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Watchers' Defense and our Street Works Projects are looking for a new home and more support from the Community to grow!
Published on June 21, 2024 by Julian Reyes

The crowdfunding platform that we are on, Open Collective Foundation, which acts as our "umbrella corporation" or "fiscal host" to manage our not-for-profit funds has told us that they are closing the doors, shutting down forever.  While this is no surprise to us as they had poor ethics, principles and customer service, blaming us for their virtual card when it was a system-wide issue, not providing timely support to our designated admins to sign up.  It still was all we had.

We work on a shoe-string budget supporting people's rights to fllming, and also people's human rights to be free in a constantly gentrifying America.  We fight from the Federal Courts to the Streets and every Court in between.  WE FIGHT FOR YOU AND FOR EVERYONE! 

We have been fighting for our rights for over a decade now. With combined experience of 30 years approx.

Currently in Reyes v City of Austin and Austin Police Department we are moving forward with a long-fought Civil Rights suit.    https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txwdce/1:2021cv00992/1152593 Etc. 
We war fighting harder for your rights to film police than ever.  This is the battle that leads to accountability , filming rights.  And we are pressing the boundaries of our Freedoms, pressing like the Press should.

We will still be doing our work.  But we will need to find a new fiscal host or new non-profit solution that is easy.  

If you would like to get a hold of us at [email protected] or [email protected] 

If you are closing out your OCF project and don't now what to do with your rxcess funds, send them to us!  We need  your support. So do our friends on the streets. 

Donate to us direct you can do the following:
Cash App: $indigactivism
Venmo: @Julian-Reyes-51

We will be trying to  find a new fiscal host or new non=profit solution that is easy.   If you have any information, please email us. 

Thank you.  Be excellent!