Citizens Alert
203 N. Wabash Avenue Suite 711
Chicago, IL 60601
United States
ph: (312) 223-1802
fax: (312) 223-8619
info

Citizens Alert is Chicago's only police accountability organization working for systemic change in law enforcement agencies and humane, effective law enforcement while advocating for victims of brutality and misconduct.
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The goals of Citizens Alert are to make law enforcement agencies accountable to the public by:
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POETS 4 TROY DAVIS
Monday, May 18 at 7:30PM -- on the eve of Global Day of Action for Troy Davis
Simone 's Bar
960 W 18th St (between Sangamon St & Morgan St)
"I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days,
weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose
a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more
Troy Davis'. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our
strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe."
-- Troy Davis, Georgia death row prisoner fighting for his life......No physical evidence.
No murder weapon. No courts willing to hear new evidence. No justice. No peace.
Let's make the struggle irresistible through our words, our poetry, our music, our stories,
and our sheer relentlessness.
Featuring.....
*Kevin Coval* a voice of hope for a new world of peace, grace and beauty, author of everyday
people and slingshots, founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival
*FM Supreme* a female emcee with the power to bring hip-hop into a new golden era,
Louder Than A Bomb Poetry Slam Champion
*Darby Tillis* freedom fighter and blues extraordinaire, Illinois ' first exonerated death row prisoner
*Bill Ayers* activist and educator who teaches towards freedom, transformation and possibility
*Krista Franklin* writer, poet, and visual artist who dares to explore the real and imagined lives of
people of color
*Quraysh Ali Lansana* author of They Shall Run-Harriet Tubman Poems and southside rain,
Director of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing
*Adam Mansbach* 21st century story teller, author of The End of Jews and Angry Black White Boy
Young Poets in Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy Program at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center
*DJ David Marques* technologist, organizer, and educator for liberation, civic engagement, and bridging
the digital divide
PLUS OPEN MIC.....bring a poem to read AND to send to Troy .
supporting organizations include: ARC '09 (A movement Re-imagining Change in 2009), Ella's Daughters,
Amnesty International-Midwest, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Citizens Alert,
Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Tamms Year 10,
Students for a Democratic Society-UIC, Stanley Tookie Williams (STW) Legacy Network-Chicago, and more....
ALSO.....on May 19, Global Day of Action for Troy
STAND FOR TROY
Tuesday, May 19, 11:45am-1pm
Downtown Federal Plaza , Jackson and Dearborn
SAVE TROY DAVIS!
Tuesday, May 19, 5:30-7:30pm
DePaul University 's Lincoln Park Campus
2250 N. Sheffield Ave. (corner of Belden and Sheffield )
Upcoming MCLE Forum
Save the date for May 20
Save the date for an upcoming MCLE forum:
Forum on Police Accountability
Date: Wednesday, May 20
Time: 12:00 -- 1:30 pm (1.5 hours MCLE credit)
Location: Sidley Austin LLP,1 South Dearborn, Chicago 60603
Speakers:
Chief Administrator Ilana Rosenzweig of the Chicago Independent Police Review Authority
Chicago Police Department Deputy Superintendent Peter Brust
Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Click here to RSVP by May 17. Please bring a photo ID.
This forum is sponsored by:
Chicago Council of Lawyers
Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice
American Constitution Society - Chicago Chapter
Citizens Alert
Celebrating 40 Years of Struggle
In 2007, Citizens Alert commemorated its 40th anniversary by convening a Symposium on Civilian Oversight of Chicago Police, cosponsored and hosted by the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois, Chicago. On February 7th a cross section of community, church, legal and academic leaders addressed the need for an independent mechanism, outside the Chicago Police Department, to investigate complaints and recommend discipline for abusive officers. The Chicago Coalition for Police Accountability was formed, members drafted an enabling ordinance for such a new agency, and in April the coalition introduced a model ordinance to the public, the mayor, and the City Council. A few weeks later an alternate ordinance was introduced by the City; intensive negotiations with the Corporation Counsel, Chairman of the Police and Fire Committee, and select aldermen resulted in amendments and, in July 2007, an ordinance establishing a new Independent Police Review Authority was passed by the City Council.
2008 Symposium
Citizens Alert convened its second Symposium on Civilian Oversight of Chicago Police in February, 2008. Building on the success of establishing a civilian review mechanism for Chicago in such a short time, the Coalition determined two immediate priorities - the powers of Chicago Police Board and analysis of the pending union contract between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police. Examination of these two priorities is necessary to protect the integrity of the Police Review Authority to assure that neither the provisions of the contract nor any adverse action by the police board undermine the effectiveness of the IPRA. Time is of the essence in both instances, committee meetings are underway and interested volunteers are welcome to participate.
Citizens Alert
203 N. Wabash Avenue Suite 711
Chicago, IL 60601
United States
ph: (312) 223-1802
fax: (312) 223-8619
info