Check out this recording of Stop Stopping Us: A CRS Teach-In to End Pretextual Traffic Stops featuring Urban Village Church (UVC), Wicker Park. The CRS Organizing and Policy Team and UVC, Wicker Park educated community leaders about the critical campaign to end pretextual traffic stops, originating from the Free2Move Coalition, of which CRS is a steering committee partner. We strategized how to abolish this discriminatory, ineffective, excessive, and fatal policing practice.
CRS Executive Director Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton discussed building and strengthening relationships between the community and the Chicago Police Department during a WTTW Chicago Tonight segment.
CRS Executive Director Rev. Dr. Waltrina Middleton shared how stop and frisks have traumatized people in her community during a WTTW Black Voices segment.
On October 14, 2021 the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) Coalition held a virtual teach-in. The ECPS ordinance will establish a civilian oversight body over the Chicago Police Department, which will help shape police policy. This new ordinance creates one of the most progressive police-government-community partnerships in the country.
As we remember and honor George Floyd’s life today, let us be reminded that the fight against racism is not over. Together, let us strive for a brighter future fueled by justice, equity and compassion. #SayHisName #WeMustBreathe #CRSPoliceAccountability