ABOUT COPWATCH
Our Goals:
1) Most importantly, we encourage people to exercise their right to observe the police and to advocate for one another. Our aim is that incidents of police brutality will never go undocumented, unreported, and that the cop will never go free from prosecution.
2) Eliminate police violence by directly observing the police on the street, documenting incidents and keeping police accountable. We provide support to victims whenever possible.
3) Empower and educate the community to resist police abuse. Our aim is to arm citizens of Oakland with the basic knowledge of their rights. We will do this by sharing information with the community, conducting "Know Your Rights" trainings, sponsoring rallies, supporting victims and other community based efforts to deal with the problem.
4) Encourage people to solve problems WITHOUT police intervention. We want to explore alternatives to calling the police.
Watching the cops, empowering the community, one camera shot at a time.
