A year ago today: BART cops kettled and arrested SF State journalism students

(Video by Josh Wolf)

Where u goin’, #OpBART?

#OpBART 6 poster by @exiledsurfer

Happy Monday, everyone!

#OpBART 6 is scheduled for 5 p.m., but where? I plan on checking in at Civic Center station at the usual time while monitoring the hashtag for updates.

If the theme of today’s protest really is to ride the trains, I wonder, Where will we be going? I guess we’ll find out.

Like previous #OpBART protests, I will be reporting and commenting about the event on Twitter. @ mention me if you plan to be there.

Thanks!

#OpBART Mondays continue today with protests set for 5 p.m.

#OpBART 5 poster by @exiledsurfer

If you’re planning to be at #OpBART 5, please let me know on Twitter. Meeting time is the usual 5 p.m. at Civic Center and possibly other BART stations. Follow the #OpBART hashtag for live updates.

Meantime, I spoke with BART spokesperson Jim Allison on the phone this morning. Here are the highlights:

• Jim said he plans to ask the media if they’d be willing to stay in a designated area behind police tape at #OpBART 5 today and that the designated area would be set up so the media can see what’s going on, unlike the situation Thursday at #nofare.
• Jim is sorry about what happened to journalism students at #nofare. He offered to come to @sfstatejdept and meet with us.
• One of the challenges, said Jim, is that many journos show up to #OpBART without creds, some with agendas. Said it’s the “new state of journalism.”
• Jim’s tone seemed to suggest he accepts that journalists with an agenda is part of the “new state of journalism.”
• Jim asked me to give him a heads up when @sfstatejdept students plan to cover #OpBART. I said I would, whenever possible.
• When he visits @sfstatejdept, Jim will explain how students can file complaints with #BART police if they feel they were mistreated.
• Jim said @SFBART won’t limit access to #OpBART protests only to journos w/ credentials. He said @SFPD initiated cred check at #nofare.
• Jim agreed that it was scary at #nofare when @SFBART police forced media out, preventing us from seeing what was happening inside.

Be safe out there today!

If it’s Monday, it must be #OpBART

#OpBART 4 poster by @exiledsurfer

As I’ve done each week since #OpBART started, today I will be tweeting the latest installment of protests against BART police abuses, starting with a No Justice No BART press conference scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Hope to see you at the Civic Center BART station! If you’re planning to go, tweet me @pixplz.

If it’s Monday, it must be #OpBART

#OpBART 3 poster by @exiledsurfer

Comrades: This is just to let you know that I’ll be tweeting the latest protest against police abuses and censorship by BART, beginning at around 5 p.m. today at the Civic Center station. Follow the #OpBART hashtag for more news, information and analysis. If you plan on going, let me know on Twitter. Hope to see you there!