[Peace] Taser community meeting 3/15 6pm 808 E. Bradley, Champaign

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Hi, all.

I hope that you will come to Monday's community meeting on the possible
purchase of Taser guns by the Champaign Police. The meeting is Monday, March
15 from 6-8pm at Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Champaign Police Chief Finney will give the police department's take on the
issue and the community will be able to ask him questions and raise
concerns.  Every Champaign City Council person is invited to this meeting as
well.

This is an important opportunity to make an impact and express your concerns
and work in solidarity with Black community organizers, who, like those of
us who demonstrate in the streets, is very concerned about the possible
misuse of Tasers on racial minorities and political dissenters.

Champaign City Council will vote on whether or not to purchase Tasers at its
Tuesday, March 23 meeting.  Please write or call your council member and all
of the at-large council members BEFORE March 23.  They need time to think
about your concerns, so please write them soon. If you live in Urbana, write
anyway, because you are subject to Tasers and time you go to Champaign if
they were to purchase them.

Thanks a lot!  Please spread the word. We want 100 people at the meeting on
Monday and dozens of people at the March 23 City Council Meeting.

Kimberlie

Here are the Champaign City Council persons phone numbers and snail mail
addresses:

J.W. Pirtle
Deputy Mayor-District 1
1205 Carver Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
 H: 217/356-5500


Michael La Due
Council Member-District 2
1005 S. Sixth St., Apt. #28
Champaign, IL 61820 
 H: 217/367-5536


Vic McIntosh
Council Member-District 3
501 Clearwater
Champaign, IL 61822 H: 217/352-0194
E: VicMcIntosh at ci.champaign.il.us 2005
 
Jim Green
Council Member-District 4
2206 Plymouth Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821 
 H: 217/355-1232
O: 217/367-2500
E: JimGreen at ci.champaign.il.us 2005
 
Ken Pirok
Council Member-District 5
2203 Southmoor Drive
Champaign, IL 61821  H: 217/398-4258
O: 217/398-4258
E: KenPirok at ci.champaign.il.us  2005
 
Thomas Bruno
Council Member-At Large
1109 W. Park Ave.
Champaign, IL 61821 
 H: 217/398-2191
O: 217/328-6000
E: TomBruno at ci.champaign.il.us 2007
 
Kathy Ennen
Council Member-At Large
2711 Sangamon Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821 
 H: 217/351-6164

Giraldo Rosales
Council Member-At Large
102 N. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820  
grosales at uiuc.edu <grosales at uiuc.edu>