Uncategorized – POP Off https://popoff.blackblogs.org Organizing Against The Policing Conference in Boulder, August 7-9 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 23:52:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.1 Pop Off Against The Police! https://popoff.blackblogs.org/2023/07/06/organizing-against-the-problem-oriented-policing-conference-in-boulder-august-7-9/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:50:49 +0000 http://popoff.blackblogs.org/?p=13 On August 7-9, 2023, the Boulder, Denver, and CU Boulder Police Department’s are holding the “Problem-Oriented Policing Conference” where police officers and administrators from across the country will share strategies and tactics for oppressing marginalized people. The POP Conference is being held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder Hotel located at 2601 Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, Colorado. The organizers of this event prioritize homelessness as their #1 problem to “solve,” through “bum sweeps,” hostile architecture, sprinkler systems, and homeless free zones.

Community members are calling for a noisy march on Monday, August 7th, at 7:00pm* to let the attendees and host of this event that they are not welcome in Colorado. We will meet at Emma Gomez Martinez Park in Boulder and march to Hilton Embassy Suites at 7:30. Bring a friend and something to make some noise!

You can print these handouts to share and make this event successful!

Expectations for the space:

No racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism or any kind of bigotry.

No peace policing. Our enemies are the police and their allies, let’s keep focused on them and not fight over tactics.

You are encouraged to wear a mask and plain clothing for your own privacy and safety from bad actors.

* The conference finishes for the day at 6:00pm, but participants will be staying in the hotel. We have made the decision to meet after the official conference hours have finished in order to maximize turnout while still letting the cops know that they ain’t shit. If you would like to protest this event in another way or time, we encourage you to do so! The conference schedule is available on the event website.

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