Contacts and List of Assembly Points for October 22, 2012
Last updated 25 October 2012. Information is posted as it is received, so check later if your area is not listed yet - contacts for areas with actions in previous years are included.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1:00pm assemble in front of Mayor's Office
2:30pm march to Albuquerque Police Department at 4th & Roma NW
3:00pm rally at 4th & Roma NW, with candlelight vigil at dusk
505-712-5837
Atlanta, Georgia
4:00pm Assemble at Troy Davis (Woodruff) Park, 91 Peachtree NE
4:45pm March to Atlanta City Detention Center, 254 Peachtree Street SW
770-861-3339
Austin, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Boston, Massachusetts
8:00pm Motivate Monday at Church of Boston, 69 Kilmarnock Street (21+)
Young, Gifted, in Black! - National Day of Protest of Brutality - Wear all black to show your support
Central Valley, California
October 20:
2nd Annual Caravan of Resistance Against Police Brutality
Caravan begins in Modesto
12:00pm meet at the Downtown Jail on 12th and I Street
1:30pm Manteca meet at Manteca Police Station at 1001 W Center Street
3:00pm Stockton meet at March Lane and Pacific Avenue
5:00pm Rally and BBQ at Weberstown Park at Kentfield and Surrey
209-518-7997 or 209-513-4421
Chicago, Illinois
Meetups:
1:00pm at 63rd & Halstead (South Side)
3:00pm at Division & Pulaski (West Side)
3:30pm at Milwaukee, Division & Ashland (North Side)
5:00pm citywide convergence in front of the Cook County Courthouse/Cook County jail complex, 2650 S. California Avenue
312-933-9586
Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:30pm assemble at Miller Park Flag Poles (corner of MLK and Georgia)
6:00pm march (downtown) and rally
Cleveland, Ohio
3:00pm across from Tower City
3:30pm Rally
4:00pm March to County Jail
216-761-9293
Dayton, Ohio
Detroit, Michigan
11:30am Frank Murphy Hall of Injustice
3:30pm Larned Street by Coleman Young Municipal Center
313-204-2906
Freehold, New Jersey
Fresno, California
5:00pm Vigil at corner of N Street and Mariposa, across from the Downtown Library/Fresno Police Department
559-250-2434
Greensboro, North Carolina
4:00pm rally at the new Guilford County jail, South Edgeworth Street & West Sycamore Street
5:30pm march through Smith Homes Community, Freeman Mill Road & Florida Street
336-790-7134
Houston, Texas
4:00pm converge at Market Square Park (Travis and Preston Downtown)
5:00pm march to Houston Police Department headquarters at 1200 Travis
Bring your whistles, drums, and signs!
7:00pm brief Know Your Rights workshop and Copwatch session with Peaceful Streets Project-Houston
Humboldt/Eureka/Redwood Curtain, California
October 11, 6:00pm-8:30pm Open Mic Against Police Brutality at Garden Bliss, 3rd and E Streets, Arcata
Know Your Rights Workshops: How to Handle Encounters with Police
October 13, 1:30pm-5:30pm at 932 Crescent Way, Sunny Brae Arcata
October 16, 1:30pm-5:30pm at Got Respect Store (formerly Wild Horse Records), 760 Redwood Drive, Garberville
October 20, 1:30pm-5:30pm at PARC, Eureka
October 22 & 23: Days of Action Against Police Brutality - No School * No Work
October 22:
1:00pm rally and lunch at Old Town Gazebo (F & 2nd), followed by march
4:00pm dinner and preparation at Cesar Chavez Park (14th & E, Eureka)
6:00pm Picket the Perpetrators of Corruption!
9:00pm write letters to prisoners & all night vigil at Cesar Chavez Park (14th & E, Eureka)
October 23:
9:00am community breakfast at Eureka City Hall (5th & K)
11:00am walk through community in honor of Chris Burgess
3:00pm food, gathering, free flow speaking and music at Highland Hark (Highland & Fairfield)
707-633-4493
Kansas City, Missouri
3:00pm-5:00pm CST KCBLR.org Internet Radio out of Kansas City, MO will be broadcasting "Talk Of The People it is the Criminal N'Justice System." Supporters/participants are encouraged to tune in and call in 816-920-7145
Las Vegas, Nevada
6:00pm-8:00pm Stanley Gibson Vigil & Police Brutality Protest at Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue
Los Angeles, California
2:00pm gather at Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive Street
3:00pm march to City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street
4:30pm rally
6:00pm vigil
323-446-7459
Minneapolis, Minnesota
All Day Mobile Know Your Rights Training
8:00am start at Nicollet Mall, 7th and Nicollet, but join in any time
We'll hit the streets with our "rightsmobile" cart to teach people about their rights when dealing with police. We'll be out during morning and afternoon rush hours and at homeless shelters throughout the day.
Call 612-874-7867 for our location.
New Orleans, Louisiana
11:00am at New Orleans Police Department, 715 South Broad Street
New York, New York
4:00pm Assemble at Union Square South, Manhattan for teach-in, rally, and march
866-235-7814 (toll-free voicemail and fax)
Olympia, Washington
5:00pm at Pergola at Sylvester Park, walking through sites where OPD have used excessive force
Oxnard, California
5:00pm at Del Sol Park
805-328-4763
Phoenix, Arizona
7:00pm Race Traitor Politics workshop at Rusty Spoke, 1023 Grant Avenue, Phoenix
"This event is in recognition of 10/22 as National Day Against Police Brutality"
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00pm at Freedom Corner
412-867-9213
Raleigh, North Carolina
919-720-2379
Richmond, Virginia
St. Louis, Missouri
6:00pm at Kiener Plaza, downtown St. Louis
San Bernardino, California
October 24:
11:00am-1:00pm Police Brutality Awareness Day at San Bernardino Valley College, 701 South Mount Vernon Avenue
San Diego, California
5:00pm at City Heights Performance Annex, 3791 Fairmount Avenue
March down University Avenue to I-15 overpass for a short rally
March back to the park for speakers, San Diego Victim Roll Call, info booths and more
San Francisco/Bay Area, California
4:00pm rally at Oscar Grant Plaza, 14th and Broadway, Oakland
March to Oakland Jail (The Alameda County Pipeline to Prison)
510-206-0742
Seattle, Washington
5:00pm Assemble at Westlake Park, 4th and Pine, Seattle
Rally starts at 5:30pm, followed by a march through downtown Seattle
206-264-5527
5:00pm at National Day Against Police Brutality & Mass Incarceration Community Forum
Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th Street NW (U Street Stop on the Metro Green Line)
Sponsored by NAACP, National Black United Front, Jobs Not Jails Coalition
202-525-3449
Wichita, Kansas
October 22:
October 25:
7:00pm Know Your Rights Workshop at New Day Christian Church, 5221 E. Elm Street
CANADA
Montreal, QC
6:30pm 480 Gilford, Métro Laurier (St-Joseph exit)
514-848-7583