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Sign the Petition to Ban Militarized Policing in Corvallis
Veterans For Peace (VFP) Linus Pauling Chapter, Mid-Valley, Oregon is sponsoring a petition calling on the Corvallis City Council to pass a resolution banning militarized policing in Corvallis. VFP is looking for individual signers and other community organizations to co-sponsor, endorse, … Continue reading
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Stop Police Militarization. Abolish the 1033 Program.
The Federal 1033 program allows any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency to acquire military weapons from the Pentagon. According to Defense Logistics Agency reports, neither the Corvallis Police Department nor the Benton County Sheriffs Office participate in the … Continue reading