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  7. We Charge Genocide @ChiCopWatch Donations: www.youcaring.com/WeChargeGenocide
  8. WeChargeGenocide.org #ChiCaopWatch Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ
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  13. H ***** October 22: National Day of Action Against Police Brutality ***** H
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  15. C ***** 9 AM - Presentation of Report on CPD Violence, 800 S Halsted ***** C
  16. A ***** 5:30 PM - Press Availability with WCG Organizers, 3151 W Harrison ***** A
  17. G ***** 6:00 PM - Silent Protest Against Police Brutality, 3151 W Harrison ***** G
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  20. Steal These Tweets: See bottom of post for #ChiCopWatch + 10/22 Tweets!
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  24. M E D I A A L E R T
  25. F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E
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  27. Contact: @ChiCopWatch, @may20p, @monicatea2
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  29.  
  30. Oct 22: 'We Charge Genocide' Presents Report on Chicago Police Violence, Hosts Silent Protest
  31. on National Day of Action Against Police Brutality
  32.  
  33. Chicago organizers release report they will present to the UN, exposing ongoing, pervasive Chicago
  34. Police violations of the Convention Against Torture, as well as call for a protest at the 11th
  35. District Police Station, formerly run by disgraced Commander Glenn Evans.
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  38. CHICAGO 10/20-- On October 22, a national day of action against police brutality, local organizers with We Charge Genocide (WCG) will present a report to the public detailing Chicago Police violence in marginalized communities and against youth of color. The report shows that CPD actions violate the United Nations (UN) Conventions Against Torture. The presentation will take place at 9 am at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S Halsted St, Chicago.
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  40. ** The full report, We Charge Genocide: Police Violence Against Chicago's Youth of Color, will be available for
  41. ** download on 10/22 at www.wechargegenocide.org
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  43. ** 9 AM Presentation Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/393181967499789/
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  46. Later that day, at 5:30 pm, WCG organizers who will travel to the UN to present the report will be available for interviews before a 6:00 pm silent protest at the 11th District Police Station, at 3151 W Harrison. The 11th District is a hotbed of police brutality. Recently, the Commander of the station, Glenn Evans, was accused of putting his gun into a suspect's mouth. Brutality lawsuits against Evans alone have cost taxpayers nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
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  48. ** 6 PM Protest Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1487848628144241/
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  50.  
  51. In November WCG, will send eight organizers to present a report on Chicago Police violence to the United Nations Committee Against Torture at their 53rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland, during which the U.S. will be under review. With widespread community support, the group raised over $17,500 in less than a month via online fundraiser and a series of fundraising dinners. Because of the generosity of people in Chicago and around the country, WCG has added two additional organizers to the Geneva delegation.
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  53. ** Press Kit with bios, FAQ sheet and images for media use. Please credit We Charge Genocide: http://bit.ly/1okIZQI
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  56. We Charge Genocide: Police Violence Against Chicago's Youth of Color contains data and personal narratives collected by WGC at events, using their online submission form, the #ChiCopWatch hashtag, as well as publicly available resources. The report also includes an infographic, Chicago Police Violence By The Numbers. Key finding include:
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  58. * From 2009 to 2013, although Black people comprised only 32.3% of Chicago’s overall population, 75% of police shooting victims
  59. were Black. Additionally, in the first six months of 2014, 23 of 27 people shot by the CPD were Black.
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  61. * Between 2009 and 2011, 92% of Taser uses involved a Black or Latino target, including 49 youth under the age of 16 (with some
  62. as young as 8 years old).
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  64. * Black youth accounted for 77% of the arrests of youth in 2011 and 79% in 2012. Latino youth accounted for most of the other
  65. arrests, i.e., 18% of these arrests in 2011 and 17% in 2012.
  66.  
  67. * A brutality complaint is 94% less likely to be sustained in Chicago than in the nation as a whole: Only 0.48% of brutality
  68. complaints against the CPD are sustained (as opposed to 8% nationally).
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  70. * Between 2002 and 2004, Chicago residents filed 10,149 complaints of excessive force, illegal searches, racial abuse, and
  71. false arrests against the CPD. Only 124 of these 10,149 complaints were sustained (1.2%), and a mere 19 cases (0.18%)
  72. resulted in any meaningful penalty (a suspension of a week or more).
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  75. We Charge Genocide is volunteer-run by Chicago residents concerned that the epidemic of police violence continues uninterrupted in Chicago and who seek to equip individuals across the city with tools to more proactively hold police accountable. The name We Charge Genocide comes from a petition filed to the United Nations in 1951, which documented 153 racial killings and other human rights abuses, mostly by the police.
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  78. In the News:
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  80. 10/17/14 -- Ric Wilson on Pretty Late!, WGN 720AM Radio with Patti Vasquez. (interview begins at 43:00 minutes):
  81. http://wgnradio.com/2014/10/17/101614-full-show-podcast-paige-wiser-great-movie-twists-we-charge-genocide
  82.  
  83. 10/15/14 -- Truthout: From Chicago to Geneva, a Call for Police Accountability for Violence and Torture. By Yana Kunichoff.
  84. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26822-from-chicago-to-geneva-a-call-for-police-accountability-for-violence-and-torture
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  87. Previous press releases:
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  89. 9/23: We Charge Genocide Raises Over $10,000 in a Week to Present Report on Chicago Police Violence to United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva: http://wechargegenocide.org/pr2014sept24/
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  91. 9/15: We Charge Genocide To Present Report on Chicago Police to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva:
  92. http://wechargegenocide.org/press-release-we-charge-genocide-to-present-report-on-chicago-police-to-the-united-nations-committee-against-torture-in-geneva/
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  104.  
  105. *************************************** How to use the #ChiCopWatch Hashtag ***************************************
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  107. The #ChiCopWatch tag is for:
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  109. 1) info sharing
  110. 2) conversations about police violence and most importantly...
  111. 3) to document real-time police brutality and misconduct @ChiCopWatch
  112.  
  113. HOW TO USE THE #CHICOPWATCH HASHTAG:
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  115. 1) You see something alarming happening between CPD and civilians on the streets of Chicago.
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  117. 2) You tweet out a description of what is happening and use #chicopwatch hashtag.
  118. -- We encourage location and brief description of what is happening.
  119. -- We discourage posting videos and photos.
  120.  
  121. 3) That's it as far as social media goes! Now you must determine whether you have the people numbers and skills
  122. necessary to actually begin cop watching!
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  125. ************************************************** Steal These Tweets ************************************************
  126.  
  127. 10/22 6P: Join @ChiCopWatch at 11th district Evans was stationed at & where killer of Roshad McIntosh remains unnamed http://buff.ly/1oNH2qt
  128.  
  129. October 22 - Break Down The Wall of Silence: Protest Against Police Brutality! https://www.facebook.com/events/1487848628144241/ #chicopwatch http://t.co/dqWvZzBKIt
  130.  
  131. Join @ChiCopWatch 10/22 at 9 AM for the public release of the UN report on CPD Violence against Youth of Color. https://www.facebook.com/events/393181967499789/
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  133. 10/22 @ChiCopWatch | 9A: Report on #CPD Violence https://t.co/96hGfGilwp | 6P: Silent Protest Against CPD Brutality https://t.co/kWjpZjVwQg
  134.  
  135. Thurs 10/23 @ChiCopWatch & @ChiStreetMedics training: Documenting #PoliceBrutality & responding to gunshot wounds https://www.facebook.com/events/657930764328338/
  136.  
  137. From Chicago to Geneva, a Call for #Police Accountability for Violence and Torture http://bit.ly/1ruESf7 Via @truthout by @Yanazure
  138.  
  139. Remember: if you see something, say #chicopwatch pic.twitter.com/XeSh3PY5A1
  140.  
  141. Tools for your toolbox: Call 1-800-Law-Rep-4 when someone is arrested. FREE 24/7 legal defense in Chi. @FirstDefense606 #ChiCopWatch
  142.  
  143. Now available for download: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING - SAY... #CHICOPWATCH http://www.scribd.com/doc/239316618/If-You-See-Something-Say-ChiCopWatch-Flyer via @chicopwatch http://wechargegenocide.org
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  145. How do you safely record and report #PoliceBrutality? via @ChiCopWatch & @BlackYouthProj http://wechargegenocide.org/vocalo-how-do-you-safely-record-the-police/ pic.twitter.com/R14XqLIDad
  146.  
  147. 10 Action Steps to Address Police Violence in Chicago via tweets by @prisonculture https://storify.com/ChiCopWatch/10-action-steps-to-address-police-violence-in-chic #chicopwatch
  148.  
  149. VIDEO: cops and robbers by @RicWilsonIsMe from hearings on youth violence http://youtu.be/neOrps_jiGc #chicopwatch
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