International Call-Out for Oakland Support and Solidarity
Greetings from California, Comrades! As many have heard, a relentless anti-police movement has grown from the tragedy of Oscar Grant’s murder on January 1, 2009 by former officer Johannes Mehserle.* Recently, Mehserle was convicted of the deplorable charge of involuntary manslaughter, a weak charge which carries a sentence of probation to four years in prison. When the news of Mehserle’s verdict reached the people of the bay area on July… …