Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression

1325 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 105, Chicago, Illinois 60605

For release May 5th, 2015

For information contact Mike Elliot, 312-939-2750 or

Ted Pearson 312-927-2689

MEDIA ADVISORY

Chicago labor and community leaders urge an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) in the wake of unmitigated police crimes

What: Press Conference
When: 11.00am Thursday, May 7, 2015
Where: 5th Floor, Mayors Office, Chicago City Hall, 21 N. LaSalle St

On Thursday, May 7, 2015 a press conference will be held in front of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's 5th Floor office at City Hall in response to continued police killings of Black people. The Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression

(CAARPR) and representatives from social activist groups and labor unions will demand that the Mayor support the call for the establishment of an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) to end the deadly cycle of police violence that's being disproportionately perpetrated against Black and Latino people in Chicago. CPAC will abolish and replace the highly biased and ineffective Police Board and the handpicked Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA).

The recent astonishingly unjust acquittal of Chicago Police detective, Dante Servin, for the cold blooded killing of 22 year old Rekia Boyd and protests in Baltimore that were sparked by the police killing of Freddie Gray, a 25 year old Black man who died in police custody after being brutally beaten, have intensified a burgeoning national call for police accountability. Holding police accountable for their violent behavior and misconduct, particularly in the Black community, has become a national rallying cry for real systemic change. Attending families of Chicago police crime victims, community groups, labor unions, lawyers, LGBTQ community members, educators, youth organizations, labor support groups and the CAARPR demand CPAC-a concrete solution for police accountability and civilian empowerment in Chicago.

Endorsers attending the CPAC press conference are: Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, Dorothy Holmes (mother of Ronald "Ronnieman" Johnson), Panzy Bright (Mother of Dakota Bright), BYP 100, Black Lives Matter- Chicago, US Palestinian Community Network, SEIU Local 73,
Black Caucus-Chicago Teachers Union, SEIU Local 73 at UIC Joint Bargaining Committee,Western Region Radio & Machine Workers of America, Fight for 15,

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Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
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