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On Monday, May 11 at 4:00 PM, we are calling on our community to show up in force to the BART Police Civilian Review Board Meeting and demand the immediate resignation of Deputy Chief Antoinette Turner.

What we saw was not just misconduct.
It was violence.
It was kidnapping.

Footage shows Shaquille Coleman, an unhoused Black man, being assaulted by San Leandro police officers, his hair violently pulled, and then taken across city lines and dumped in Oakland. At the scene was Antoinette Turner, then a lieutenant, watching and laughing as it happened.

That is not public safety.
That is abuse, displacement, and a complete disregard for human dignity.

Today, Turner holds a top leadership role at BART overseeing so-called “Progressive Policing and Community Engagement.” There is nothing progressive about violence. There is nothing about this that reflects community.

Turner previously served as an Internal Affairs investigator at BART Police, a role meant to uphold integrity and investigate misconduct. Instead, she stood by and enabled harm. At the same time, she holds regional leadership positions, including Vice President of the Bay Area chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and participates in youth engagement through the Boys & Girls Club.

She is not fit to hold any of these positions.

The response from BART leadership has only deepened the crisis. When asked about this, BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin refused accountability and walked away from reporters. That is not leadership. That is a culture of impunity.We are not letting this go.

We are demanding the immediate resignation of Deputy Chief Antoinette Turner.

SHOW UP. SPEAK OUT. PACK THE ROOM.

In Person:
2150 Webster St, Oakland (BART Board Room)

By Phone:
(833) 548-0282
Access Code: 851 7951 8861

Zoom:
bit.ly/BART11

Public Comment:
BPCRB@bart.gov
Subject: “public comment”

This is about dignity.

This is about accountability.

This is about making it clear that our communities will not tolerate this.

Bring your voice. Bring your people. Be ready to speak truth.

Because accountability does not come from inside these systems. It comes from us.

In Solidarity,