Stop police crimes: Thousands to march for community control of the police, Sat., Aug. 29, Chicago

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joe iosbaker

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Aug 26, 2015, 1:32:40 PM8/26/15
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Friends -


This Saturday, join an historic coalition of organizations to demand that the city of Chicago enact legislation to create community control of the police.


When: Saturday, August 29, Noon

Where: Kick-off from Federal Plaza, Adams and Dearborn. March to Daley Plaza.

Why: 

  • Because over 120 people have been murdered by police in Chicago since 2007, and not a single officer has been held to account.
  • Because torture and coercion are still practiced by police to extract confessions from suspects.
  • Because over 100 Black men are still in prison after being tortured by Chicago Police.
  • Because the Independent Police Review Authority and the Chicago Police Board refuse to take action against police officers for unjustified shootings.
The marchers are demanding that the Mayor and City Council pass an ordinance creating an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC).  Organized by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), the coalition for CPAC has gathered over 20,000 signatures demanding its passage. These signatures have come from Chicago neighborhoods most affected by police crimes.


Speakers & Performers to include: Frank Chapman, CAARPR; Charlene Carruthers, BYP100; Rev. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ; Martinez Sutton, brother of CPD murder victim, Rekia Boyd; Howard Morgan, victim of attempted murder by CPD; Rasmea Odeh, Palestinian community activist, target of U.S. government repression; Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, co-star of the film Sankofa; Michael Brunson, Recording Secretary - CTU, chair of Black Caucus; Lyric Squad poets; Page May, We Charge Genocide; Grisel Rodriguez, daughter of Nestora Salgado, political prisoner in Mexico.


The coalition: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 2858; Anakbayan - patriotic Filipino youth; Anti-War Committee; Arab American Action Network; Black Caucus - Chicago Teachers Union; Black People Against Police Torture; Black Youth Project 100, Black Lives Matter; Chicago Torture Justice Memorials; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Coalition of Trade Union Women; Committee to Stop FBI Repression; Council of Islamic Organization of Greater Chicagoland; Fight 4 $15; Freedom Road Socialist Organization; National Alliance of Filipino Concerns; Project NIA; Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73; SEIU Healthcare Illinois/Indiana; Students for a Democratic Society; United Electrical workers; UIC Graduate Employees Organization; Workers Center for Racial Justice; & many more.


For more info:


www.StopPoliceCrimes.com


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