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In the wake of the brutal murder of Oscar Grant by Bart Police
Officer Johannes Mehserle on New Years Day, thousands gathered in
Oakland on January 7th in order to pour their outrage into the streets.
The Oakland uprisings that followed showed the spirit and anger not
just to this officer and bart police, but to the entire system,
especially targeting police and corporate power.  The community of
Oakland understands that racism and brutality accompanies the current
system, and are organizing against it.   Police  repression that

In the early hours of January 1st, BART police shot and killed a 22
year old man, Oscar Grant, on the platform of the Fruitvale BART
station in Oakland. Witnesses report that Grant was "lying on his
stomach with his hands out in a non-threatening position when he was
shot". Police have confirmed Grant was unarmed and have suggested the
shooting was an accident. Grant lived in Hayward and leaves behind a
4-year-old daughter.


BART officials have not released the name of the officer who

Movimiento Laicos para America Latina (MLAL) is an Italian NGO working worldwide to promote sustainable change. In Bolivia, it focuses on food security issues and human rights, including the development of Qalauma, a new centre for young offenders, which is based on the Brazilian restorative justice prison model APAC (Association for the Protection and Assistance to the Condemned). MLAL is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the centre.

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