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"Out of control!": As Summer Heats Up, Testimony Describes MPD as Brutal, Lawless

Submitted by haloka on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 11:32
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50-60 Minneapolis residents gathered at the Urban League on the north side's Plymouth Avenue Monday night to give testimony about brutality and harassment at the hands (and batons, tasers, guns, etc.) of the Minneapolis Police Department. Their stories showed that police misconduct against people of color and the homeless is not isolated, and nearly all present were in agreement that, as one speaker proclaimed, "they've got to be accountable. Minneapolis has one of the most brutal police departments in the U.S."

The primary aim of this public hearing and an upcoming hearing to be scheduled on the south side was to gather testimony, to be shared with federal officials, with the goal of putting the Minneapolis Police Department under federal receivership. With a decree of receivership from the Department of Justice, the MPD would be under official supervision from the federal government until it became in compliance with the law. This new strategy is being used, say its proponents, since a decade of organizing around civilian review boards, individual lawsuits, a class action suit, and federal mediation has not succeeded in stopping MPD violence and harassment.

With lawyers, activists, a representative of Keith Ellison's office, and many survivors present, the testimonies were mixed with calls for communal action. "The people receiving these brutalities," said one audience member after telling his story, "outnumber the people who are doing it."

Related: Cop Culture Series on KFAI Radio | MPLS Civil Rights Department on Chopping Block | Community Members Rally in Reponse to Fong Lee Verdict | Ofiong Sanders Imprisoned for Lurking |  July 11: Hastings Rally One Year After Police Killing | CUAPB 

Communities United Against Police Brutality Weekly Meeting

Submitted by jackie_k on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 14:23
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06/27/2009 13:30

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

Communities United Against Police Brutality Weekly Meetings

Submitted by jackie_k on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 14:21
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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!

 

CUAPB ACTIVIST LOCKED UP ON BOGUS CHARGES - YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED!

Submitted by jackie_k on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 12:31
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Ofiong Sanders is a case study of a person who has changed his life for the better.  In 1997, he was convicted of burglary and sentenced 10 years in prison.  During those 10 years, he had an epiphany and recognized that he was handing his life over to the state.  He vowed to straighten out his life.  When the time came for him to be released, he found that the prison system continued to hold him, based on a miscalculation of his sentence.  He sued, representing himself, and won his immediate release.  Since then, he has been on parole and has worked full time.  He has become an activist with CUAPB and teaches youth about his experiences behind bars and about their rights.  He has testified before the legislature multiple times about abuses he suffered in prison and the need to restore the prison ombudsman program. 

Rally for Justice for Fong Lee - Shuttles 8:00 Rally 8:45

Submitted by haloka on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 12:32
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05/11/2009 08:00

RALLY FOR JUSTICE FOR FONG LEE
Unarmed man killed by Minneapolis cops

Monday, May 11, 8:45 a.m.

 

Federal Courthouse

 

316 N Robert Street, St. Paul

Parking/transportation

Shuttle buses will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. from

Lao Family Community of Minnesota,

320 W University Ave, St. Paul

 

OR meet at 8:00 a.m. at

Joseph’s Grill,

Rally for Justice for Fong Lee

Submitted by haloka on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 12:27
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Communities United Against Police Brutality
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 7, 2009
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RALLY FOR JUSTICE FOR FONG LEE
Unarmed man killed by Minneapolis cops

Monday, May 11, 8:45 a.m.

 

Federal Courthouse

 

316 N Robert Street, St. Paul

Parking/transportation

Shuttle buses will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. from

Spring Riot at U Sparks New Questions about 2008 RNC Protest

Submitted by jackie_k on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 01:43
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UPDATE: A facilitated discussion about police brutality will take place at Tent State on the Coffman Union Front Plaza at 3pm on Tuesday.

So the Minnesota Daily as well as Esme Murphy on WCCO are reporting a "Spring Jam Party Riot" last night at the University of Minnesota in Dinkytown. Apparently hundreds of drunken college students were involved. According to news reports, the police responded in riot gear and in force to a bonfire party in the middle of the street. Police fired chemical weapons and rubber bullets into the crowd and into houses, in all probability part of the arsenal left over from the RNC last September. The students threw rocks and glass bottles back at the police. At least seven students were arrested.
More:MN Daily slideshow • MnStories video • Video • Satire: Bro Univ. Radicalization Project (BURP)

Dangers and Downsides of Minneapolis’ New Online Police Feedback Tool

Submitted by jackie_k on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 01:18
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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.

Criticizing Cops is Not a Crime - Free Carl Eller Demonstration

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:49
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03/04/2009 12:00

FREE CARL ELLER! JAIL RACIST JUDGE MABLEY!
Demonstration: Wednesday, March 4th, 12:00 noon
Hennepin County Government Center, Main Floor
300 S 6th Street, Minneapolis

Another Tragic Death at the Hands of the MPD in North Minneapolis

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 13:40
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from the open publishing newswire: Early on Thursday, February 5, Minneapolis police killed Ahmed Guled, 23, as he drove down Morgan Avenue in the area where police were arresting three other people. One of the arrestees witnessed the incident and states that reports by police that they were somehow "in danger" and had to shoot were lies. He states that Guled was driving no more than 20 miles an hour and was just trying to get through the narrow lane police created by blocking the road with their vehicles when police opened fire, shooting at least 20 times. He referred to the killing as "an execution."

Related: Demonstration @ North Commons Park Wednesday | Call to Action | CUAPB Sues MPLS Civilian Review Authority | Court Watch Thurs. for Eduardo Cardenas, Attacked by MPD

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