... We hope so. "All along, I've been advocating that we need to look at that model of crime prevention through social development, and working in elements of working closer with the community – all communities," said Markus Chambers, deputy mayor of Winnipeg and vice-chair of the Winnipeg Police Board. "We strongly believe in the ability of local communities, grassroots organizers and grassroots organizations to provide what their community needs directly, in order to effectively and efficiently step in and take over what legal responsibilities the police currently have.".

She is also one of the organizers involved in the Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg group that organized the rally at the legislature June 5. The Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg group will be gathering somewhere in the city, every afternoon at 3 p.m., to demand action. But the pilot project was shelved in 2016 as a way to save jobs when the Winnipeg Police Service was facing up to 80 layoffs due to a funding shortfall. "It is an expensive undertaking, but that is not an excuse not to do it," Smyth said. Black men are fetishized […] and seen as violent when they’re just people trying to be people. doesn’t mean anything to me if you’re not able to call out things, if you’re not able to make phone calls, if you’re not able to donate money, if you’re not able to go to rallies. We mourn George Floyd’s death, and call for accountability for the officers responsible for his murder. By Amira TekleImage by Kelechi (K.P. Smyth said Winnipeg police are open to wearing body cameras and said they are talking in earnest with the city about it. Klein said he will be putting a motion forward at the Assiniboia Community Committee meeting regarding the use of body cameras. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:80%; padding-left:10% } Right now, we’re really talking about the petition, with our list of demands which outlines abolishing the police, putting more money into community not-for-profits that support Black and Indigenous youth and people of colour.

Winnipeg Police announced in 2015 they would start a $1 million pilot project for some officers to wear body cameras. Why did you decide to become involved in organizing the Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg rally? People at Monday's rally huddled on the grass and sidewalk along Kennedy Street, spilling on the streets, while they followed chants led through a megaphone. 204-474-6535, In support of opposition to exam surveillance software, UMFA votes for potential strike against U of M’s refusal to negotiate wages, Former UMSU mental health week lengthened due to COVID-19, UMSU to scrap slate system as part of ongoing changes, Could you describe the importance of non-Black and particularly Indigenous. What did you hope to achieve, or what do you believe was achieved by holding this rally? Audience Relations, CBC P.O. I hope in my lifetime, I hope in my family’s lifetime that this will not be a thing we have to go and protest, for my life and other people’s lives. Winnipeg Police Service Chief Danny Smyth speaks to media following a Police Board Meeting at City Hall on June 8, 2020. in Winnipeg, where the Black and Indigenous populations are comparatively small as opposed to the white population? We don’t want to cause harm […] we want to make sure our community is safe for every single person.

Week of pop-up protests condemns anti-Black racism in Manitoba, Thousands gather in peaceful protest at Manitoba Legislature to demand Justice 4 Black Lives, Winnipeg police chief open to some defunding of service. Reena Jolly said she was thrilled to hear these voices, of different people and ethnicities, rising up as one. Film it, see what you can do to show the allyship, because allyship doesn’t mean anything to me if you’re not able to call out things, if you’re not able to make phone calls, if you’re not able to donate money, if you’re not able to go to rallies.

“We can’t play politics with this you know this is a time for action not just talking," he said. You have to really show up — when you see something [racist] on Facebook, say something. Chauvin has since been charged with second-degree murder. The group's marquee demand is the "complete abolition and defunding of the Winnipeg Police Service" — a concept gaining local recognition in recent weeks, especially after a video surfaced of police kicking a man they were trying to arrest. On Monday, following a Police Board Meeting at City Hall, Police Chief Danny Smyth said he was pleased with the community and the police officers in how they handled the Justice 4 Black Lives rally at the Manitoba Legislature on Friday. We showed the police that we don’t need them.