police accountability

Communities United Against Police Brutality Weekly Meetings

Submitted by jackie_k on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 13:21

Start: 06/20/2009 13:30

CUAPB meets every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Walker Church, 3104 16th Ave S in Minneapolis. Join us!

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The Two Sides of the 2006 Murder of Fong Lee by Minneapolis Police (And a Few Interesting Notes)

Submitted by jackie_k on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 01:13

About the only thing Fong Lee’s Family and the Minneapolis Police agree on is that Fong Lee was shot and killed by Officer Jason Andersen in July of 2006.

*Note: This is a narrative constructed from accounts of events in various mainstream media news sources. This is by no means the full or true story, only an account of each side’s versions of events*

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Fri.April 10,11am KFAI Radio: RAMONA AFRICA

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 09:31

Start: 04/10/2009 11:00

"Catalyst:politics & culture: host/producer Lydia Howell
90.3fm Mpls/106,7fm St.Paul All shows live-streaming& archived for 2
weeks after broadcast at "Catalyst" page at: http://www.kfai.org

Hear a conversation with lifelong activist RAMONA AFRICA, of the MOVE
organization of Philadelphia who will be in the Twin Cities APRIL 18-19
(see EVENT info below). She is most known for her work on the
international defesne committee to free Pennsylvania death row dissident

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Dangers and Downsides of Minneapolis’ New Online Police Feedback Tool

Submitted by jackie_k on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 00:18

Last week the Minneapolis Police Department announced a new, easier way for community members to submit feedback about their officers online. Users can now submit both complaints and compliments via the internet. However, many are questioning the positive aspects of this change.

The MPD fails to clearly inform users of what can be done with the information they choose to submit. For example, the so-called False-Reporting Law is not mentioned on the online form.

Minneapolis Ward 6 Community Forum

Submitted by smiley on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 19:35

Start: 02/12/2009 19:00

End: 02/12/2009 21:00

Community Discussion and Forum Ward 6

Philips West-Stevens Square
Ventura Village- Whittier Alliance

WHEN: Thursday, February 12th from 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: All Nations Church
1515 East 23rd Street (corner of Bloomington and 23rd)

SPEAKERS: Martha Fasthorse - others TBA

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

* Police Brutality and Accountability
* Sustainable Jobs
* Environmental Racism
* Urban Transportation
* Elected Officials Response To Community

Organized by The New Broom Coalition

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COPWATCH/KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING

Submitted by mgresist on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 23:56

Start: 01/17/2009 16:00

Saturday, January 17
4:00 p.m.
Walker Church, 3100 16th Ave S, Minneapolis
Given the lack of formal police accountability mechanisms in the Twin Cities Communities United Against Police Brutality is starting off the new year teaching the community how to document police conduct, which will allow us to hold police accountable ourselves. Documenting police conduct is a completely legal activity but the documentation only has value if it is done correctly. Join to learn about your rights and how to capture police conduct on film and by other means.