October 22nd Coalition in the San Francisco Bay Area October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation

On October 22nd, 2005, about 80 people gathered at Emma Prusch Farm Park on King and Story Roads in East San José, CA for a march and rally against police brutality. In doing so, San José joined thousands across the nation on the 10th annual day of "Protest to Stop Police Brutality" for the first time. The protest was held in East San José to draw attention to the escalation in deadly force that has been used by the San José Police Department in recent years. The day was especially meaningful because family members of victims were at the forefront in organizing this event, meeting up on weekends and after their work shifts to plan it out.