RACUN COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROGRAM
The only effective way for our communities to stop the continuous
brutality, racism, murder and repression by this system is to establish a
revolutionary form of self defense within the community.
It's important that we recognize we live in a country which is the most
repressive governments in the world; repressive in communities all over the
world. We cannot expect such a repressive government to stand idly by while
we move forward to the goal of revolutionary change.
We must learn, and become active in community defense as we cannot rely on
the system to protect us from it's own brutality, murder and corruption. We
choose not to limit our struggle to a single political arena which limits
our capability to further advance our strategy, technique, and capacity as
much as needed. We share the philosophy that self-defense resides within a
diverse array of tactics, some which are at times more readily exercised
than others. However recognizing the importance that all play an important
role in defending our right as living beings free from oppression.
Community Defense Program
Cop Watch
Cop Watch is a program where people patrol the streets with video cameras
ready to document police activity whenever it occurs. The purpose for this
is to document police every time they make a stop. If police begin to
harass or brutalize civilians, it is caught on film. Cop Watch also sees to
notify civilians of their rights to educate them on the brutality and
injustice of this system, and how to deal with such situations.
Zone Defense Units
Zone Defense Units are an advancement of Cop Watch; deployed in specific
neighborhoods that experience a high level of police repression. Instead of
waiting after police violate an individuals rights to confront police
abuse, Zone Defense sees to act before-hand by setting up units in specific
areas of the community. These specific areas are referred to as "zones".
Defense units monitor the zone for any police activity. When police enter
designated zones, it is considered a breech, and they are therefore
immediately monitored, followed, and documented. Any type of police abuse
is immediately confronted as well as documented by defense units. As Cop
Watch groups patrol streets usually by vehicle, covering the general area,
Zone Defense Units are established on street corners and blocks within
neighborhoods remaining centric to a specific area (zone). Cop Watch is
well known within the liberal community in the sense that it is used to
make sure police are in "good behavior". It's also known within activist
communities for documenting police and watching them at all times in order
to limit police abuse in our neighborhoods. This strategy is effective, and
powerful, however it alone cannot guarantee the removal of police abuse
from our communities without guaranteeing the removal of the entire police
state. With this in mind the RACUN Community Defense Program sees to
further exercise the capacity and capability of community defense in
further development with Zone Defense Units.
Defense Education
We hope to provide free public information, classes and workshops on self
defense which is not otherwise readily available to the community. Our
effort is focused towards a diverse array of self defense tactics and
strategies. By learning and studying these strategies and tactics, we hope
we can become familiar with self-defense on all levels.
The purpose of the RACUN Community Defense Program is to establish a
revolutionary form of self-defense within the community. By establishing
various operations throughout the community, we can develop a sense of
community control with the disciplinary independence, and self-sufficiency
of direct action aimed towards community empowerment. We hope the fullest
measure of community defense can prevail so our communities can eventually
declare themselves "liberated zones", independent from the repressive
jurisdiction of the political and class state.
CONTACT
RACUN Community Defense Program (Long Beach / L.A Chapter) meets every WEDS
at the Long Beach REACH Center, located at 684 Redondo, Long Beach, CA
90814 @ 7pm. 562-434-6934
Link: http://www.racun.tk
