WE ARE Guided by the power of a justice- & liberation-oriented Christian faith, which gives people who are concerned about injustice & systemic racism the strength, endurance, passion and courage to fight political, social, economic and racial oppression.
• Holding press conferences successfully advocating for those who have been wronged by the police
• Confronting elected officials and getting more police transparency & accountability
• Demanding police, judicial and criminal justice reforms including bail reform.
• Ushering in legislation, which requires civilian review of alleged police misconduct (i.e. Police Accountability Board)
• Instituting community interview panels for police hiring
• Proposing a Community Public Safety Corps to leverage neighborhood leadership for sensitive situations
• Addressing implicit bias in judges through a Judicial Observation Project
• Convening a Criminal Justice Reform Task Force aimed at providing human services, avoiding the trauma & stigma of arrest
• Guiding law enforcement agencies to improve relations with Communities of Color
• Implementing Community Police Summits
• Partnering with faith & secular organizations to achieve shared goals
• Conducting programs that reduce gun violence by giving youth a safe space to discuss their trauma and find alternatives to bloodshed