Happening now is a forum being held by Occupy Oakland to review police action in Oakland, primarily how Oakland police have handled protests in the past months. The forum is taking place at the Grand Lake Theater.

Tonight was supposed to be a meeting of the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB). But, the CPRB “indefinitely postponed a forum, which had been in the works for months.” They decided not to let the Oakland community get together to share their thoughts on the Oakland Police Department’s handling of Occupy Oakland.

The forum is reviewing police actions that took place on January 28. They are also examining police actions that took place on October 25, when Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen suffered a head injury after being hit by a tear gas canister.

Occupy Oakland did not think it would be right to let the CPRB get away with indefinitely postponing the event. They invited community, press and city officials to attend and listen. They planned speakers for the event and organized a section at the end of the forum for the public to share their thoughts.

Additionally, Occupy Oakland notes in a post promoting this event, “Federal monitors overseeing OPD’s Consent Decree have requested a video tape of the forum to use in their own investigations.”

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