CPR Announcements

CPR Leaders Present Testimony on Community Policing & Crime Reduction and Training & Education to Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Posted on February 17, 2015

On February 13 and 14th, leaders of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) presented testimony on community policing & crime reduction and on training & education to President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. 

Communities United for Policy Reform Rally & Pack the Court ~ Call for Stop-and-Frisk Reforms to Move Forward in NYC

Posted on October 13, 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - Today, Communities United for Police Reform, advocates and elected officials held a RALLY & PRESS CONFERENCE to demand that court-mandated stop-and-frisk reforms move forward with all stakeholders at the table, especially New Yorkers most directly affected by discriminatory stop-and-frisk abuses! Following the rally, dozens of supporters PACKED THE COURT for oral arguments on the police unions’ appeal to intervene in the federal stop-and-frisk lawsuit (Floyd v. City of New York).

National Convening on Police Accountability

Posted on September 19, 2014

On September 11-12, 2014, Communities United for Police Reform, the Center for Popular Democracy and Local Progress hosted a two-day national convening with over 80 community organizers, policy/legal advocates, academics, and funders to share lessons and strategies for bringing justice, accountability and transparency to policing in the United States. Participants hailed from over a dozen cities, including New York, Ferguson/St.Louis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Chicago, Providence, Cincinnati, Seattle, Baltimore, Durham, Newark, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.

#WeWillNotGoBack March for Justice for Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Ramarley Graham & all victims of police brutality

Posted on August 18, 2014

Over the past several weeks, people across the country have been outraged and heartbroken by the recent police killings of Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Eric Garner and others who have unjustly lost their lives to police brutality and violence. These tragic and unnecessary deaths have sparked actions and protests calling for justice and an end to the excessive use of force on communities of color across the country. On Saturday, August 23rd, Communities United for Police Reform joined thousands of people from across the region for the #WeWillNotGoBack March for Justice.

CPR Files Amicus Briefs in Support of City Council Defense of Profiling Ban of Community Safety Act

Posted on January 10, 2014

On January 10, 2014, Communities United For Police Reform and members of the Community Safety Act Coalition gathered on the steps of City Hall to denounce the police union and the former Mayor's efforts to overturn the Discriminatory Profiling Ban of the Community Safety Act and announced the filing

CPR Priorities for First 100 Days of the de Blasio Administration

Posted on December 13, 2013

December 16, 2013 - Two weeks before a new administration takes power in City Hall for the the first time in 12 years, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a report on how Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio can fulfill his campaign promise to change the direction of public safety policy in New York City to prioritize the safety and freedoms of all New Yorkers.

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