To protest the seventh annual “Urban Shield” event -- which draws law enforcement agencies from across the globe to participate in war games and attend a weapons technology show -- peace and justice activists held a bike ride protest, until the Oakland Police Department intervened. Dubbed “Pedal Against the Pigs” by the ride’s organizers, the
Oakland ‘Urban Shield’ Protesters Report Police Harassment
Activists who organized a nonviolent bicycle ride against the international police convention describe a heavy-handed response.
By Katie Rucke
