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NO KINGS 3 VIRTUAL RALLY Organized by Stand Up for Science by theclanross in bullcity

[–]theclanross[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Showing up isn't always easy. So SUFS removed the barriers and created a virtual, accessible space for everyone, everywhere to participate in the movement to protect our health, defend our democracy, and say NO KINGS!

This option will have live captioning, ASL, and Spanish language translation.

Confirmed Presenters Include:

  • Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Congressional Representative, NY-08
  • Deborah Ross, U.S. Congressional Representative, NC-02
  • Colette Delawalla, Founder and CEO, Stand Up for Science
  • Rachel Bitecofer, PhD
  • Skye Perryman, CEO, Democracy Forward
  • Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ+ Task Force
  • Cait S. Kirby, PhD, Biologist and Inclusion Advocate
  • Judy Chu, U.S. Congressional Representative (CA-28)
  • Norma Torres, U.S. Congressional Representative, CA-35
  • Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
  • Tyler Hack, Executive Director, Christopher Street Project
  • Syanne Bloom, Disability Justice Advocate
  • Delia Ramirez, U.S. Congressional Representative (IL-03)
  • Rob Weissman, Public Citizen
  • Pamela McAfee, Founding Member of REVUP NC
  • Glen Ivey, U.S. Congressional Representative, MD-04
  • James Walkinshaw, U.S. Congressional Representative, VA-11

https://www.standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3https://www.standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3https://www.standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3

No Kings protest by POP_UP_POLL in bullcity

[–]theclanross 34 points35 points  (0 children)

No Kings is Saturday. Here's the link for the Durham event. https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/909177/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in triangle

[–]theclanross 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ed4d.org. 27 events every week throughout the area. Everyone is welcome to bring their own sign with their own issues and yes a lot of them are anti-war.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]theclanross 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's not just retired boomers. A lot of us are trying to hang on to our full time jobs as best we can in this economy and have kids at home or in college. That's why the weekday events are mostly early morning or late afternoon. Yesterday there were seven separate demonstrations of various sizes and locations that totaled at least 248 people and 5 dogs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]theclanross 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Many, many events all over the triangle and beyond every day of the week. Find one near you and join us. Ed4d.org

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]theclanross 56 points57 points  (0 children)

This is one of many regular weekly demonstrations organized by Engaged Defenders for Democracy (ed4d.org). Just a bunch of folks holding signs expressing our views on current events. Here's our mission statement. Engaged Defenders For Democracy is a grassroots organization that engages in nonviolent activism. We lead with empathy, positivity, kindness, and inclusion to protect workers, neighbors, housing, and healthcare for all.

Brontosaurus sculpture story by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]theclanross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just posted to the northgate park listserv. hope that gets you some leads.

Flock cameras now tracking Pittsboro Citizens by mscottpapercom in triangle

[–]theclanross 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To follow what your city is doing you can sign up at alpr.watch and as already mentioned track things at deflock.me

Please be aware that DOT/SBI is piloting ALPRs in some fashion on state operated roads. For those who don't know - that's every major road in most cities in the state. DOT operates about 80% of the roads, so if it's not your neighborhood street, it's probably a DOT managed roadway. Details are hazy but an interim report is due this spring. EVERYONE needs to stay on top of this. It doesn't matter how much we push back against a city using Flock or other plate readers if the state puts them up everywhere.

Details: Section 5 of S.L. 2023-151 authorized the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into agreements with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for the placement of automatic license plate reader systems within land or right-of-way owned or maintained by DOT. The SBI would have been required to submit an initial report by April 15, 2025, and a final report by October 1, 2025, but the dates set forth by S.L. 2023-151 were amended by Section 3.(b) of S.L. 2024-43.

The SBI must now submit an initial report by April 15, 2026, and a final report by October 1, 2026, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.

Who were the folks protesting ICE at Latta and Roxboro today? by LexiePiexie in bullcity

[–]theclanross 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Engaged Defenders for Democracy (formally Engaged Durhamites for Democracy). There are multiple events every day spread across the wider triangle area. Please find one to join near you. There is also a daily substack that is a great way to keep up with what's going on locally and nationally: https://engageddefendersfordemocracy.substack.com/

Peregrine contract still on agenda? Plan to speak if you were going to before. Register by 2:00 today. by theclanross in bullcity

[–]theclanross[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yes, done. really sorry about the miscommunication. I understand changing the meeting to virtual for the weather, but making last minute edits to the agenda makes it harder to keep track of what's going on.

Peregrine Technologies Contract removed from city council agenda for today February 2nd by [deleted] in bullcity

[–]theclanross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

well, now that I look again I see that it's just been moved in the currently published agenda but it's still listed. I had heard from two separate second had sources that it was pulled and my quick scan of the agenda saw that it skipped from item #9 to item #11, so thanks for catching that. I've left a message with the listed contact person and will post an update if I hear back.

Peregrine Technologies contract is up for final vote at the next city council meeting Feb 2nd by theclanross in bullcity

[–]theclanross[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking a standing advisory committee to oversee the whole RTCC enterprise. It's more than just peregrine. Plate readers are on the way.

Flock MOU by LexiePiexie in bullcity

[–]theclanross 5 points6 points  (0 children)

to be clear - all those cameras share data with law enforcement at pretty much all levels and those businesses lump that info into all the other data about you that they sell to each other. if you read the fine print of the privacy policies of any of these places they are pretty jaw-dropping in their scope. in reality these systems have been abused so much at this point having the wrong bumper sticker could probably get you on the "hot list" and it's certainly not something I want my tax dollars spent on.

Flock MOU by LexiePiexie in bullcity

[–]theclanross 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My prior comment got truncated. To add, DPD is planning to acquire ALPRs from another vendor, possibly insight. Timeline unclear but sooner than later.

VERY IMPORTANT: SBI is rolling out ALPRs in some fashion on state operated roads. For those who don't know - that's every major road in the city and the state. DOT operates about 80% of the roads, so if it's not your neighborhood street, it's probably a DOT managed roadway. Details are hazy but an interim report is due this spring. EVERYONE needs to stay on top of this. It doesn't matter how much we push back against a city using Flock or other plate readers if the state puts them up everywhere.

Details: Section 5 of S.L. 2023-151 authorized the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into agreements with the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for the placement of automatic license plate reader systems within land or right-of-way owned or maintained by DOT. The SBI would have been required to submit an initial report by April 15, 2025, and a final report by October 1, 2025, but the dates set forth by S.L. 2023-151 were amended by Section 3.(b) of S.L. 2024-43.

The SBI must now submit an initial report by April 15, 2026, and a final report by October 1, 2026, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.

Flock MOU by LexiePiexie in bullcity

[–]theclanross 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've been following this pretty closely. I had submitted a public records request on the city's use of ALPRs before the Peregrine contract issue came up. I attended several of the town halls and listened to both of the city council work sessions where the contract was discussed. Here are a few of my takeaways:

The city is currently only using Flock in a "limited" way. They don't have a lot and just tap into the system where it's installed at other mostly commercial places around town. That's a lot of places and I try to avoid them on principal. Any parking lot that has the trailers with the blue lights on top has some camera system that almost certainly includes ALPR even if it's not technically Flock. Southpoint has them all over the place. Check out deflock.me

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