Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
What we do
We work to counter police brutality by WATCHING the cops in the streets, supporting survivors and their families and exploring radically different ways for our communities to organize ourselves. Our work involves documenting peoples' experiences with police, engaging in direct action demonstrations, supporting people caught in the (in)justice system, creating and disseminating literature exposing the truth about harmful incidents and trends and convening community spaces to gather and share information. We organize around sharing stories, strategies of survival and resistance; networking; and building relationships necessary to support and understand each other- recognizing that we must learn from the most oppressed people and communities amongst us. We seek to promote community empowerment that explores true conflict resolution and builds community support and protection- without the police- in a variety of creative ways.
