Tuesday, December 9, 2008

TEXT LIST TO PROTEST ICE PATROLS!

The SF chapter of Copwatch is organizing to protest and disrupt ICE foot
patrols, check points and parked vans on our streets. We are currently
developing a rapid protest response when ICE is sighted, by means of
sending out a text to anyone who would like to be alerted. Our goals are
to impede ICE’s ability to surprise, intimidate and harass immigrants and
people of color by organizing a team that can be called upon to bring
bullhorns, banners, signs and friends when there’s an ICE sighting.
Everyone on the list won’t be expected to show up, but at least help get
the word out to others who might be able to participate.

A strong Sanctuary City is active and alert. Please support us in our
addition to the various tactics we all contribute to help out.

To be added to the ICE response list, please send your cell # to:
sf_copwatch@gmail.com , or 415.595.8251 (don’t worry, we won’t contact
you for any other purpose).

To report an ICE sighting, please call 415. 595. 8251, (ICE foot patrols,
check points and parked vans/ cars only please, we want to respect the
privacy of individuals if they have already been affected by a home or
work raid).
This is also the hotline number to report policed misconduct, please
contact us if you hear or witness anything that should be investigated.

We would also appreciate any material support, such as bullhorns, banner
material and banners/ signs already used in protests, cameras, access to
copying machines to reproduce fliers and know yr rights cards, and any
other way you’d like to help.


Also, days when SF Copwatch meets and monitors the police and ICE:


Tuesdays, 1pm at Cafe Le Bohem, (on 16th near Mission).
Meet for about 1/2 hour, then monitor police calls w/ a scanner and
document police activity. We also pass out “know yr rights”cards and talk
to workers and residents about both our Copwatch and ICE response teams.

Wednesdays, in the Tenderloin District, meet at the corner of Hyde and
Eddy at 1:30 pm then monitor SFPD activity and ICE vehicle check points in
the area and .

Fridays, 6pm, Redstone Building 2940 16th Street Suite #209, 2nd flr.
(corner 16th, Capp.)
We meet up for about 1/2 hour then monitor police calls w/ a scanner and
document police activity. The night shift focuses on police abuse against
the homeless, mostly self-medicating, mentally ill and "poverty crime"
targets.

Please participate and donate. The SF_COPWATCH collective is still in
it’s beginning stages and needs more members and equipment to be
successful in this very important defense work. Thank you

From Greece to Chicago, from Chiapas to SF, the struggle continues, Que
Viva la Lucha!

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