Winnipeg Copwatch

Yesterday, police in Montreal arrested 258 people at the International Day Against Police Brutality, roughly half of the participants. In Toronto, a police officer was spotted on a rooftop with a sniper rifle (pictured) near a demonstration organized by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and others. Halifax and Ottawa’s marches appear to have taken place [...]

Deconstructing Police Power, Imagining Alternatives In Winnipeg, Manitoba from July 22 to 24, 2011. Keynote speakers are: Andrea Ritchie, author of Queer (In)Justice Kristian Williams, author of Our Enemies in Blue An example of the panels and workshops planned are: Policing in the context of Colonialism Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality and the Law Gangs and [...]

Today, on the International Day Against Police Brutality… RCMP in northern Manitoba shot and killed a man in God’s Lake Narrows. The Winnipeg Free Press story says The man shot dead by the RCMP is being identified as Paul Duck, a respected member of the community who was reportedly firing his gun in an attempt [...]

We often get requests for links to our “rights cards”, which have information about encounters with police, and aren’t always easy to find on our website, so here are the links, for those who are interested. Rights card on interacting with police when taking footage or photographs Rights card with information on being arrested or [...]

Winnipeg Copwatch is involved in a coalition that is planning three events in March to mark the International Day Against Police Brutality. Please pass on the info, come out to the events, and get in touch if you’d like to volunteer or have any questions! – 1. Panel Discussion: A Critical Eye on Policing in [...]