In 2015 WeCopwatch deployed on atleast 20 out of state missions ranging from Oakland, St. Louis/Ferguson, Baltimore, North Charleston, NYC, Chicago and Detroit.
It should be known that WeCopwatch receives no formal funding, but rather has been able to travel due to a few donations, and money contributed from it’s internal membership.
It’s 2016. We’ve already deployed to NYC, Baltimore, and Austin.
In NYC we interacted with a lot of our Copwatch constituents and trained with WITNESS on video evidence collection
In Austin we deployed to engage in a week long Copwatch operation that included nightly shifts, and several Copwatch College sessions.
In Baltimore we deployed to support some Copwatchers we work with who had been arrested while copwatching.
These journeys often come at great cost to our pockets and our bodies. If we fly, we risk spending heavy out of pocket. If we drive, we wear out our bodies and lose time.
We’ve come to the conclusion that are the best option for missions and rapid deployment are to travel by air. Multiple times over the years people have approached us with frequent flyer miles and so we have decided to reach out to the public and see what’s out there.
If you have miles, and you believe in the work that we do locally, and around the country, consider donating some our way. We generally find ourselves needed to get somewhere every month or so and if we had our flights covered, it would really make what little money we do have be better applied to the Copwatch work we do day in and day out.
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