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Civil Rights Groups Sue City Of Pittsburgh Over Harassment And Intimidation Of Activists During G-20 Summit

PITTSBURGH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Center for Constitutional Rights announced today they have filed papers to expand and continue a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Pittsburgh, city officials and police officers for their repeated harassment and intimidation of two climate and environmental-justice organizations whose efforts to organize and support demonstrations during September's G-20 Summit were completely frustrated.  More...

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Contact Name: 
Naomi Archer
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3 Rivers Climate Convergence
Contact Phone: 
828-230-1404
Contact Email: 
tzorihou@gmail.com

Citizen Review Board considers Oakland for hearing [Pitt News]

The Citizen Police Review Board plans to hold a public hearing concerning the G-20 Summit-related arrests in Oakland, but the University’s feelings about the meeting are unclear.  More...

Disorder in the Court [Pittsburgh City Paper]

After more than 30 hearings for those arrested during last month's G-20 summit, one thing came through loud and clear: The new tool police hoped would make crowd dispersal easier -- a mobile PA system capable of broadcasting at painfully loud volumes -- actually made things more confusing.  More...

Testimony Submitted to the Citizens Police Review Board

October 29, 2009 by Francine Porter

Frank SmithI am a registered critical care nurse. I know firsthand how a simple physical injury can cascade into a major life threatening situation. After talking to several people who were hurt by police during the G 20 protests, I became concerned as a nurse and an activist and asked the question...if the city of Pittsburgh spent $16.8 million dollars putting police officers and national guardsmen on the streets of our city, why did they fail to provide backup emergency medical services to those who were injured?  More...

CMU attends G-20 hearings, Pitt passes [Pitt News]

When several CMU students appeared in court last week for hearings related to the G-20 Summit, University administrators accompanied them for support.  More...

Citizens Police Review Board Plans Hearing Over G-20 Protester Treatment [WTAE-TV]

wtae thumbThe Citizens Police Review Board says it wants to hear from the more than 200 people that were arrested during the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, but also plans to hold a hearing with officials to find out why police were trained to act the way the did. [ Watch video ]  More...

[CPRB] Hearing scheduled on G-20 arrests [Post-Gazette]

The city's Citizen Police Review Board last night tentatively scheduled a Nov. 10 hearing, ideally to be held on the University of Pittsburgh campus, to hear the complaints of students arrested during last month's protests of the G-20 summit.  More...

The Post G-20 Campaign for Justice and Accountability

October 27, 2009 by Pete Shell

In the aftermath of the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh and the accompanying police repression, brutality, and assaults on our constitutional rights, many activists – both long-time and new – have come together to create a broad-based campaign for justice and accountability.  More...

G-20 arrestees line up before judges [Post-Gazette]

police pitt towersA parade of college students marched through the Municipal Courts Building yesterday to explain why they were caught up in mass arrests following the G-20 summit, and District Judge Kevin E. Cooper played the role of a scolding parent.  More...

'Organized chaos': G-20 hearings begin in Pittsburgh municipal court [Pitt News]

Perhaps a member of security staff at city court described yesterday’s G-20 arrest hearings best: “This is crazy as hell.”  More...

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