[imc-st.louis] Local Control Update

[Civilian Oversight Board Campaign]

As we move toward the next legislative session in Jefferson City, the Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression is gearing up for phase two of our campaign for Local Control of the St. Louis Police Dept. Maida Coleman has agreed to sponsor our bill in the State Senate again this year. Jeanette Mott Oxford will be the House sponsor.

As many of you know, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted 22-1 to support a resolution calling for Local Control. The Aldermanic Black Caucus has offered support in turning out folks for a Lobby Day in Jeff City which will probably be in February.

We are in the process of getting signatures on postcards which we will use in Jeff City to show support for the issue. If you can take some of these cards to meetings of your organization, or if you or your organization want to officially endorse Local Control, please let us know.

Below is an announcement from Confluence announcing their latest issue. It is entirely devoted to the subject of Police Accountability (and the current lack of accountability!) Please get a copy:

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The new Confluence is out and online: stlconfluence.org

Get the lowdown on Police brutality, police taser torture, the murder of
Jeremy Robinson.

Interviews with Ron Scott (Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality), an
anonymous source talks about police taser and beatings of Black youth, and
a report from Minneapolis about their efforts to stop police abuse.

Read about the false conviction and death sentence of Reggie Clemons and
CAPCR´s efforts to win local control of the St. Louis Police.

All this and more.

Available in restuarants, coffee shops, book stores, etc. around town.
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