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CALL YOUR ALDERMAN, DEMAND CPAC!
Communities across the city are demanding an end to police crimes and cover-ups, demanding that community members be empowered to hold police accountable for their crimes, and have the power to decide and control how they are policed.
How do I find out who is my alderman? Follow this link and enter your address
What do I say to my alderman? Below is a suggested script of what to say
Let us know how your alderman responded
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TAKEN TO TASK
Steve Craig  Stop Police Crimes, CAARPR
The 'very serious' and very appointed Mayor's Police Accountability Task Force just limped away from their final community forum, held at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park. Their listening tour (anyone remember the school closings 'listening tour'?) began three weeks earlier at a lightly attended meeting on the Westside, proceeded to South Shore, then Pilsen, before wobbling to a stop under a chorus of "We don't need no task force!" chants.
The task force welcomed community input and promised to 'seriously' consider community 'suggestions'. These tailors of the emperor's new clothes promised it would be different this time...READ ON
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A BREAKTHROUGH MONTH IN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR CPAC
COMMUNITY CONTROL OF THE CHICAGO POLICE
Gerrit Hatcher, Stop Police Crimes, CAARPR
Although the CAARPR and the campaign for CPAC have always had deep and broad support from activist and community organizations in Chicago and nationally, the past few weeks have seen an uptick in political endorsements essential to our legislative campaign. We have received offers of sponsorship for the CPAC ordinance from Chicago Aldermen, Ricardo Muņoz of the 22nd ward, Proco Joe Moreno of the 1st ward and Toni Foulkes of the 16th, as well endorsements from...READ ON
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RACE FOR COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY
David Szydloski, Stop Police Crimes, CAARPR
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Last week, both of Chicago's major newspapers, the Tribune and the Sun-Times, endorsed Kim Foxx, former chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, in her race to unseat incumbent Cook County State's Attorney, Anita Alvarez, in the upcoming March 15th primary. These endorsements are welcome additions to the campaign to unseat Alvarez--even if they came from the same conservative-leaning editorial boards that, just a year earlier, endorsed both Rahm Emanuel for mayor and Bruce Rauner for governor.
The Tribune editorial board's criticism of Alvarez in their endorsement of Foxx provides a clear view of why the political leadership in Chicago continues to block real democratic reforms of the city's government. The Tribune article begins by assuring readers that it doesn't regret its previous two endorsements of Alvarez,...READ ON
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MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED HERE
CONTACT: Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
1325 S WABASH #105, CHICAGO IL 60605
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