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RALLY THIS THURSDAY
MARCH 5th, 2015
'Justice Not Homan - Shut the
Torture House Down'
WHEN: Thursday March 5, 12 noon
WHERE: 3379 W Fillmore St. Chicago, IL
Join & share on FB Justice Not Homan Shut the Torture House Down!
We are outraged by the existence of the notorious Homan Square facility, where Chicago
police illegally hold civilians, torture, intimidate and deny them their rights! We clearly
understand that the Homan Square facility would not exist without the complicity and
protection of Mayor Emanuel and Anita Alvarez, Illinois Cook Co District Attorney.
However, this is 'business as usual' in Chicago Police Stations, where it is predominantly
members of African American and Latino communities who are tortured, abused, who never
get access to a phone call or legal representation, emphasizing yet again, the urgent need for community control of the police, through an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.
Community members, survivors and families of police crime victims and concerned civilians will be rallying for justice and demanding that:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
1. Close down Homan Square Warehouse immediately
2. Fire Chicago Police Superintendent, Gary McCarthy
3. Pass the Torture Reparations Ordinance
4. Order the permanent display in ALL Chicago Police Stations, accessible to ALL detainees
upon arrest, the services & PH# 1-800-LAW-REP4 for First Defense Legal Aid, who offer free
legal representation for anyone, in the first 48hrs from the moment of arrest. Cook County
would save "between $12.7 and $43.9 million annually if arrestees had access to a defense attorney within 24 hours after arrest"* Funds that could be used towards Torture Reparations.
...Then issue an apology to the people of Chicago and all those who have been abused &
tortured by CPD, for allowing Homan Square Police Warehouse to be used as a Chicago
police torture chamber
We also demand:
The immediate resignation of Illinois State Cook County District Anita Alvarez.
The new US Attorney General Loretta Lynch must immediately launch a full scale federal civil rights investigation of the Homan facility, AND of the Chicago Alliance's 2014 complaint to her
predecessor, Eric Holder, that documented murder, torture, abuse by Chicago/Chicagoland
police officers.
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| | Howard Morgan speaking at his home coming victory celebration on Feb 14, 2015 |
Frank Chapman, Field Organizer,
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
No social movement for justice and equality can be sustained if it ignores the lessons of history, and history has for us both positive and negative lessons. I believe we must apply this principle in assessing the historical importance of the victory setting Howard Morgan free.
First of all let us sum up the history of the case.
On the morning of February 21, 2005 Howard Morgan was pulled over while on his way home for an alleged traffic violation. After identifying himself as a police officer, Mr. Morgan was forced from his vehicle and shot 28 times by four white police officers. Twenty-one of those shots were to the back of his body. You may be asking yourself the question: How can someone identify themselves as a police officer and be shot 28 times by police officers? Howard Morgan is African American and the four officers who tried to murder him were white. They saw an armed Black man and panicked, that seems to be the most plausible explanation. This is the only explanation, unless they were intentional assassins...READ ON
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HoodHope, Struggle, and the Power of the People: An interview with Real Deep,
Founder and Director of HoodHope|
| | Real Deep at HoodHope rockin' a Stop Police Crimes t-shirt |
By Steve Craig, CAARPR Member
We're speaking today with Real Deep, the founder and director of HoodHope, a storefront community center in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Real has become a strong ally of CAARPR and our Stop Police Crimes campaign. Hood Hope has been graciously hosting weekly Stop Police Crimes community meetings at the center. Hood Hope also serves as an organizing hub in the drive for an all elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC)
Q: Could you describe the origins of HoodHope and your vision of its mission in the community?
Real Deep: HoodHope Movement's headquarters used to be located on 61st and Saint Lawrence. Due to gentrification efforts by the University of Chicago, and the current alderman, Willie Cochran, as well as budgetary constraints, we were forced to vacate. Presently HoodHope meetings are being hosted at Farrell's Barbershop located at 6426 South Cottage Grove.
I founded HoodHope on October 10, 2010, as I sat in Illinois Department of Corrections.
At that time I had already been incarcerated for 11 years. HoodHope was created to unite all organizations for the common cause of Justice for All. Our target market is the Hood, a people lost and forgotten...READ ON
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OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
Steve Craig, Stop Police Crimes Organizing Committee, CAARPR
The 'global war on terror' and the domestic 'war on crime' continue to claim innocent victims framed by a delusional narrative of promoting democracy, order and security. This narrative is a thin veil draped over human rights abuses both on foreign soil and on the streets of Chicago. The reflexive U.S. response to political and social crises is to send in the troops. The shock troops, dressed in military green or police blue, may promise to serve and protect but employ tactics drawn from a racist cauldron of profiling, torture and murder. Since war has been declared on crime, tacitly understood to be black and brown folks, poor neighborhoods are treated as battlegrounds...READ ON
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Weekly Community Meetings to
Stop Police Crimes
Hood Hope Movement and Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression
When: EVERY Saturday 12p - 3p
Where: Farrell's Barbershop, 6426 South Cottage Grove.
Come join us as we work together to stop police crimes, learn about CPAC and how to get involved. Contact: Real Deep 312.785-4182 or Frank Chapman 312.513-3795
HOW ELSE TO GET INVOLVED
* Tell your neighbors, friends, community organizations, church...
* Join us every Saturday at Hood Hope (see above)
* If you would like to arrange a CPAC info/community meeting on your
block, in your church or community center, contact us.
* Forward this newsletter
* Come to a meeting, Stop Police Crimes Organizing Committee meets
every Monday @ 6pm, 1325 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 105
CONTACT
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
T 312 939-2750 email: contact@naarpr.org
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