Category Partners + Allies
Make Berkeley a No Drone Zone, 2/27
A message from our friends in Berkeley. Please join them in the fight to make Berkeley a No Drone Zone. Sheriff’s Drones “Eyes in the Sky” in Berkeley? Say NO! Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6pm Police Review Commission’s Drone Sub-Committee Meeting 7pm Regular PRC meeting South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis at Ashby It is important that […]

URGENT: Sheriff Trying to Sneak Through Drone Purchase – Press Conference 12/4
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is trying to sneak their drone purchase request through the Board of Supervisors, before we can have our hearing with the Public Protection Committee. PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE: Tuesday, December 4 10am (Precedes Board of Supervisors meeting at 10:45am) 1221 Oak Street, Oakland See the full […]

Petition: Stop the Drones
Join the Alameda County Against Drones coalition, and tell the Sheriff you do not want drones in our skies. Sign the Petition Here: http://www.change.org/petitions/alameda-county-sheriff-do-not-purchase-or-deploy-drones Thank you!

Drone Event: Drone Warfare Protest + Golden Gate Bridge March , November 11
November 11, San Francisco – CODEPINK will protest drone warfare with a die-in at the mansion of Senator Feinstein, the chair of the Intelligence Committee, and then caravan to their monthly march across the Golden Gate Bridge–two signature BAY AREA CODEPINK actions. CODEPINK Japan will join us in action during their US delegation to abolish nuclear weapons. And […]

Drone Event: CODEPINK Pakistan Peace Delegation on the Drone War, Survivors, & Resistance, November 12
November 12 – CODEPINK, in partnership with Veterans for Peace will gather to hear Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK co-director and founder, and Pakistan trip delegates speak at the War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco to discuss their trip to Pakistan and the struggle to stop the proliferation of drones. Delegates will, also, provide tools and […]

Report Back: Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Nov 6
After six presentations, the Supervisors agreed to hold a hearing in 4-6 weeks on Sheriff’s use of drones. The Public Protection Committee under Supervisor Scott Haggerty will handle the drone issue. We will keep you all posted on the hearing date as soon as we get word. Thanks go out to our allies from the ACLU and […]