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Santa Rosa residents are organizing against Flock cameras in their community
SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Nationwide, communities are pushing back on Flock’s usage in their towns – and Santa Rosa is no different. The Civil Liberties Task Force of North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) held a ‘What the Flock’ teach-in outside Santa Rosa city hall on the city’s use of Flock cameras and Automatic License Plate…
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Petaluma City Council to put ‘no-cooperation with ICE’ ordinance on future agenda
PETALUMA, Calif. – Petaluma City Hall was packed on Tuesday, July 6, as residents and community members urged the City Council to adopt a no-cooperation ordinance with ICE. Councilmember Janice Cader Thompson said she and Mayor Kevin McDonnell signed an agreement to place the ordinance on a future City Council agenda. Before the meeting, Migrant…
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Meet the community that held a grassroots music festival against ICE in Vallejo
VALLEJO, Calif. – On Sunday June 28, musicians, artists, and vendors gathered in downtown Vallejo for NOICE Fest – a grassroots event created to raise donations for The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and the Autonomous Gallery. Marz Martinez is lead singer for Mothball Fleet and lead organizer for NOICE Fest. They spent months organizing…
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Over 50 Miles in 3 Days – 4th annual Caminata for Immigrant Rights unites organizations across the Bay Area against ICE detention centers
See more photos from the caminata NAPA, Calif. – On Saturday, June 6 in the parking lot of Napa Valley High School, over a hundred people gathered, sharing coffee, breakfast and protest signs preparing for a 3-day walk to Dublin, California with one unified message – No ICE, Legalization for All, and no ICE detention…
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Punks for Palestine event in Santa Rosa brings in crowds through music to support Project Hope for Palestine
SANTA ROSA, Calif – On May 23, local musicians, artists, and other community members came to mosh, eat food, and support Project Hope for Palestine in raising funds for aid to Gaza during Saturday night’s “Punks for Palestine” event at the Barrel Proof lounge in Santa Rosa. The event aimed to provide donations and support…
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NOICE Festival Organizers host community jam and game night in downtown Vallejo
VALLEJO, Calif – Community organizers of NOICE Fest and local musicians gathered Friday, May 22, at the Autonomous Gallery in downtown Vallejo for a night of music and games aimed at building solidarity ahead of NOICE Fest on June 28. About 30 people from Vallejo and across the North Bay attended. Alongside local bands, the…
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“Be United” – Community members rally for the firing and decertification of officer Bianca Camacho and demand justice for Maurice Williams
FAIRFIELD, Calif – Community members rallied and demanded justice for 16-year-old Maurice Williams at Fairfield City Hall earlier this week, after videos circulated online showing Fairfield Police Officer Bianca Camacho aggressively and repeatedly beating the highschooler’s head on the pavement at Fairfield High School. The Fairfield Police Department in a press release on Wednesday said…
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Flyers, Building Community, and ICE watch – meet the Norcal Chicane organization creating solidarity in Napa
NAPA, Calif. – Community Service Organization (CSO) North Bay is a grassroots Chicane organization performing “Barrio Walks,” walking through neighborhoods, monitoring for ICE activity, and handing out “know your rights” pamphlets and cards to community members. For one year now, community organizer Aldo Solano, and other CSO members have been walking through Napa neighborhoods to…
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