Your weekly wrap up of North American police brutality, misconduct and corruption.

This week:

California cop on trial for sexually assaulting six women

Another Alabama cop guilty of sexual misconduct

Toronto police beat protesters at York University

New allegations against Wisconsin sex-offender cop

Mass. cop on trial for indecent exposure and gross lewdness

Arizona cop caught with pornography on his work computer

Montana officer accused of using excessive force

Florida cop dumps baby's ashes

This program manages to capture the intensity of the sixties, yet have the objectivity and historical distance of time.

Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. Were the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a black Messiah"?

Traveling activist David appears on Veer Towards Queer to discuss the San Diego J20 Cacerolazo and Reclaim the Streets actions and to play his audio recordings and interviews of J20. Audio duration 1 hr 30 min.

**Veer Towards Queer** 5-7PM PST Mondays on radioActive Radio san Diego, with Queer-J Brad

Veer Towards Queer attempts to promote solidarity amongst oppressed
groups by probing commonalities in modes of repression and
exploring possibilities for common resistance.

political prisoner seeks for help with excellent music

Adrian from Queer Fist describes the DC Facism show, the goals, founding and development of Queer Fist, and how he got involved with Queer Fist and activism.

Adrian describes Queer Fist's DC action on J20 - Runways as Resistance, a Fascism Show outside the offices of the Log Cabin Republicans and the Human Rights Campaign - shortly before the event. Audio Duration 4 min 10 sec.

**Veer Towards Queer** 5-7PM PST Mondays on radioActive Radio san Diego, with Queer-J Brad

Veer Towards Queer attempts to promote solidarity amongst oppressed
groups by probing commonalities in modes of repression and
exploring possibilities for common resistance.

A track from Ochs' GREATEST HITS album of 1970. Note what he says in the introduction about unreal elections. Sounds familiar, dunnit?

This is a report on J20 actions in Houston, Texas and other areas.

Houston demonstrations included a parade at U of H, Galleria protest, "Inagurate Yourself!" party and march, and a counter inaugural demonstration at City Hall on Sat, J22.
Includes 2 1/2 min of great sounds from the demonstrations in Houston. Pics can be found at houston.indymedia.org

HIMC's Rick tells the story
This was excerpted from the Monday, Jan 24, 2005 edition of the Houston indymedia radio program.
4:04 min

An interview with Austin indymedia regarding several incidences of police brutality during J20 actions in Austin.

Reports of events surrounding the J20 actions in Austin, TX. Several instances of police brutality took place. How Austin indymedia provided first hand video documentation of the events for the 4 major tv networks. The repeated tazzing of an 18 year old being one of the situations captured by indymedia shooters.

HIMC's Tish gets us the story.
This was excerpted from the Monday, Jan 24, 2005 edition of the Houston indymedia radio program.
6:07 min

An interview with David Brown on HIMC about the Jazz Funeral for Democracy J20 action in New Orleans.

This is an interview of David Brown, a Louisiana activist who attended the Jazz Funeral for Democracy in New Orleans, J20. Speakers included Kathy Kelly and Dennis Kyne. AP reported 1500 in attendance, police reported 2500, WWL TV reported 500. pics and info about the event can be found at jazzfuneralfordemocracy.com

HIMC's Rick and Lorie talk to David Brown.
This was excerpted from the Monday, Jan 24, 2005 edition of the Houston indymedia radio program.
6:07 min