San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
If you find yourself face-to-face with injustice, you don’t have to feel powerless. With a phone or other recording device, you can make a profound difference. Learn to share what you see. Join BAVC, Berkeley CopWatch and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for an informative evening about your rights when documenting injustice, where to send your videos, and how to stay safe while doing so. Admission is free.
Bethany Woolman is a communications strategist with the ACLU of Northern California. This year, she’s worked to publicize and expose the covert use of social media surveillance software by police, censorship of students’ political expression in the Central Valley, reproductive health violations in California jails, and discriminatory policies in local traffic courts. Bethany is also an artist, filmmaker, and restorative justice practitioner. She graduated from Stanford University, and has called the Bay Area home since 1989 – the same year a chimney fell through her kitchen window during the Loma Prieta earthquake.
As a founding member of the first Copwatch group (Berkeley Copwatch), Andrea Prichett has been watching the police for over 26 years. From protests to patrols, Andrea has documented police activity in cities around the U.S. and helped to create some of the most basic educational materials for the Copwatch movement including, “The Copwatch Handbook”, the Copwatch “Know Your Rights” presentation and she also contributed to the video “These Streets Are Watching”. In addition, Andrea has facilitated a UC Berkeley DeCal class, “Community Based Police Accountability” for over 15 years.