Weekly Updates

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! On Sunday, May 1st, the Coalition supported LA CAN’s Women’s Wellness Retreat. We’re so glad to have been a part of such an incredible day. A special congratulations to Monique and Jamie Rae, co-coordinators of Sunday’s festivities, for successfully organizing this beautiful event. Earlier on… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! On Monday (4/25) our Academic Complicity group held their monthly meeting. The group has been mapping the spectrum of academic complicity that serves state violence. They’ve also been discussing ways to create support and accountability structures for academics whose work is considered too political due to… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! On Saturday (4/16) the Coalition held its SECOND presentation at the Noname Bookclub. We dove deep into our report Automating Banishment the Surveillance and Policing of Looted Land, engaging in collective conversation with attendees about our findings. Topics discussed spanned from the history of… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! Tuesday’s (4/12) monthly War on Youth Webinar provided newcomers to the fight with a recap of the LAPD’s Providing Alternatives to Hinder Extremism (PATHE) program, and its recent funding through the DHS Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant. Maraky reviewed the journey… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! On Saturday (4/2) the Coalition’s SARA Work Group met with Echo Park Lake community members to review our findings about the SARA program and to better develop an effective outreach plan to build power among those who felt the brunt of police violence… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! On Monday (3/21) the Coalition held its second Academic Complicity Work Group meeting, led by our coordinating team member Shakeer. The group has been mapping the spectrum of academic complicity that surround policing. They’ve also been discussing ways to create support and accountability… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! Tuesday’s (3/15) Webinar was a continuation of our deep dive into the report, Automating Banishment: The Surveillance and Policing of Looted Land, with Tuesday covering Part 4 of the report. Deshonay Dozier, Shakeer Rahman, alongside Paul Boden of WRAP and Pancake, General Dogon, and Natosha of… Continue reading →

Dear friends, check out some of the work we have been doing! The first half of our week was largely focused on the fight against the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant at City Council. The grant had been agendized for a vote on Wednesday March 9th. We spent the week mobilizing our base and… Continue reading →