<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>This is related to the various threads by Karen Aram and Francis Boyle.</div><div>I just thought Peace would like to see the announcements posted to anti- racism groups....</div><div><br></div><div>Re: sanctuary community</div><div>Updating the current status is important. Updating would include addressing some concerns such as: </div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto"><br></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "chynowet ." </div><div>Subject: [Announce] Mayor proposes half a million to hire 5 more police officers </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">Dear friends - <div><br></div><div><b>Come out tonight 7pm Urbana City Council chambers to show support for making Urbana a sanctuary city and to oppose the <a href="http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-11-29/urbana-mayor-calls-hiring-5-new-police-officers.html">Mayor's proposal to spend another half million per year on more police</a> in Urbana.</b> </div><div><br></div><div>Here is model <a href="http://bordc.org/news/resist-trump-local-ordinances-effect-law-protect-rights/">legislation</a> to <span style="color:rgb(63,63,63);font-family:raleway,sans-serif">prohibit or limiting law enforcement engagement in:</span></div><div><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 28px 30px;padding:0px;color:rgb(63,63,63);font-family:raleway,sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">cooperation with immigration enforcement</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc">discriminatory profiling</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">intelligence-sharing with federal authorities</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">undercover infiltration of activist groups and religious institutions</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">cooperation with military personnel</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">over-policing or restricting protests</span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:disc">prying into social media accounts</li></ul></div><div>Instead of more police officers and police spying, we need to address the root of crime - poverty. </div><div><br></div><div>We don't have a single homeless shelter for men going into this winter season and by last count 250 children in Urbana are listed as homeless.</div><div><br></div><div>The solution is not dropping huge sums of cash on suppressing the symptoms of poverty, it is going to the roots. Clearly the Mayor has shown that she can find money when she considers it a priority.</div><div><br></div><div>There are 3 challengers for Mayor this Spring. Let all of them know that if they want our vote they need to get behind:</div><div><br></div><div><b>No more racial profiling, invest in programs not more police protect our civil liberties in the Trump-era with local legislation.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Danielle</div></div>
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