Refuse and
Resist!

Stop Police Brutality!

It's a nationwide epidemic -
It has to stop!

Stop the Harassment of the family of Malcolm Ferguson: "...At her son's memorial on March 1, 2002, in front of the police precinct in Soundview, the neighborhood where her son was killed, the police hauled out 30 riot-equipped cops to intimidate the march and rally..."
March for Justice -- One Year Later: "...We will demonstrate to the city, the nation, and the world that we continue our call for justice. We shall carry on the fight for human rights and for democracy in Cincinnati..."
Pakistani: Police Beat Me -- Internal Affairs to investigate immigrant's claim: "...one cop he sees my face and he says, 'Taliban,'" Iqbal said in a phone interview. "That's the only word he said, and he hit me in my face and after that I don't know how many people were hitting me - six or eight..."
Justice for Georgy Louisgene and all other victims of police terror: "...Police Commissioner Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg's hasty conclusion that the shooting is "justified" contrasts with witness reports and their own medical examiner's findings of entry wounds in Georges's back..."
500 NYC Officers to Be Issued High-Powered Weapons: "...officers will be equipped with assault rifles and submachine guns in addition to their standard-issue handguns. The allocation will double the number of officers with high- powered weapons..."
December 8, 2001 -- Mumia Demo Attacked!: "...This is a dangerous time for the people. In this post-September 11th atmosphere, it is clear the police are more emboldened than before to conduct themselves with gross brutality, confidant of impunity. We need to resist..."
Wear Black -- Newsletter of the National Office of the October 22nd Coalition [540K PDF]: "...the 6th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation (NDP), represented a tremendous victory for our Coalition and for the movement to stop police brutality..."
Police Chemist's Missteps Cause Okla. Scandal: "...a reexamination of her work has freed a convicted rapist and a death row inmate, overturned a death sentence, and called into question the evidence used to execute a man last year..."
In New York, Police Brutality Is Back: "...officers have been exploiting the hero worship of the NYPD by waging vicious attacks on members of the suspect class. Civil rights watchdogs claim that complaints about menacing cops, beatings, and wrongful arrests are mounting. "Our files are bulging with charges of police brutality that occurred after September 11..."
Activists Condemn Free Fire Zone on Civil Liberties: "...On the day the US Senate passed sweeping new repressive legislation, federal court judge Holderman followed the script in Chicago by upholding the Federal Government's ban on free expression in Federal Plaza..."
Refuse and Resist! Statement for October 22, 2001: "...Refuse & Resist! joins the parents who've lost loved ones to police brutality and murder -- who have been apowerful inspiration to us all -- in demanding an end to police brutality..."
Our Resistance To This Official Brutality Cannot Stop: "...the killing by law enforcement has continued and the repression has heightened to ridiculous levels, the need to continue and fight is more greater today than ever..."
Call for 2001 National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality: "...On October 22, 2001, people of all races and many different backgrounds will take to the streets across the country to say in one loud voice: STOP POLICE BRUTALITY!..."
Endorsements of the Call for a National Day of Protest - October 22: "...Parents/Families of People Killed by Law Enforcement Agents...Individuals and Organizations..."
National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality -- New York, NY: "...Monday, October 22, 4:00 PM, Assemble at Union Square ... On October 22, 2001, people of all races and many different backgrounds will take to the streets across the country..."
October 22nd Coalition of New York Statement to the Asian Community: "...for those of us who are the most vulnerable in society -- the poor, the youth, people of color, and immigrants -- we cannot afford to suffer amnesia. For us, normalcy means the continued repressive climate of racism and brutality..."
Take To The Streets On October 22 -- The Fight To Stop Police Brutality Must Go On!: "...We must continue the fight to stop police brutality, police murder and official violence. We must fight the government's efforts to use this situation to expand repressive laws and policies. We must fight their plans to criminalize even more sections of the people..."
Public Service Announcements About Police Brutality to Air October 6 - 15: "...The National Office of the October 22nd Coalition Against Police Brutality Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation has scheduled 5 PSA spots on Black Entertainment Television (BET) between October 5 and October 15..."
Don't Let the State Explot Our Grief! No More Stolen Lives - Here or Anywhere: "...With the help of the media, law enforcement has taken the racial profiling that we have seen for years directed towards Black and Latino people to new levels with the many arrests of "suspicious people" and with the indefinite detainment of Muslim immigrants..."
7th Annual Day of Remembrance for Nicholas Naquan Heyward, Jr.: "...The family of Nichlas Naquan Heyward, Jr. invites you to lend your support by attending this Day of Remembrance..."
"maybe now is the time for new people": "...Carlo didn't accept the notion that eight leaders of the world should decide the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. Here in Genoa you do not need to go far to see the victims of their policies..."
Report from Cincinnati - April 16, 2001: "...About half an hour after the funeral ended many people were walking home or were still socializing outdoors. It was then that we saw the police drive up Liberty Street, stop at Elm St (about four blocks away from the church) and fire bean bag bullets at the crowd..."
Murder and Protest In the Streets of Cincinnati: "...Saturday, April 7 - Early in the morning when it was still dark, nineteen-year old Timothy Thomas was shot and killed by Cincinnati Police..."
National October 22nd Coalition Applauds Cincinnati Protest of Police Murders: "...For too long cops have swaggered thru our communities acting like they have a license to brutalize and kill. Yet when the people stand up and resist, they are condemned by the authorities and the media..."
Remember Timothy Thomas! Support the Cincinnati Resisters!: "...People will express their outrage to injustice in many ways and Refuse and Resist! supports doing this. Today, as the politics of cruelty intensify, it is extremely important when people stand up against injustice and repression..."
"The People Have Risen In Cincinnati": "...This show of community resistance was in direct response to the shooting of Over-The-Rhine resident, nineteen year old Timothy Thomas, by a District One police officer..."
Refuse & Resist! Courageous Resister Awards to Nicholas Heyward Sr. and the South Bronx Resisters: "...After being arrested going into October 22, 2000, Nicholas Heyward Sr. and the South Bronx Resisters came out strong on October 22...."
Overview of Nation Day of Protest - October 22, 2000: "...Events marking October 22 were held in over 70 areas across the country, and over 12,000 people participated in these events. These were people of different races and from different backgrounds, women and men, immigrant and native born, coming together to say in a loud, unified voice: STOP POLICE BRUTALITY!..."
Arrested for Standing Up to Police Brutality: "...cops broke down the door and burst in, shields in place, guns drawn. Everyone in the apartment was forced to lie face-down on the floor. The six Oct. 22 and RCYB activists and the four people who lived in the apartment were handcuffed and arrested..."
STOP Official Brutality & Repression in Tulia, Texas: "...The result has been the ethnic cleansing of young male blacks from Tulia. Thirty three of Tulia's children have been left parentless and are being raised by other family members..."
Leonard Peltier Supports National Day of Protest: "...I want to encourage you to continue your efforts to stop police violence, because your voices are critical to this struggle. Your stories have the ability to teach and to touch all kinds of people...."
Mumia Speaks at Redeem the Dream 2000: "...What Dr. King was questioning was the economic infrastructure and the political superstructure of capitalist America, which in his words, "produces beggars." So what does that mean now? If you truly want to "redeem the dream," then follow his example: ask questions about the whole society..."
Call For National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality - October 22, 2000: "...Across the country the epidemic of police brutality continues to intensify. From Los Angeles, where the L.A.P.D. is engulfed in the largest police scandal in U.S. history, to New York where the courts allowed the cops who gunned down Amadou Diallo in a hail of 41 bullets to walk free..."
Mothers Organized Against Police Terror Rally to Stop Police Brutality: "...May 13 is the day before Mothers Day, a day of sadness for so many mothers who have lost children to police terror, more than 2,000 since 1990!..."
Unjust Verdict for Amadou Diallo!: "...I realized what we're fighting is about more than my son or Amadou Diallo or all the other victims. It's about all the people..."
It's Up To The People To Get Justice For Amadou!: "...41 bullets. The court asks you to put yourself in the cop's shoes. We ask you to put yourself in Amadou's shoes...."
La Resistencia Condemns Acquittal of Police Who Murdered Amadou Diallo: "...Is Amadou's life not worth justice? Should we not be disgusted by this slap in the face? We demand justice for our brother..."
Defend Efia Nwangaza: "...Attorney Efia Nwangaza is currently facing a criminal contempt charge by the Office of the Attorney General of the state of South Carolina for boldly and consistently standing for justice for victims of police abuse..."
Initial Listing of Events Happening on October 22, 1999: "...Berkeley...Chico...Los Angeles...Oakland...San Francisco...Santa Cruz..."
Endorsements for October 22 - National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality: "...Politicians and police departments nationwide seem to think police brutality is not a problem. Well, these people know it is:..."
New stolen lives book is available now!: "...This book is essential for anyone who wants to know the true size of the police brutality problem, or anyone who is working to bring attention to it and put a stop to it..."
NYPD's Bloody Month of August 1999: "...We need to stand with the families of Stolen Lives, demanding justice, and we are calling on all those who want justice to come out on October 22, for the 4th Annual National Day of Protest..."
Call For October 22, 1999: "...the 4th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and The Criminalization of A Generation..." (PDF flyer)
Stolen Lives Commemoration - April 19, 1999: "... This event is one of many around the country, nationally coordinated, adding these and other names to the already too large Stolen Lives list...."
National Emergency March for Justice - Against Police Brutality - April 3, 1999: "... The crisis between communities of color and the police has become a National Emergency - the bitter harvest of more than two decades of misguided public policies..."
The Missing Entries In The US Report On Human Rights: "... "One could very well say that this year, like every other, there will be 50 entries missing from the State Department report: from Alabama to Wyoming," Amnesty International said, deploring the USA's hypocritical stance...."
Justice for Brennan King! Jail the Killer Cop!: "... Witnesses say that after the first shot, Brennan begged the cop not to kill him. Then they heard six more methodical shots. King was well known and liked in the community. He was stolen from his family..."
War on Crime: "... The SFPD used SWAT-style equipment to raid a Western Addition housing project. Does military gear encourage military policing?..."
Report on Oct 22 National Day of Protest events: "... Newsletter #2 - November 1, 1998...More people came out in more cities, a much greater variety of organizations and individuals participated in the marches, rallies and meetings, and the message got out stronger than ever before..."
Police Attack Cabrini-Green Youth en route to Oct.22 Protest: "... As 70 residents of the Cabrini-Green housing project assembled to wait for two buses and several cars to take them to Daley Plaza, at least eight squad cars pulled up and police got out with their guns drawn, illegally searched, and verbally abused them..."
Abuses in America Put Under Scrutiny: "...Amnesty International is launching its first worldwide campaign aimed at the United States..."
USA: A pick-and-choose approach to human rights: "...Amnesty International's campaign will highlight abuses by US police and prison officials -- often carried out with high tech repression..."
October 22 Internet Action!: "...Be Part of an Electronic Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation!..."
National Day of Protest, October 22, 1998: "...Against Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation..."
National Tribunal on Police Brutality and Misconduct: "...a gathering of national and local leaders as well as community activists and victims/ family members of police brutality to provide testimonies to the tribunal about the ongoing epidemic of police brutality..."
Good News: But Keep Up the Struggle for Justice for Anthony Baez: "...It's about time! The conviction in Federal Court of ex-NYPD police officer Francis Livoti for violating the civil rights of Anthony Baez is a victory in the battle for justice for Anthony Baez and his family..."
Stolen Lives: Killed and Brutalized by Police: "..."Stolen Lives belongs to those whose lives have been ended by the police. They cannot speak for themselves, but we can and will..."
Death As A Result Of Excessive Use Of Force By Law Enforcement Officials: "...Report of the (United Nations) Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, mission to the United States of America ..."
Budzyn Must Serve Maxiumum Time: "...A Statement From the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality..."
National Day of Protest, October 22nd, 1998: "...Against Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation..."
Urgent Alert For Eddie (Goodman) Africa #AM4974: "...Eddie's sister Merle died March 13th while imprisoned at SCI Cambridge Springs, under suspicious circumstances and as of this date he has not been allowed to call home..."
Merle Africa Autobiography: "...I've been a member of the MOVE Organization since 1973 and these 22 years have been the most satisfying and happiest I have ever experienced despite the 18 years unjustly spent in prison and vicious brutal murder of my family experienced at the hands of the system, May 13, 1985..."
All About Merle Africa - from the MOVE Organization: "...An innocent woman spent twenty years of her life in prison and died under very suspicious circumstances. MOVE wants to know what killed our sister...."
Merle Austin Africa Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances: "...We were not allowed any information and only after Merle's mother insisted was she told that Merle had died..."
October 22nd Coalition National Newsletter #4: "...October 22nd actions have succeeded in building the bridge for people to walk across -- clergy, lawyers, artists, prominent people stand together with youth from the neighborhoods and families of victims and shout: NO MORE POLICE BRUTALITY!..."
Joe Friday poster from R&R Artists Network: "...Bad Apples Never Fall Far from the Tree..."
Statement of the Louima Family On October 22nd / No Police Brutality Day: "...we urge all organizations and individuals to wear Black on that day to symbolize the voices that have been silenced through police brutality..."
ADOPT A SPOT! Stop Police Brutality Public Service Announcements Released: "...The Public Service Announcement (PSAs) videos spotlight the "Stolen Lives Project". This project is compiling and publicizing a list of all the people around the country who have died at the hands of the police since 1990..."
Warn the Town - The Beast Is Loose: "...Kids in our society have always been treated as second-class citizens - whether we're thrown out of malls cuz we 'take away' from their appeal to shoppers, get silenced in school when we challenge authority figures, or get jacked up on the streets by cops who know they'll get away with it..." PDF flyer for the NDP (265 K)
San Francisco Bay Area October 22 News: No Police Brutality Day Calendar, PSA info, Stolen Lives Wall - A Traveling Memorial...
Demonstrate Against the Death Penalty in Philadelphia: "...Refuse & Resist! joins with the Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty and the many other organizations and individuals of conscience..."
from Urban Guerilla Poets: "...from theveland to belfast
a mothers son sits in jail on $100,000 bail
no regrets, just strength and a wish list
where a mothers son won't be sitting on death row ..."
Police Brutality: More than Just A Few Bad Apples: "...people are aware of the recent increase in police brutality and murder either from personal experience or from those cases that make the news. These cases are reported by the media as individual incidents and are explained as the actions of "a few bad cops." But this analysis fails to notice the nation-wide increase in police brutality and the fact that very few cops are actually prosecuted for their crimes..."
Marching on the Children's Crusade: "...For over a half mile they stretched along Route 21 in western Pennsylvania's rural Greene County. Children wearing bright yellow T-shirts, girls' heads wreathed in garlands of flowers..."
Children Prevail in March Against Death Penalty: "...The Children's Crusade to Death Row can proceed as planned, according to a settlement reached today between the Department of Corrections and the Bruderhof Foundation, sponsors of the Crusade..."
October 22, 1997 - National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality: "...Wear Black! - It's a nationwide epidemic - POLICE BRUTALITY - It's a national outrage. It has to stop! ..."
Children's Crusade to Death Row: "...To save people's lives & abolish the death penalty, To stand with the victims, To crusade for justice with all children of the World, To inform America about political prisoners, To show we care!.."
Press Release from Food Not Bombs: "...In a new attack on activists who are critical of Government and corporate priorities in San Francisco, hunger and homeless activist Keith McHenry was jailed, yet again, as part of a pattern of government harassment of FOOD NOT BOMBS, political and community activists, and of the homeless and poor people...."
Food Not Bombs Co-Founder Keith Mchenry Beaten, Arrested: "...The assault on Keith occurred as the long-time homeless rights activist was attempting to deliver food to the "Beggar's Banquet" protest outside the mayor's conference..."
The Militarization of 'Mayberry': "...In a nationwide survey of 690 law enforcement agencies serving cities with populations with 50,000 or more, the researchers found that 90 percent now have active SWAT teams, compared with 60 percent in the early 1980s..."
South Bronx Speakout Against Police Brutality and Murder: "...sponsored by the October 22nd Coalition Against Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. It is part of the Stolen Lives Project, a national effort to bring documenation about police murders by U.S. police and border patrol in the 1990's out into the open..."

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