Tags Militarized policing and SWAT deployment against people of color
Tag: militarized policing and SWAT deployment against people of color
More than 500 activists lock down entrances to Urban Shield to...
On Friday, Sept. 9, activists chained themselves to the entrances to the Alameda County Fairgrounds to protest Urban Shield, the highly controversial SWAT training and weapons expo hosted annually by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. Twenty-three activists were arrested, cited and released. Over 500 community members from many cities across California, joined the Stop Urban Shield Coalition in a massive mobilization, march and rally.