Civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt filed an amicus curiae brief opposing the Alameda County District Attorney’s motion to dismiss the voluntary manslaughter case against former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher, arguing that the evidence surrounding Steven Taylor’s killing required evaluation by a jury.
The Anti Police-Terror Project has relaunched MH First, a community-driven crisis response program, and opened the First Responders: Survivors Line, a hotline for those harmed by law enforcement, to provide trauma-informed support and promote community-based safety.
The Anti Police-Terror Project is raising concerns about the Alameda County District Attorney’s handling of police accountability cases after the prosecution decided not to contest the defense motion to dismiss all charges against former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher, who shot and killed Steven Taylor inside a Walmart in 2020.
The fight for justice in Alameda County has been ongoing for decades, with community members and organizations refusing to let the memory of those killed by police fade away, despite attempts by the system to protect itself.
The Oakland City Council’s unanimous rejection of the reappointments of two Police Commission members was met with backlash from the Anti Police-Terror Project, which accused the council of ignoring the law and disrespecting the democratic will of the Oaklanders who fought to create the commission.
Doug Martin, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, died at age 36 after being detained by the Oakland Police Department, sparking outrage and calls for accountability from the Anti Police-Terror Project.
After years of delays, the case of Steven Taylor’s killing is back before Alameda County prosecutors, with his family and supporters demanding that former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher face trial as scheduled, while his attorney presses for the case to be dismissed.
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has condemned the Oakland Police Department’s decision to encrypt all radio communications, citing it as an attack on public oversight and transparency.
Decarcerate Sacramento and the Anti Police-Terror Project have alleged that Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper illegally shut down their mutual aid program outside the downtown Main Jail, while threatening to arrest volunteers, in violation of their First Amendment rights.
Hundreds of Black-led and immigrant-led groups held a rally at Oakland City Hall to demand an end to deadly police chases, ICE raids, and the criminalization of Black immigrants, and to signal a long-term strategy to resist white supremacy in law enforcement, policy, surveillance, deportation systems, and public narrative.
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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