The Anti Police-Terror Project and the Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation are calling on the Oakland City Council to restore funding for the city’s cultural affairs manager position, which would be eliminated to fund a five-year contract to lease vehicles for the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland People’s Budget Coalition (OPBC) is calling for a budget that prioritizes investments in working-class, BIPOC, immigrant, and unhoused communities over police expansion, and is urging the city to finalize a budget that reflects the values and survival needs of Oakland communities by June 30.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is calling for an end to high-speed vehicle pursuits by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Oakland neighborhoods after a recent incident resulted in the death of an innocent bystander, and is holding a candlelight vigil to protest the state’s prioritization of “law-and-order rhetoric” over community safety.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) expressed outrage over the acquittal of police officers involved in the killing of Tyre Nichols, calling the verdict a “public execution” and a reminder that the criminal legal system is designed to preserve police power.
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