The trial of Francisco “Chavo” Romero has ended with the court-ordered rejection of 5 citation tickets issued by the Oxnard Police Department. The “Not Guilty” verdicts are a victory for the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective in its long-standing fight against OPD brutality, and are a further confirmation of the rights of oppressed communities to […]
Wednesday, June 17th, 8:30 am. Dept. 23 at the Ventura County Courthouse – 800 S. Victoria Ave. Support Francisco “Chavo” Romero! In 2013 the City of Oxnard and the Oxnard Police Department launched a retaliation campaign against me, by mailing me five traffic citations for marching against police brutality with the community. Now the Ventura County […]
LINK TO ONLINE PETITION: DROP THE CHARGES! End the Criminalization of Dissent and Protest! Drop the Retaliatory Citations Against Francisco Romero! The trial begins Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 8:30 am. Superior Court of California – County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura CA 93009. Department 23 (change of room is likely). ¡RETIREN LOS […]
Over one year and a half ago, the City of Oxnard, and the Oxnard Police Department (OPD) – in the most cowardly and shameless attempts to silence and intimidate the local community protests against police brutality, issued five whack-lame “traffic” citations against Francisco “Chavo” Romero. El Chavo has been an outspoken critic of local Oxnard […]
LIGA: La Jornada Baja California – Cierran bodegas de Driscoll’s en EU, en solidaridad con jornaleros de San Quintín http://jornadabc.mx/tijuana/04-04-2015/cierran-bodegas-de-driscolls-en-eu-en-solidaridad-con-jornaleros-de-san-quintin “En la manifestación participaron integrantes del Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB), del Proyecto Organizativo de la Comunidad Indígena/Mixteco (MICOP), y de Unión del Barrio, entre otras agrupaciones.” Nota: Queremos reconocer que los compas del Colectivo Todo […]
December 31, 2014 Compañeras y Compañeros Militantes of Unión del Barrio, Supporters & Friends: On behalf of the Central Committee we extend this end of year message in hopes that it finds you and your family happy and in good health. We also hope that you enjoy spending time with your loved ones as we […]
By Raul Hernandez American Justice Notebook, 10/29/14 VENTURA CALIFORNIA — Two Oxnard police officers testified Wednesday that community activist Francisco Romero wasn’t targeted when he was given five citations a year ago for jaywalking during a protest march against police brutality. http://todopoderalpueblo.org/2014/10/30/oxnard-cops-testified-claim-they-did-not-target-critic-of-police-brutality-at-protest-march/
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA — A defense lawyer wants a judge to dismiss the year-old jaywalking case – the People vs. Francisco Romero – because, he says, Oxnard police targeted Romero who is a vocal critic on police brutality…. See: http://todopoderalpueblo.org/2014/10/22/a-dozen-oxnard-officers-to-testify-about-jaywalking-tickets-given-to-vocal-critic-of-police-brutality/
Article discussing the fight against police brutality, the retaliatory citations, the 9 Oxnard PD cops under investigation for the “earned” tattoos for shooting at residents, and more (links at the bottom of article to the OPD operational plan, internal memos). http://www.cjnotebook.com/oxnard-calif-police-shooting-tattoos-investigation-continues-police-brutality-protests/ Visit also http://todopoderalpueblo.org