum Announced on Emeryville Police Department's Use of AR-15 Assault Rifles
A local arm of a national police watch organization known as the Anti Police-Terror Project is hosting a public forum Sunday on the Emeryville Police Department and their use of AR-15 assault rifles in the wake of the shooting of Yuvette Henderson earlier in the year by Emeryville officers. The forum, to be held at NUHW Hall, 5801 Christie Avenue #525 is titled Emeryville Police With AR-15s: Are We Safer?
According to the Facebook site dedicated to the event, in addition to EPD, the forum will include talks on the increasing militarization of police departments nation wide with detail on the Bay Area, specifically the Oakland Police Department. Public policy analysts and activists will examine the impact of coordination between police departments and US Immigration Enforcement on latino communities. The day will also feature spoken word and music performances.
The organizers to the event say the forum is intended to serve as the launch of a broader campaign to end the militarization of the Emeryville Police Department.
The Tattler weighed in on police use of these AR-15 assault weapons HERE and HERE.
All are invited to the forum and organizers would appreciate for interested parties to sign in at the Facebook site. The event starts at 2:30 and is expected to last until 5:00 PM Sunday December 13th.
According to the Facebook site dedicated to the event, in addition to EPD, the forum will include talks on the increasing militarization of police departments nation wide with detail on the Bay Area, specifically the Oakland Police Department. Public policy analysts and activists will examine the impact of coordination between police departments and US Immigration Enforcement on latino communities. The day will also feature spoken word and music performances.
The Tattler weighed in on police use of these AR-15 assault weapons HERE and HERE.
All are invited to the forum and organizers would appreciate for interested parties to sign in at the Facebook site. The event starts at 2:30 and is expected to last until 5:00 PM Sunday December 13th.
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