We Can End Urban Shield

We Can End Urban Shield

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

10:00am – 1:00pm

Alameda County Administrative Building

1221 Oak St., 5^th Floor

Close to Lake Merritt BART 0.3 mi.

Oakland 

10am – Rally & Press Conference
11am – Supervisors Meeting & Urban Shield Vote

Stephon Clark

Killed by Sacramento Police Department, Sunday March 18, 2018

While he was holding his cell phone

Join the Stop Urban Shield Coalition at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, where they will be voting on the Sheriff’s request to fund Urban Shield 2018. We are organizing to ensure they say NO! We want real, community-based preparedness for emergencies. Police militarization is not the answer.

Sheriff Ahern hosted ICE at the 2017 Urban Shield! We must turn out all our communities for this crucial vote. Alameda County must resist this blatant collusion with the horrific Trump and Sessions administration, and need to act on ending the racist tactics, and technologies being spread by Urban Shield.

It’s important to note that Sacramento Police Dept. not only participated in Urban Shield, but they also won 1st place at the SWAT team training held at last year’s Urban Shield. They were followed by OPD and SFPD for 2nd and 3rd place. 

Sponsor: Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/997075713789394/

CALL / EMAIL ACTION for MONDAY: 

Please Call / Email the Board on March 26th to urge them to say NO! to the militarized, racialized and xenophobic Urban Shield and to become leaders in prioritizing true community preparedness.

Supervisor Haggerty // josh.thurman@acgov.org  (510) 272-6691
Supervisor Valle // cinthya.munozramos@acgov.org  (510) 272-6692
Supervisor Chan //dave.brown@acgov.org (510) 272-6693
Supervisor Miley // kamika.dunlap@acgov.org  (510) 670-5962
Supervisor Carson // shahidah.lacy@acgov.org  (510) 272-6695

Example message:

Dear Supervisor _________, I am calling to urge you and your fellow Supervisors to take leadership in putting an end to the harmful and controversial Urban Shield program in Alameda County. On Tuesday, March 27th, you will be asked to decide whether to authorize funding for the Sheriff to hold Urban Shield in 2018.. By rejecting this, Alameda County can be a leader in prioritizing true community preparedness that is not based on fear and militarization. Despite your guidelines and community concerns, Sheriff Ahern has repeatedly demonstrated complete disregard for very serious concerns, most recently shown when he hosted both ICE and the Oath Keepers at last year’s Urban Shield. I urge you to take action by saying no to the authorization of any funding for Urban Shield. Thank you. 

Sponsor: Stop Urban Shield Coalition

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/235093070383112/