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Zionist Instrumentalization of the Global War on Terror
Read our article with Palestinian Youth Movement, originally published in “The Terror Trap: The Impact of the War on Terror in Muslim Communities Since 9/11” (convened by the Coalition for Civil Freedoms, The Bridge Initiative, CAGE, the Center for Islam and Global Affairs, the Muslim Justice League, ICNA Council for Social Justice, and United Voices… Read… Continue reading →
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Letter to Mayor and City Council on LAPD’s $213 Budget Increase Proposal
We are community groups writing to oppose LAPD’s pending demand for a $213 million increase to its operational spending for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. If approved, this would be LAPD’s largest ever funding increase. Last November, the Board of Police Commissioners voted to approve this spending increase barely one business day after LAPD released its 687-page… Read… Continue reading →
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Mayoral Candidates Vowing to Renew War on Our People
STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Los Angeles Community Action Network and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition Mayoral candidates are starting to trot out their “public safety” proposals. While some of the rhetoric and outward dressing varies, the substance across the board all appears to be the same: vows to increase police hiring and spending at the… Read… Continue reading →
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2016 AFT Letter Against FBI Don’t Be a Puppet Program
August 2016 letter from American Federation of Teachers AFT written against the FBI’s “Don’t be a Puppet” program, which was part of the overall CVE/PVE programs. Continue reading →
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Another “Reform” Proposal Expanding the Police State
Last summer LAPD violently cracked down on the George Floyd rebellion, arresting over 4,000 people. Throughout history, politicians have responded to LAPD’s violence toward critics with expansions of police resources rather than addressing the community’s criticism. This same cycle of police crackdowns followed by police expansion followed the Ferguson uprising, the 1992 uprising, and the… Read… Continue reading →
