ACLU Urges Citizen Oversight of Police Surveillance
Pushes CCOPS ordinance which requires public hearing for any new or existing technology.
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Pushes CCOPS ordinance which requires public hearing for any new or existing technology.
"Explore the covert world of Warren Hart, an undercover agent involved in surveillance and infiltration of Black activist groups in Canada during the 1970s. Discover the historical context of state repression, the legacy of COINTELPRO, and the ongoing debate around police practices and the call to abolish law enforcement."
The US impulse toward repression didn't die with the Cold War, as current attempts to suppress support for Gaza show.
Warren Hart might not have been the first to infiltrate activist groups in Canada, but his work with the RCMP signalled a turning point for how authorities monitor figures in the country's Black rights groups and other political movements.
Remembering The Political Genius And Prodigy Fred Hampton: Murdered By U.S. Government On Dec. 4, 1969