Weekly Updates

04/30/25On Wednesday, Stop LAPD Spying supported UCLA SJP in their screening of “The Encampments,” which was shut down by riot police. We know UCLA’s mobilization of riot cops if borne out of their fear of the students, their power, and seemingly a movie screening, and their repression is no deterrent to the continued resistance and… Read… Continue reading →

04/14This Monday, we began our Spring Break Internship with amazing high school students who began to unpack the power structures of LA, and identify and create popular education for community members. The internship went from Monday to Thursday this week! 04/15We held a press conference on Tuesday morning in front of LAPD Headquarters in order… Read… Continue reading →

04/08:This past Tuesday, the Coalition attended the Board of Police Commissioner’s meeting where we joined the families, loved ones, and communities of Anthony Sowell, Yong Yang, and Linda Becerra-Moran in continuing to uplift their lives, and to continue to fight against their murders, and all of the murders at the hands of LAPD. That evening,… Read… Continue reading →

04/01:  This past Tuesday, members from the Coalition visited local high schools to talk about our Youth Internship Program. The Coalition also held our monthly Gender and Sexuality community meeting, in which we continued to uplift Linda Becerra Moran’s story, and we debunked LAPD’s “Women’s History Month” Presentation.  04/02: On Thursday, we visited San Pedro… Read… Continue reading →

03/25This past Tuesday, we held our monthly Data Driven Policing Community Meeting, where we discussed LA’s farce of a Sanctuary City Ordinance, and the ways in which data collected by the state is always weaponized against our communities. 03/26The Coalition also presented our new Data “Fix”ation Zine at Harvey Mudd this Monday, where we spoke… Read… Continue reading →

03/11: On Tuesday, Coalition members went to the Board of Police Commissioners Meeting to honor the life of Linda Becerra-Moran, and to fight back against the continued racist, sexist, and homophobic comments and behavior that was recently re-exposed in an LA Times article relating to LAPD’s recruiting department. That evening, we held our monthly War… Read… Continue reading →

03/04:This Tuesday, the Coalition attended the Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting where we read a letter condemning the use of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and the way ALPRs share information between local and federal agencies. We also exposed the contradictions in the Sanctuary City Ordinance and the way it is a farce. That evening,… Read… Continue reading →

02/24 On Monday, the Coalition hosted Carceral Ecologies Lab to discuss the harms of LAPD helicopters. 02/25The Coalition attended the Board of Police Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday, where we debunked their performative Black History Month Presentation, and their Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) Presentation. Later that evening, we held our Data Driven Policing Meeting where… Read… Continue reading →