[sudo-discuss] Fwd: This Sat. 6pm: Organizing mtg to stop Oakland's mass surveillance system, NSA protest in SF

[David Keenan]

Hugely, massively important. Unfortunately I will be out of town this
weekend but I will forward this widely and will be there Tuesday for sure,
as should we all.

On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Marc Juul wrote:

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> From: actionforprogress <actionforprogress at gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
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> Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 10:35 PM
> Subject: This Sat. 6pm: Organizing mtg to stop Oakland's mass surveillance
> system, NSA protest in SF
> To: ad hoc network <actionforprogress at gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'actionforprogress at gmail.com');>>
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> Hi all,
>
> Please attend an organizing meeting to stop the warrantless surveillance
> of our communities this Saturday, Nov. 16 at 6pm at the Sudo Room in
> Oakland at 2141 Broadway at Broadway and 22nd st.  The entrance is on 22nd
> St.
>
> Oakland City Council is trying to create a mass Orwellian surveillance
> center (called the Domain Awareness Center), that would allow police to
> track all residents and visitors. This center would centralize surveillance
> camera footage, phone calls, licence plate readings, and social media
> information for use by local and federal law enforcement. This will most
> likely lead to drones and facial recognition technology. The Department
> of Homeland Security is behind this project with a $7 million dollar grant
> to fund it. In the wake of the Oscar Grant, Trayvon, and Occupy revolts, as
> well as the continuing push by local elites to gentrify the bay area, such
> a project is paramount in the suppression of the local population. The
> ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and even the NY Times all agree
> that this is an unprecedented attack on our civil liberties.
>
> The NY Times basically warned its readers of the larger implications of
> these systems as they can spread to more cities.  Oakland will be the
> leader in this tactic and it is a shame the city council has already gone
> forward as much as it has.
>
> We are organizing for a community response and rally for this Tuesday at
> City Hall to SHUT THIS PLAN DOWN!
>
> Please attend the organizing meeting this Saturday at 6pm to help us
> increase our numbers and make an impact.  Recently we have seen working
> class people of color and activists from Oakland fight successfully against
> the proposed youth curfew.  If we bring enough people to City Hall, we can
> stop this!!!!
>
> Thanks for all your good work,
> -Zaigham
>
> P.S. We will also discuss an upcoming protest in SF: Mass March Against
> the NSA
>
> Articles:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/technology/privacy-fears-as-surveillance-grows-in-cities.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
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> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/oaklands-creepy-new-surveillance-program-just-got-approved
>
> Attached is a flyer for this Tuesday's Rally at City Hall
>
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