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  1. *************** ***************
  2. *************** We Charge Genocide // @ChiCopWatch // www.wechargegenocide.org ***************
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  5. *************** 1. Join Us on Twitter Monday 9/15 at 8PM (CDT) ***************
  6. *************** For a #ChiCopWatch Power Hour ***************
  7. *************** https://twitter.com/ChiCopWatch/status/510816486643204097 ***************
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  9. *************** ***************
  10. *************** 2. Press Release: We Charge Genocide to Present Report on ***************
  11. *************** Chicago Police to the United Nations Committee Against ***************
  12. *************** Torture in Geneva ***************
  13. *************** ***************
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  24. ********** Why #ChiCopWatch? How does it strengthen our communities? ***********
  25. ********** Join our twitter power hour this Monday night at 8pm CDT! ***********
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  29. Monday 9/15 at 8PM CDT
  30. #ChiCopWatch Twitter Power Hour
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  34. Join us Monday at 8PM CDT as we create space for dialogue around the importance of cop watching in Chicago and how it strengthens our communities. Using the #chicopwatch hashtag, we want people, especially young people of color, to share why cop watching is a necessary action for the safety of our communities. With this power hour, we hope to reach the following goals: 1) raise awareness of the #chicopwatch campaign, 2) engage people interested in We Charge Genocide's (@ChiCopWatch) efforts, and 3) make #chicopwatch trend locally.
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  37. STEAL THESE TWEETS:
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  39. Here are some tweets to use during the power hour!
  40. Please feel free to write your own of course!
  41. Remember that re-tweeting will not making a hashtag trend!
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  45. #chicopwatch because public safety is a community issue.
  46.  
  47. #chicopwatch because police don't make our communities safe, we do.
  48.  
  49. #chicopwatch because its community support in action.
  50.  
  51. #chicopwatch because police supposedly protecting us are making our communities more unsafe.
  52.  
  53. #chicopwatch because community monitoring of police activity can potentially reduce more deaths at the hands of the CPD.
  54.  
  55. #chicopwatch because watching the police is not a crime!
  56.  
  57. #chicopwatch because documenting police actions is not a crime!
  58.  
  59. #chicopwatch because racial profiling is illegal and needs to be challenged.
  60.  
  61. #chicopwatch because we are taught to always trust our law enforcement, while they are taught to always suspect us.
  62.  
  63. #chicopwatch because we want to create a culture of confident, safe & legal monitoring and documenting of police activity.
  64.  
  65. #chicopwatch because the actions of police officers should be as visible and transparent as possible.
  66.  
  67. #chicopwatch because documentation can expose and create visibility around police abuse.
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  69. #chicopwatch because too many young people of color in Chicago are being harassed and abused for #drivingwhileblack
  70.  
  71. #chicopwatch because young people of color are afraid to walk alone not because of street violence, but because of police violence.
  72.  
  73. #chicopwatch because #every28hours.
  74.  
  75. #chicopwatch because we must #decriminalizeblack.
  76.  
  77. #chicopwatch because #blacklivesmatter.
  78.  
  79. #chicopwatch because the only thing that's #chiraq is our militarized police force.
  80.  
  81. #chicopwatch because there is no official data showing how many people are shot by police every year.
  82.  
  83. #chicopwatch because together we can expose the violence committed by #CPD
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  87. ******** 1. How to use the #ChiCopWatch Hashtag & Submit Your Police Encounters ********
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  89. The #ChiCopWatch tag is for 1) info sharing 2) conversations about police violence and most importantly 3) to document real-time police brutality and misconduct @ChiCopWatch
  90.  
  91. HOW TO USE THE #CHICOPWATCH HASHTAG:
  92. 1. You see something alarming happening between CPD and civilians on the streets of Chicago.
  93. 2. You tweet out a description of what is happening and use #chicopwatch hashtag.
  94. --We encourage location and brief description of what is happening.
  95. --We discourage posting videos and photos.
  96. 3. That's it as far as social media goes! Now you must determine whether you have the people numbers and skills necessary to actually begin cop watching!
  97.  
  98. EXAMPLES ONLY:
  99. "2 CPD officers becoming hostile with 2 young teens of color. 18th and ashland. Anyone around? #chicopwatch"
  100.  
  101. "A couple of CPD cars camping out on corner of morse and glenwood. Trying to question people passing. Be careful around there. #chicopwatch"
  102.  
  103. "Just got stopped and frisked for no reason at chicago and halsted. #chicopwatch"
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  105.  
  106. USEABLE TWEETS:
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  108. If you see something, say #chicopwatch.
  109.  
  110. Watch them, because they're watching you. #chicopwatch
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  112. Witness or experience CPD brutality? Blast it with #chicopwatch
  113.  
  114. Remember: if you see something, say #chicopwatch pic.twitter.com/XeSh3PY5A1
  115.  
  116. Where is officer friendly? Report your bad encounters with the police so we can build a better system: https://reportencounter.wechargegenocide.org/ #chicopwatch
  117.  
  118. #ChiCopWatch is focusing on data collection. Forcing personal narratives of police brutality & misconduct into the public. @ChiCopWatch
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  123. ******** 2. We Charge Genocide Resources ********
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  126. Tools for your toolbox: Call 1-800-Law-Rep-4 when someone is arrested. FREE 24/7 legal defense in Chi. @FirstDefense606 #ChiCopWatch
  127.  
  128. 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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  130. 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
  131.  
  132. 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
  133.  
  134. VIDEO: cops and robbers by @RicWilsonIsMe from hearings on youth violence http://youtu.be/neOrps_jiGc #chicopwatch
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  137.  
  138. ******** 3. We Charge Genocide at UN Committee Against Torture in November ********
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  141. We Charge Genocide shirts available for one more week! Help @chicopwatch get to the UN! http://teespring.com/wechargegenocide pic.twitter.com/Tq6ijuZuT2
  142.  
  143. Have frequent flier miles? Please support We Charge Genocide’s Nov. trip to Geneva to present findings to the UN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ
  144.  
  145. We charge genocide and we need your help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ #chicopwatch
  146.  
  147. We charge the #CPD with genocide and we need your help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ #chicopwatch
  148.  
  149. "We are always unsafe living in our skin in this country. It’s a permanent condition..."
  150. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ #chicopwatch
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  152. "Many of us are afraid to speak the word. We are afraid to lay claim to it. It’s too awful to believe." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ #chicopwatch
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  154. This Nov, we will present a report to the UN on CPD violence against youth of Color. Help us get there. www.youcaring.com/WeChargeGenocide #chicopwatch
  155.  
  156. Help us send 6 young people of color to Geneva to present to the UN! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ #chicopwatch
  157.  
  158. Help us send 6 young people of color to Geneva to present to the UN! Donate HERE: www.youcaring.com/WeChargeGenocide #chicopwatch
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  172. ********** We Charge Genocide To Present Report on Chicago Police to the ***********
  173. ********** United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva ***********
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  176. Chicago 9/15 -- This November, a new Chicago group, We Charge Genocide, will send six organizers to present a report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture at their 53rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland, during which the U.S. will be under review.
  177.  
  178. We Charge Genocide is a grassroots, inter-generational effort to center the voices and experiences of young people of color in marginalized communities most targeted by police violence in Chicago. The group debuted with a Youth Hearing on Police Violence in early August. Data and stories gathered at this hearing, and via the group's online police encounter submission system, have been compiled into a shadow report which will be submitted to the UN in mid-September.
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  180. "The youth testimonies and CPD data analyzed in our report to the UN reveals a pattern of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of young people of color by the CPD. This abuse occurs at extraordinary rates, disproportionately against youth of color, and with impunity. Unfortunately, the CPD refuses to acknowledge or respond to this pervasive violence, and thus we are appealing to the UN for support." says Page May, a We Charge Genocide organizer.
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  182. "The UN has already condemned the U.S. as being a hotbed of police violence in past reviews. We Charge Genocide will present a report to the UN Committee Against Torture stating that police in Chicago aren't just harassing and brutalizing youth of color -- their actions legitimately qualify as torture," says Monica Trinidad, a We Charge Genocide organizer. "By verbalizing and presenting the bold testimonies and horrific experiences young people face at the hands of the Chicago Police Department, we hope to persuade the UN to classify Chicago police violence as torture and to take actions to help end this brutal and destructive treatment."
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  184. The group of young organizers are in the process of submitting their shadow report to the UN for review, and will be testifying in front of the UN in mid-November. In order to do so, they will need to raise $15,000 for travel expenses. The group is kicking off their fund raising campaign today with a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZrSzc9KvQ as well as a donations page: www.youcaring.com/WeChargeGenocide and an 8PM CDT info sharing session on Twitter: http://pastebin.com/UZZz1Hnt
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  186. We Charge Genocide is volunteer-run by Chicago residents concerned that the epidemic of police violence continues uninterrupted in Chicago. 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. While there is a long tradition of collecting testimonies of human rights violations and taking those to the UN, there has never been a specifically youth-driven effort.
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  188. In addition, We Charge Genocide hopes to equip individuals across Chicago with information, resources, and tools to more proactively hold police accountable. We Charge Genocide respects and seeks to lift up the existing efforts to hold the Chicago Police Department accountable, to reform the CPD, and in some cases to seek viable alternatives to policing.
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  193. Previous Release: We Charge Genocide! Youth Hearing on Police Violence
  194. August 2, 2014 - http://pastebin.com/vu0ZQ9e3
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