Signatories to the November complaint against Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick for untruthful statements relating to the August 2017 West Oakland ICE raid issued a letter on January 16 asking for City of Oakland investigator Joan Suape to be…
By JP Massar. Originally published on Daily Kos On the day Homeland Security announced planning for a major immigration raid in the Bay Area in response to sanctuary city laws… U.S. immigration officials have begun preparing for a major sweep…
Oakland’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously on January 9th to end all cooperation between the Oakland Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations/ICE; six months after cancelling a memorandum of understanding and five months after OPD assisted in a West Oakland…
By Brian Hofer Dear members and allies of Oakland Privacy: 2017 has been both a remarkable and frustrating year. While the raging dumpster fire that is our national political discourse seems to get worse by the day, Oakland Privacy and…
By J.P Massar Oakland Privacy members provided the impetus for the showing of ‘National Bird’ at the OMNI Commons on November 19th. It is the story of three service members enmeshed in the US government’s drone war; its effect…
By Tamara Dalloul On October 5th, I had the opportunity to attend a Sanctuary City meeting in Oakland City Hall. It was both surreal and eye opening to witness the behind the scenes work that Oakland’s Privacy Commission has put…
by Lindsey Krantz Why did I join Oakland Privacy? I joined OP because surveillance scares me. OP fights back and its camaraderie emboldens me. I joined OP because mass outdoor surveillance leads to the criminalization of the status of homelessness.…
By Admin As November ended, Americans took pause and celebrated Thanksgiving, a time intended for friends and family, for showing gratitude and coexisting in peace. A time which, as a growing number of dissenting voices have pointed out, provides many…
By Tracy Rosenberg (Originally published at Huffington Post) U.S. media outlets have done a fairly good job outlining the injustices and cruelties of the broken immigration system and the rogue federal agency that enforces it: ICE. Abuses ranging from…
A letter of support was filed showing broadbased support for the City of Berkeley to adopt a Surveillance and Community Safety Ordinance. Community Support Letter Berkeley