From 8:00 AM until Noon on Friday, September 9th, 2016, hundreds of activists protested the Urban Shield militarized police training and weapons of repression exhbition in Pleasanton, CA. They blocked three entrances to the Alameda County Fairgrounds where the event is being held for hours, and twenty-three people were ultimately arrested, cited and released.
Solidary statements from locals.
All respect, solidarity & love to everyone who’s putting themselves in harm’s way to stand up for what’s right today. We’ve got your back.
— Planting Justice (@plantingjustice) September 9, 2016
Today, Sept 9, 2016, is important: https://t.co/S7IRndAqkG#StopUrbanShield #NoDAPL #PrisonStrike pic.twitter.com/nxja9NaVgl
— T. Thorn Coyle (@ThornCoyle) September 9, 2016
It begins.
BREAKING: Protesters chain themselves to gates at Alameda Co Fairgrounds-opposing #UrbanShield police training @KTVU pic.twitter.com/70Po70LfRM
— Alex Savidge (@AlexSavidgeKTVU) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield : Protestors shutting off the front entrance of the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Photo by Brooke A. pic.twitter.com/XXUVKMEfm2
— Ella Baker Center (@ellabakercenter) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/PLGkQpeJ5A
— Liz Hee (@izzyhjn) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/iZdWHEA4CT
— Wazi. (@UltraaRadical) September 9, 2016
Another gate.
The lockdown continues. #StopUrbanShield #EndMilitarization pic.twitter.com/1FnYLIzkAl
— Ethan Buckner (@ethanbuckner) September 9, 2016
Medics and support taking care of each other, as we build to #StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/i6BfdlsaIy
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
On the March!
#StopUrbanShield @ACLU_NorCal pic.twitter.com/JpVAieFOme
— Raquel Ortega (@r_ortega11) September 9, 2016
“The whole damn system is guilty as hell!” Hundreds rally to #StopUrbanShield & protest global militarism @KPFANews pic.twitter.com/25lK2Sq6Pm
— Corinne Smith (@Cocoluces) September 9, 2016
Rising up against militarism, pipelines & prisons today!#StopUrbanShield #NoDAPL #PrisonStrike
Foto: @ethanbuckner pic.twitter.com/o5HxbGq67D— War Resisters League (@resistwar) September 9, 2016
One comrade arrested as civil disobedience continues to shut it down. #StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/4iYQgI6qZ2
— TGI Justice Project (@tgijp) September 9, 2016
Commentary from Asians 4 Black Lives and Others.
#StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/q84N3NaazC
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
We are out here to #StopUrbanShield and end militarization of communities everywhere! pic.twitter.com/6lL1uxyA3M
— NISGUA (@NISGUA_Guate) September 9, 2016
#UrbanShield overshadows any interest in actual public health and disaster preparedness that is good for our communities #StopUrbanShield
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
#UrbanShield = Racism- top selling item 2015 was Black Rifles Matter
tshirt #StopUrbanShield #BLM #stopurbanshield pic.twitter.com/SvixxYfrD3— Stop Urban Shield (@StopUrbanShield) September 9, 2016
Urban Shield isn’t a training for disaster response. It’s terror in our neighborhoods. #StopUrbanShield #Palestine pic.twitter.com/OtOuer3iiN
— Stop Urban Shield (@StopUrbanShield) September 9, 2016
#UrbanShield is supposedly necessary to train first responders for disaster preparedness – but they’re training in militarized scenarios.
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
Of 7 seminars, 6 are focused on “terrorism.” Nothing on earthquakes, climate change, mental health, homelessness … (?!?!) #StopUrbanShield
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
Our communities, particularly Black people and POC, end up harmed or killed in militarized “emergency response” situations #StopUrbanShield
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
Last year, nearly $6M in DHS funds went to Alameda County Sheriff Ahern. Most of that went to #UrbanShield. #StopUrbanShield
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
Arrests and Finale.
#StopUrbanShield March has arrived at 3rd gate blocked by protestors. Helicopters circling overhead pic.twitter.com/LuznaFfnQQ
— Rebecca Pierce (@aptly_engineerd) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield protestors shown here were told to disperse by police. Continuing to stand despite police orders pic.twitter.com/Wo7bSoCGiN
— Sarah Ravani (@SarRavani) September 9, 2016
First arrest being taken in right now, protestors being loaded into transportation now. #StopUrbanShield
— #Asians4BlackLives (@Asians4BlkLives) September 9, 2016
13 people arrested at the Green Gate from @BaySolidarity & @Asians4BlkLives. Bodies on the line to #StopUrbanShield #BlackLivesMatter
— Stop Urban Shield (@StopUrbanShield) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield so final tally:20 arrests who will be cited and released for trespassing @santa Rica County jail.
— Russell Bates (@crustyrustyMAD) September 9, 2016
#TWR protesters unlocked! We’ll be back! #ThirdWorldResistance #StopUrbanShield #EndMilitarization! pic.twitter.com/nWKLHypdgH
— Stop Urban Shield (@StopUrbanShield) September 9, 2016
All of our 23 people have been released! #StopUrbanShield pic.twitter.com/aepHb9aMYL
— Stop Urban Shield (@StopUrbanShield) September 9, 2016
#StopUrbanShield Urban Shield Is Filthy Filthy, Whole Damn System Is Guilty Guilty! We don’t want no cops rolling down our blocks
— Terri Kay (@TKOakWWP) September 9, 2016
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