FREEDOM FROM FLOCK FEST
As part of the National Week of Action Against ALPRs (DeFlock), Berkeley’s event took place in Strawberry Creek Park on Friday August 21st, 2026!
Thanks to the 100+ people who came out! We had a great time marching, eating, creating, learning, and smashing Flock piñatas! You can watch the recordings from the event below.
A big shout out to all the community groups that made this event possible!
Bay Area Alternative Press, Berkeley Copwatch, Berkeley High Jazz Trio, Berkeley Immigration Coalition, FlipBCC, Indivisible Berkeley, Food Not Bombs, SF Poster Syndicate, Singing Resistance East Bay, Zeeg the Juggler!
5:30 – 6:30PM SINGING MARCH
Singing Resistance East Bay kicked off the fest!
6:30 – 8:00PM SPEAKERS AND PARTY IN THE PARK
Watch recordings of our speakers!
-> What is happening in Berkeley with mass surveillance and what comes next:
-> Sanctuary means safety for all who live in Berkeley, but mass surveillance is helping federal agents kidnap our neighbors:
-> Our police department is giving up on community policing and becoming increasingly more militarized with mass surveillance, police dogs, and tear gas:
-> We don’t have to let big tech and mass surveillance control us:
-> Elect candidates who opposed mass surveillance in the November City Council elections:
-> Don’t lay the tracks for the mass surveillance slippery slope:
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