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Enough is enough. The people are mobilizing and need your support. We are in need of materials, bail money and anything else to protect us. To contribute to efforts towards the fight to defund the police please donate through cash.app: $FreeThePeopleWNY or Venmo: @FreeThePeopleWNY

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Coalition members are primarily organizations and some individual organizers who are working on a campaign or providing services for those impacted by any aspect of the criminal justice system, and aligns with the coalition mission and principles. Others who align with our principles but don’t fall into one of these categories are welcome to work with the coalition in various capacities, but can’t be listed as official members.

Join us at one of our monthly meetings, on the first Thursday of every month at 3 pm. Contact us by emailing info@freethepeoplewny.com to receive the meeting info. If you are interested in becoming a coalition member, please fill out a membership form.

Want to dig into the work for justice at the state, county or city level? Join a Working Group!

State level: Tanvier@ppgbuffalo.org
County level: Denise@voicebuffalo.org
City level: cparra@citizenactionny.org

FREE THE PEOPLE
WESTERN NEW YORK

Donate

Enough is enough. The people are mobilizing and need your support. We are in need of materials, bail money and anything else to protect us. To contribute to efforts towards the fight to defund the police please donate through cash.app: $FreeThePeopleWNY or Venmo: @FreeThePeopleWNY

MEMBERSHIP

Coalition members are primarily organizations and some individual organizers who are working on a campaign or providing services for those impacted by any aspect of the criminal justice system, and aligns with the coalition mission and principles. Others who align with our principles but don’t fall into one of these categories are welcome to work with the coalition in various capacities, but can’t be listed as official members.

Join us at one of our monthly meetings, on the first Thursday of every month at 3 pm. Contact us by emailing info@freethepeoplewny.com to receive the meeting info. If you are interested in becoming a coalition member, please fill out a membership form.

Donate

Enough is enough. The people are mobilizing and need your support. We are in need of materials, bail money and anything else to protect us. To contribute to efforts towards the fight to defund the police please donate through cash.app: $FreeThePeopleWNY or Venmo: @FreeThePeopleWNY

MEMBERSHIP

Coalition members are primarily organizations and some individual organizers who are working on a campaign or providing services for those impacted by any aspect of the criminal justice system, and aligns with the coalition mission and principles. Others who align with our principles but don’t fall into one of these categories are welcome to work with the coalition in various capacities, but can’t be listed as official members.

Join us at one of our monthly meetings, on the first Thursday of every month at 3 pm. Contact us by emailing info@freethepeoplewny.com to receive the meeting info. If you are interested in becoming a coalition member, please fill out a membership form.

Residents, Social Justice Groups Say BPD Reforms Need to Go Further

Residents, Social Justice Groups Say BPD Reforms Need to Go Further

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BY: Spectrum News Staff
PUBLISHED: March 26, 2021

​Buffalonians are speaking out against what they’re calling a flawed police reform process.

People across the city gave their opinions on Mayor Byron Brown’s recent recommendations to improve the Buffalo Police Department.

Citizen Action of Western New York, along with several other groups, hosted a virtual forum Friday, saying stronger reforms are needed with more input from the community.

They say multiple people were injured at the hands of officers in the past year, including when officers shoved a 75-year-old man at a protest over the summer.

“During these times, we must ask ourselves if we’re genuinely doing enough and if what we’re settling for will restore our communities or force the next generation to end the cycle of trauma,” Tanvier Peart, from Partnership for Public Good, said.

Citizen Action is calling for several changes, including decreasing the BPD’s budget, creating an independent oversight board that can subpoena officials, and updating the department’s Use of Force policy.

Read the article at Spectrum News –>