Name: Shut The Flock Off Public Meeting
Start: 2026-05-20T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington-Normal

Skip this paragraph if you know what Flock/ALPR cameras are - if not - Flock is a corporation that makes cameras built for mass warrantless real time surveillance of our city streets accessible by any enforcement agency with little oversight, and in fact any person can easily get in due to notably outdated cheap technology and poor security, all searchable in plain language and fed in real time to Palantir, the same AI data and threat detection systems used to catch terrorists and execute military actions. It's illegal for the government to monitor you in this way but somehow a for profit company can do it and simply sell the information to the government at your expense. This system has already had many proven instances of political and personal abuse, and Flock has already been proven repeatedly to entirely fabricate claims of efficacy and data retention, having already caused a growing number of communities to start pushing back.
Join us as we get together and welcome any new people then catch up on some team updates and discuss next steps. We have some exciting developments to share.
If you aren't on the email list get on there for updates too. All this and more on our brand new linktree: https://linktr.ee/shuttheflockoffblonomc
This meeting will be hybrid online with audio only (and slides if there are any, but likely not) and the link will be posted here and in the signal chat and email list just before going live.
Please no recording or pictures at the event to preserve privacy. If there are slides we will share them.
UUBN is radically inclusive space and seeks to be accessible for all people. Know that you are welcome and whole just as you are and if there is anything that can be done to assist your attendance please contact organizers privately or by adding a comment.