Please come and join us at a musical event presented by both civilians and police to bring unity to our community.  We're sorry for the late notice.  The musicians have been practicing but got delayed due to the rules regarding COVID-19.  They have been given the approval to meet in the park and play on Saturday evening..  Unity Partnership and Pure Alchemy want to offer the change of pace we've all been waiting for and to turn the corner from protest to peace.  If you play an instrument and are interested in participating in future events, please contact Marquell Oliver, our Youth Engagement Coordinator and he will sign you up.
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​If you plan to attend, please come with a mask and plan to observe social distance. We hope to see you there. Feel  free to pass this email on to those who would like to participate as well.

All the best and see you out there!

Regina Brent, Founder & President
Unity Partnership, NFP

 
Today's Tribune featured an article, Solutions aim to improve policing, about an agreement that was reached in 2018 betwen the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and The NAACP to endorse the Ten Shared Principles. The document was an effort to acknowledge the historical basis for the community's distrust of police and included principles such as "rejecting discrimination and treating everyone with dignity and respect: However local activists cited in the article, including Regina Brent, President and Founder of Unity Partneship, feel it is inadeqate to address current concerns. "We do not support the Ten Shared Principles,” she said. “It says you should treat me like a citizen. It needs to go further. If it had teeth, we wouldn’t be out there marching." Instead, she said, reformers should focus on policies that can be changed immediately by any mayor or police chief who’s willing. She called for further safeguards against the police use of chokeholds like that used on George Floyd, which generally are illegal in Illinois; comprehensive use of body cameras by police, which remains rare in the suburbs; and detailed statewide data on police misconduct."