If you need to find out information about the #UK #elections you can #vote in today, including which #candidates are in your area (and possibly their full statements), you could do worse than use this #DemocracyClub site to search for your postcode: https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/. It has a really solid roundup for my area.

Have a #cat.

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ELECTION INFORMATION

All of England and Wales have PCC elections next week (apart from places where the PCC is also a mayor), but most people have no idea who the candidates even are.

However, there's a criminally under-promoted government website where you can find an official statement from every PCC candidate wherever you live. Please use it before you vote:

https://choosemypcc.org.uk/

#ukpolitics #PCC #england #wales #cymru #localelections #PCCelections

#FridaysForFuture is a student movement to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis. But participating in a protest could get you under surveillance: these are three technologies you should know about.

#NeighbourhoodWatched
#PCCElections

https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/2765/planning-and-participating-protest-could-get-you-under-surveillance-three

In April 2019, West Midlands Police Ethics Committee reported concerns over predictive policing tools & criticised absence of impact assessments.

PCC Elections 7 May 2020. Write to your local PCC & demand vital checks
https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3016/neighbourhood-watched-how-oppose-police-surveillance-your-local-community
#NeighbourhoodWatched
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Police and Crime Commissioner in England & Wales are elected every four years - so they work for you! [7 May 2020]

Here’s how can you tell them that you want transparency and accountability for the police!
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https://privacyinternational.org/feature/2730/how-you-can-contact-your-police-and-crime-commissioner-about-your-local-police-forces https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1237818070695063562/photo/1

🗳️ Alert! England & Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections 7 May 2020.

✍️ Write to your local PCC about intrusive surveillance tech and put it on the election agenda. 👩‍💻

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3016/neighbourhood-watched-how-oppose-police-surveillance-your-local-community

#PCCElections
#YourVoiceCounts
@AssocPCCs https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1237287073083777024/photo/1

Inform. Empower. Mobilise.

May 2020 PCC Elections in England & Wales

Our campaign pack is full of ideas - and we’re sure you are too!
Join us and @libertyhq and ensure your local police are held accountable!
#NeighbourhoodWatched
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https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3016/neighbourhood-watched-how-oppose-police-surveillance-your-local-community https://nitter.net/privacyint/status/1237120984353656832/photo/1