For Immediate Release:
Media Contact:
Bethany Hexom
Media Advisory
Retired Police Officers to Hold Press Conference On Thursday Outside the Chicago Police Department Headquarters
Officers want the mayor to halt all actions to reform the CPD until widespread input is received from the community
CHICAGO - - A group of retired police officers will hold a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., outside the Chicago Police Department headquarters, calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to halt all actions and activities surrounding the department until he receives widespread input from the community.
The officers, some of whom worked decades in the department and were highly ranked before retiring, said the actions by Mayor Emanuel to appoint a six-member task force, to start a search for a new superintendent and to make new appointments within the department’s leadership, have been taken prematurely and will not bring about true reform inside the department.
During the press event, the officers will share their recommendations for changing the culture inside the department and improving relations between the CPD and the community. The actions they are recommending were developed during a meeting Monday evening convened by Richard Wooten, a former police officer, who is the founder and executive director of the Gathering Point Community Council.
“As retired police officers, we are ready to consult with Mayor Emanuel and Interim Superintendent John Escalante to present them with some recommendations and strategies, which are derived from our collective experience working within the system and on the front lines in the community,” said Wooten, who served on the force for 23 years before retiring in August.
He added, “We know what it takes to transform the unacceptable culture within the department, which has been existing and tolerated for decades, but is no longer acceptable to us and the public. Because we not only worked in predominantly African American communities, many of us live on the same streets we patrolled, so we know what it takes to improve the relations between the police and the community.”
Who: Retired Chicago police officers; officials from Gathering Point Community Council
What: Press Conference
When: Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Chicago Police Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Why: To share their insights and expertise to reform the department and improve relations between the department and the community
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Gathering Point Community Council is a 501 c (3) non-for-profit organization established in 1998 as a mentoring organization for at risk youth. In time, Gathering Point has evolved to become Gathering Point Community Council, an organization dedicated to restoring values in at risk communities through the philosophy of for the people, by the people.
For additional information about Gathering Point Community Council visit http://www.gatheringpointcc.org/. To arrange interviews, please contact Bethany Hexom, Bethany@jerrythomaspr.com, (319) 750-5601.--
Bethany Hexom
Jerry Thomas Public Relations
200 E. Randolph Ave., Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
Office: 312-577-7646
Direct: 319-750-5601
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Chairman & COO National Black Wall Street Chicago
(Consumer Education and Consumer Action Project)
Founder/Lead Organizer, Illinois Voter Restoration Civic Education Project
Chief of Staff to National Chairman, National Black Wall Street USA
"And The Ordinary People Said" News Blog, www.chicagonow.com
Chairman, Community Reinvestment Organizing Project
Listed in 2012 Edition Who' Who In Black Chicago
4655 South King Drive, Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(Office) 773-268-6900 or direct 773-392-0165
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "one of Chicago's legendary political activists and one of the best organizers of his generation"
For Immediate Release:
Media Contact:
Bethany Hexom
Media Advisory
Retired Police Officers to Hold Press Conference On Thursday Outside the Chicago Police Department Headquarters
Officers want the mayor to halt all actions to reform the CPD until widespread input is received from the community
CHICAGO - - A group of retired police officers will hold a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., outside the Chicago Police Department headquarters, calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to halt all actions and activities surrounding the department until he receives widespread input from the community.
The officers, some of whom worked decades in the department and were highly ranked before retiring, said the actions by Mayor Emanuel to appoint a six-member task force, to start a search for a new superintendent and to make new appointments within the department’s leadership, have been taken prematurely and will not bring about true reform inside the department.
During the press event, the officers will share their recommendations for changing the culture inside the department and improving relations between the CPD and the community. The actions they are recommending were developed during a meeting Monday evening convened by Richard Wooten, a former police officer, who is the founder and executive director of the Gathering Point Community Council.
“As retired police officers, we are ready to consult with Mayor Emanuel and Interim Superintendent John Escalante to present them with some recommendations and strategies, which are derived from our collective experience working within the system and on the front lines in the community,” said Wooten, who served on the force for 23 years before retiring in August.
He added, “We know what it takes to transform the unacceptable culture within the department, which has been existing and tolerated for decades, but is no longer acceptable to us and the public. Because we not only worked in predominantly African American communities, many of us live on the same streets we patrolled, so we know what it takes to improve the relations between the police and the community.”
Who: Retired Chicago police officers; officials from Gathering Point Community Council
What: Press Conference
When: Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Chicago Police Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Why: To share their insights and expertise to reform the department and improve relations between the department and the community
###
Gathering Point Community Council is a 501 c (3) non-for-profit organization established in 1998 as a mentoring organization for at risk youth. In time, Gathering Point has evolved to become Gathering Point Community Council, an organization dedicated to restoring values in at risk communities through the philosophy of for the people, by the people.
For additional information about Gathering Point Community Council visit http://www.gatheringpointcc.org/. To arrange interviews, please contact Bethany Hexom, Bethany@jerrythomaspr.com, (319) 750-5601.--
Bethany Hexom
Jerry Thomas Public Relations
200 E. Randolph Ave., Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601
Office: 312-577-7646
Direct: 319-750-5601
--
Jerry Thomas
President
JERRY THOMAS PUBLIC RELATIONS
Our headquarters has moved!
200 E. Randolph St., Suite 5100, Chicago, IL 60601
TEL: 312-577-7646 DIRECT: 312-285-5166 EMAIL: jerry@jerrythomaspr.com
TEL: 312-577-7646 DIRECT: 312-285-5166 EMAIL: jerry@jerrythomaspr.com
NOTE: This message contains confidential information and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended or authorized recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify info@jerrythomaspr.com immediately by email if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this email from your system. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message.
marksallen2800@aol.com
Chairman & COO National Black Wall Street Chicago
(Consumer Education and Consumer Action Project)
Founder/Lead Organizer, Illinois Voter Restoration Civic Education Project
Chief of Staff to National Chairman, National Black Wall Street USA
"And The Ordinary People Said" News Blog, www.chicagonow.com
Chairman, Community Reinvestment Organizing Project
Listed in 2012 Edition Who' Who In Black Chicago
4655 South King Drive, Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(Office) 773-268-6900 or direct 773-392-0165
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "one of Chicago's legendary political activists and one of the best organizers of his generation"
Chairman & COO National Black Wall Street Chicago
(Consumer Education and Consumer Action Project)
Founder/Lead Organizer, Illinois Voter Restoration Civic Education Project
Chief of Staff to National Chairman, National Black Wall Street USA
"And The Ordinary People Said" News Blog, www.chicagonow.com
Chairman, Community Reinvestment Organizing Project
Listed in 2012 Edition Who' Who In Black Chicago
4655 South King Drive, Suite 203
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(Office) 773-268-6900 or direct 773-392-0165
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls Mark Allen "one of Chicago's legendary political activists and one of the best organizers of his generation"
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