Here are some updates from last night's Stop Police Crimes meeting for people who want to know what's going on with the day to day in the Chicago Alliance and how they can get plugged in:
Gerald Reed is in NRC at Stateville. His lawyers have filed a motion to reconsider but it's unclear when the courts will open again. He has one bar of soap left and is running out. People in cell block D have no soap even though groups have been donating soap to the prison.
(312)814-2121 is the best number to use for the governor. You can also make a statement about Gerald here: www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/cont…
Also be sure to call IDOC (217-558-2200) and Stateville warden David Gomez (815-727-3607) to demand that prisoners be given healthcare and sanitation
Updated numbers for Kim Foxx are:
IL attorney general: 312-814-3000
IL dept of human rights: 312-814-6200
Demand that Kim Foxx take action to depopulate Cook County Jail, and particularly that she act faster to free ALL victims of detective Guevara
Tamon Russell is currently in Hill Correctional. They have better sanitary conditions than Stateville, but being in prison is inherently a health risk right now. Call the warden, Christine Brannon (309-343-4212) to inquire about the health of Tamon and other incarcerated people.
A lot of people are on social media and looking for things to do because of the quarantine, so we're doing a social media challenge to get people to call their representatives.
Make the calls, post the scripts, and tag 3+ friends.
You can also use chain emails or phone calls.
There was a suggestion that we make a tik tok. We will consider it.
The mayor called a meeting at 4pm on April fool's day to nominate a superintendent. The process was always undemocratic but having this meeting during the quarantine shows even less transparency than usual.
Voice your opinion by calling 408-418-9388, access code 962181026#
Join @BLMChi and flock the phones tomorrow. Let the mayor and the police know that we are watching and we will fight their corrupt and undemocratic practices.
Our Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of police Torture (CFIST) was planned to have a kickoff event in May. We are currently moving the content of the kickoff online and planning virtual events. Stay tuned!
We need volunteers to do phone banking, calling CPAC supporters and asking them to call their representatives and raise the demand to #FreeThemAll.
If you would like to do phone banking from home, call Frank Chapman: 312-513-3795
We also commemorated #PalestineLandDay. We stand in full solidarity with Palestinians against colonialism. Palestinians have fought occupation and military violence for decades and it is the duty of all progressive organizations to support them. Check out @uspcn for more info.
Some of our members are getting involved in tenant organizing. Many people will not be able to pay rent during this crisis, and we need to be organized as communities to protect them (ourselves) against evictions and debt. See @TenantsUnitedHP and @AutonomousUnion for resources.
We will be posting regular updates from Monday SPC meetings to keep as many people involved as possible. Plug into whatever you can. Make calls. Talk to people (from >6 feet away). Go to a car protest. We need people power! #FreeThemAll
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We’re here at the @CCPSA_Chicago hearing with Superintendent Snelling to raise our demands on CPD.
First up for public comment is Kofi from @GKMC18 speaking on the need for immediate action following police crimes, including firing of officers, and an end to traffic stops.
In response, Snelling dodges the concrete demands and speaks about the need for training and partnering with violence prevention groups
Next up Miracle Boyd from @GKMC18 responds to Snelling’s claim that traffic stops have gone down by mentioning the 50,000 carried out last year, and speaks about the number of cases never addressed from 2020 and before and asks what he will do to address them.
THREAD: Gerald Reed has been incarcerated for 29 years after being tortured into confessing to a crime he did not commit. His incarceration exposes the illegitimacy of the prison system. W/ the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to #FreeGeraldReed and #FreeThemAll
Gerald was kidnapped by CPD on October 3rd, 1990. Detectives Michael Kill and Victor Breska, members of Jon Burge’s notorious “midnight crew”, proceeded to torture Gerald until he confessed to a double homicide.
During the “interrogation” the detectives broke a metal rod that had been placed in Gerald’s leg to repair his thigh bone from a gunshot wound. This injury has still not been adequately treated and Gerald cannot walk because of it.
Gerald Reed has been incarcerated for almost 30 Years for a crime he did not commit! This is injustice in it's truest form. Gerald's life is in danger.
CFIST continues to demand @GovPritzker immediately pardon Gerald Reed & ALL those tortured and wrongfully convicted. When we say #FreeGeraldReed, we also mean #FreeThemAll! We will continue to fight until Gerald & all those tortured are free!
Get involved: bit.ly/cfistinterest
Sign the CFIST petition pressure @GovPritzker to pardon all torture survivors! The Governor is the ONLY person who has the power to free torture survivors with the STROKE OF A PEN.
What is #CPACNow?
How will it enable us to #DefundThePolice?
What else will CPAC empower us to do?
A thread on how exactly CPAC will overturn the power dynamic between police and our communities.
The #CPACNow ordinance was first written in 2012 after the police murder of Rekia Boyd. It would establish community control of the police, a goal first fought for by the Black Panther Party, by putting elected community members in charge of decisions around policing.
The word "community" is important here. The communities who need to be empowered are the ones most harmed by police violence, so #CPACNow council members will need at least 2 years of experience organizing in oppressed and marginalized communities.
We are keeping the pressure and demanding #CPACnow until we have community control of the police and the community can control how we #DefundThePolice. Join us.
Tomorrow at 9:30 we're demanding #CPACNow outside of City Hall. You can help from wherever you are using our at home toolkit: bit.ly/GoodMorningLori and taking part in our social media blast starting at 8am.
Let's get #GoodMorningLori trending again!