1 - Raleigh
Police Accountability Community Taskforce and Raleigh City Council -
from Barbara Smalley-McMahan <blsmcmahan@nc.rr.com>
At 7:00
p.m. on Tuesday night February 5, at 222 W Hargett St (City Hall)
-- the Raleigh Police Accountability Community Taskforce, community members
affected by police use-of-force, and organizational partners will urge Raleigh
City Council to accept recommendations for increasing public safety via a
community oversight board for ensuring racial justice in policing. This
presentation comes following a critical recommendation from Raleigh’s Human
Relations Commission that Raleigh advocate for an oversight board with
investigatory, disciplinary, and subpoena powers.
If you’d
like to help open the hearts of our elected officials to the idea of meaningful
justice for all races as a necessary means to public and police safety in
Raleigh, please meet on the second floor of 222 W Hargett St. at 6:45
p.m. PACT will be handing out red hearts for people to wear before going
into the chambers to sit together as a group.
2 - Just a
reminder - CSJ JustBeer - Thursday,
January 31 - 5:00 PM
High Park
Bar and Grill, 625 E Whitaker Mill Road, 919-833-4527
GREAT Menu!
3 - NCVAN
"Meaningful Responses to Senseless Violence" workshops from Kristen
Howe <kristen@nc-van.org>
The North
Carolina Victim Assistance Network (NCVAN) is actively seeking
volunteers and interested community members to assist loved ones of murder
victims. Many people say they want to help after a murder occurs but
don't know how or feel they are not equipped to do so. To meet the needs
of loved ones of murder victims and engage interested community members NCVAN
has initiated the Homicide Advocacy Project (HAP).
The Homicide
Advocacy Project is offering an introductory workshop for potential volunteers
and interested community members the first week in February in
Raleigh. "Meaningful Responses to Senseless Violence 101: An
Introduction to Assisting Loved Ones of Homicide Victims" is designed
to help us better understand some of the basics of assisting members of our
community after the murder of their loved one. This session is a
prerequisite for prospective volunteers before they attend more advanced
training. It is also helpful for members of the community who want to
better understand this need.
The workshop
will be offered on Thursday February 7th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm and repeated on
Saturday February 9th from 10:00am - 12:00pm. To register please visit
our Homicide Advocacy Project Volunteer Training Page:
If you have
questions or would like more information, please contact Adrienne Little.