Stop Urban Shield Coalition

The Stop Urban Shield Coalition organized the rally to coincide with the final scenario exercises and vendor exhibitions of Urban Shield taking place this weekend, according to Jennifer Abella, a Gabriela Oakland member and Stop Urban Shield Coalition organizer. The rally also coincided with the People’s Climate March in San Francisco this Saturday.

Several people held signs during the event to protest Arreguín’s vote recommending the continuation of police participation in Urban Shield, a training program for police and other response teams.

A year after his election, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín still has not had time to unpack all his boxes.

The Stop Urban Shield Coalition released a 2017 Report Card on Friday alleging that militarization, racism and surveillance are the core issues plaguing the responder training program known as Urban Shield.

At a meeting on Tuesday, June 27 City Council passed the 2018 budget, unanimously voting on about $425 million in net appropriations.

Amidst protest from a crowd packed into the Longfellow Middle School auditorium, Berkeley City Council voted Wednesday morning to continue participating in the controversial Urban Shield police training program.

Berkeley City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday to determine whether Berkeley Police Department will continue participating in Urban Shield.

Berkeley City Councilmembers Cheryl Davila and Kate Harrison hosted a community forum Monday to discuss the issue of law enforcement militarization and Berkeley Police Department’s use of Urban Shield.

On Friday, activists disrupted a Pleasanton weapons exposition associated with Urban Shield, a Bay Area disaster training program that holds crisis simulations.