January 12, 2021
Reclaiming the Radical Legacy of Dr. King: Anti Police-Terror Project to Lead 7th Annual Weekend of Action
Weekend Culminates with King Day Car Caravan from the Port of Oakland to Eastmont Mall to #REfundREstoreREimagine our Communities
Oakland, Calif., On January 15-18, the Anti Police-Terror Project will lead the 7th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Weekend of Action.
It will culminate on January 18, MLK Day, with a mass car caravan from the Port of Oakland to Eastmont Mall, demanding that we reinvest 50% of the Oakland Police Department’s dollars to community supports and services that actually keep us safe.
Weekend Culminates with King Day Car Caravan from the Port of Oakland to Eastmont Mall to #REfundREstoreREimagine our Communities
Oakland, Calif., On January 15-18, the Anti Police-Terror Project will lead the 7th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Weekend of Action.
It will culminate on January 18, MLK Day, with a mass car caravan from the Port of Oakland to Eastmont Mall, demanding that we reinvest 50% of the Oakland Police Department’s dollars to community supports and services that actually keep us safe.
The people’s demands for the weekend & caravan are:
Cut OPD’s allocation from the General Fund by 50% (roughly $150 Million);
America s double standard : Bay Area racial justice activists denounce police reaction to pro-Trump mob
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Rioters interact with police inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Black Lives Matter tweeted that the “coup by hundreds of pro-Trump supporters is one more example of the hypocrisy in our country’s law enforcement response to protest.”Win McNamee/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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TOPSHOT - Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
The Year of COVID, Elections and Police Brutality Also Saw LGBTQ Activism
Protesters hold signs and chant slogans at a march against racism and police brutality organized by leaders of black LGBTQ rights groups and attended by a large LGBTQ+ community and supporters, in West Hollywood, California, on June 14, 2020.
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