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    One Year After the Egyptian Revolution: Tear Gas and Police Repression

    Tear gas, policing, and the counter-revolution:  January 25 marked one year since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution. One year after the fall of the Mubarak regime, the Egyptian people are still in the streets, calling for an end to the rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that took power after…
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    FTG Condemns Albuquerque Police Repression

    WRL’s Facing Tear Gas campaign condemns in the strongest terms the Albuquerque Police Department’s heavily militarized response to protests against police brutality this past Sunday night, March 30th. We also share in the protestor’s shock over the APD’s March 16th shooting of James Boyd – the 23rd such killing by the APD since 2012 according…
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    WRL’s Facing Tear Gas Campaign Condemns Recent Police Violence in Durham, North Carolina

    WRL’s Facing Tear Gas campaign condemns in the strongest terms the Durham Police Department’s use of tear gas against a vigil/march the night of December 19th, 2013 in downtown Durham. The vigil and march were led by family members of Jesus Huerta, 17, who died in police custody this past November 19th – with the…
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    What is Urban Shield?! Infosheet

    Urban Shield is on September 11th to 14th: Let’s kick Urban Shield out of Pleasanton, CA!   Need popular education material to break down what Urban Shield is? Print out this flyer & pass around to your community! [Link to download Infosheet below: Spanish & English available]
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    Stop Urban Shield Rally!

    Urban Shield is the largest SWAT training & war-weapons expo in the world. We will gather on September 11th, across communities, to end it & resist police militarization around the world! Join the Stop Urban Shield Coalition on Sept 11th to say NO to policing, militarization & state violence! WHEN// 4PM on September 11th 2015…
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    Police Militarization Chart

    Need a worksheet breaking down what makes up police militarization? Check our resource out here! If you need a police militarization workshop, check this one out!
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    Stop NTOA Factsheet Page 1

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    Resources About Tear Gas

    Overviews about the tear gas industry: “U.S. Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets Suppress Peaceful Uprisings Around the World” // Click here “Tracking Tear Gas” by OWS Global Justice Working Group // Click here   Images & Comics: Click here for a comic in English on Tear Gas Economics and more by Ethan Heitner and the Global…
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    Government Targets

    U.S. Police Departments & Police Chiefs Police chiefs are the head of police departments that are responsible for abuses involving tear gas or pepper spray across the U.S., from the use of tear gas and pepper spray against Occupy protesters in Oakland, Portland, and Seattle to its use as a routine element of police intimidation…
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    Shipment: Halted! Congrats to Bahrain

    Victory! After hundreds of calls and over 390,000 emails sent by people in Bahrain and around the world about the dangers of tear gas and the ongoing brutal policing of pro-democracy protesters, the government of South Korea has decided to deny export licenses for a shipment of 3 million tear gas canisters to Bahrain. This…
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