Photo credits: Alyssa (@alyssa011968) Video taken by Mollie Costello. Read a perspective on the year long journey of the Blueford Family and the Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition: What Do You Do When No One With Power Will Stand Up For You? How Do You Go On? 49130
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On the one year anniversary of Alan’s murder by OPD Officer Miguel Masso, we will honor Alan with a candlelight vigil. We will start at Sunnyside Park (Carter Verdese Park) and walk to the site where he was murdered, at the 9200 block of Birch St. Candles will be provided. Rest in power, Alan! 20 Dec 1993 – 6 May, 2012. When: Sunday, May 5th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Where: Sunnyside Park (Verdese Carter Park), Bancroft & 98th St, East Oakland (Please park at Sunnyside Park, not on Birch … Continued
Kayla Moore died in police custody after City of Berkeley officers were called to her apartment in downtown Berkeley on February 12th, 2013. Not much is known about what went down because the Berkeley Police have refused to release any information about what transpired that night, and indeed have gone so far as to ‘request’ that the Alameda County Coroner withhold the Coroner’s Report on her death from the public and from the family. Berkeley Copwatch has been working with the family of Kayla Moore to obtain information about what … Continued
(protest against the Sheriff tomorrow (Tuesday).) Alameda County’s elected Sheriff Greg Ahern may not be Joe Arpaio, but he sure seems like he’s trying. Not only did Sheriff Ahern months ago refuse to listen to the people and stop cooperating with ICE (the Federal agency in charge of deportations), but just yesterday he told the people he does not believe he serves to f*** off yet again (in not quite so many words). Here’s how it came down. Back in January, hundreds of people protested and testified at a hearing … Continued
This morning, April 19, at around 9:00 a.m., Alameda County sheriff’s deputies arrived and got into GG’s house through the side door. A real estate agent, Phi Nguyen, accompanied the deputies. GG was there, and so was her tenant (whom we believe has a right to be separately evicted and 90 days to comply). The deputies demanded that they both leave and when Gigi argued. one of them pulled a gun on her. GG and her tenant both left. The deputies eventually left, leaving at two security guards. A locksmith … Continued
On Saturday, April 13th at Arroyo Park in Oakland the Justice 4 Alan Blueford Coalition held a BBQ and rally in support of the Blueford family and to protest the continued employment and lack of prosecution of Miguel Masso for the murder of Alan Blueford by Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley. At least two hundred and fifty people were fed from 1:00 PM until the event ended at 5:00 PM. Along with Adam and Jeralyn, Alan Blueford’s parents, family members of those killed by police violence who spoke to … Continued
Please join us for a free community BBQ with a health booth, music, activities for kids, and much more. OPD officer Miguel Masso murdered 18 year-old Alan Blueford last May 6th in Deep East Oakland. As Alan was laying on the ground with his hands raised his last words were “I didn’t do anything.” The Justice For Alan Blueford Coalition has been fighting to get officer Masso fired and prosecuted, rallying and marching, shutting down City Council, and occupying the District Attorney’s office. Come out and share some food and … Continued
GG is still in her home! And we are still fighting with her. On Friday, 4/5/13, GG, friends, members of the Occupy Oakland Foreclosure Defense Group and members of ACCE invaded the US Bank at the Kaiser Building Plaza on 20th St. near Snow Park. The bank immediately locked its doors but not before most of the crew made it inside. We demanded that a bank official fax GG’s demand letter to the powers-that-be at US Bank HQ. After about forty-five minutes the demand letter had been sent, with the … Continued
GG, one of Occupy Oakland’s stalwarts these many months, had managed to stave off US Bank – which put her into a fraudulant loan she couldn’t pay and then foreclosed on her – for a long time. Judges had granted her stays of eviction and told US Bank to negotiate a loan modification with GG for years, but the negotiations never happened, and now, it seems, the gig is up. The latest stay expired on Friday, and a new judge has yet to rule on an extended stay of eviction. … Continued