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Monday: Family of Oscar Grant and Community Supporters Hold Press Conference to Demand District Attorney Nancy O’Malley Reopen Oscar Grant’s Case

In the wake of renewed international attention to the murders of Black men, woman, children, and most notably the recent tortuous killing of George Floyd — who was killed beneath the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin, using the same technique that was used on Oscar Grant minutes before he was shot to death by BART Officer Johannes Mehserle — the family of Oscar Grant and the community that supports them demand that the District Attorney of Alameda County, Nancy O’Malley, reopen the case of the murder of Oscar Grant.

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APTP Statement on Breonna Taylor

The Anti Police-Terror Project sends our deepest condolences to the family of Breonna Taylor. And we send our love and hearts to the millions of Black people who were once again told today that their lives do not matter.

Breonna Taylor was murdered and yet her neighbor’s walls got more justice than Breonna Taylor herself. The Grand Jury returned with an indictment of one single officer with three counts of wanton endangerment for shooting into neighboring apartments -- and no charges for the murder of Breonna Taylor.

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People of Oakland Move Closer to Refunding the Community as City Council Creates Official Task Force to DefundOPD by 50% in 2021

The people of Oakland moved one step closer to realizing the goal of refunding resources to the community. After weeks of sustained protest and direct action, City Council unanimously approved a resolution last night to create an official task force to determine how to cut the Oakland Police Department’s budget by 50% next year.

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Distrust in Oakland City Council Deepens As Community Demands for Investment in People-Centered Services Are Ignored

Yesterday, Oakland City Council members rammed through a secret budget proposal without prior notice to their council colleagues nor the constituents they are elected to represent. Despite the testimony of hundreds of Oakland voters who participated in the June 23rd online meeting, five council members chose to push through a budget devoid of public support and in direct opposition to the thousands of people in Oakland and across the country calling on governments to divest from police forces and invest in programs that create real community safety.

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