ok, time has come for the FORUM - PROGRAM BELOW FREE TO THE PUBLIC ††† (Three brothers hand in hand in Christ, black brown and white) ACQUIRING LEADERS OF TOMORROW TODAY, INC (A.L.O.T.T., a non-profit concern) PRESENTS A DREAMWEEK FEATURED EVENT THE POLICE, OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE “A FORUM ON POLICE - COMMUNITY RELATIONS” January 15, 2015 Second Baptist Church Sports Complex EAST COMMERCE STREET (NEXT TO THE CARVER LIBRARY) 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER FORMER ASSISTANT SAPD CHIEF OF POLICE MR. JERRY PITTMAN FREE B-B-Q-DINNER FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY FROM 6:30 - 7:30 PM ENTERTAINMENT FROM 8:30 – 11:00 PM BY INEZ ROBINSON ENSEMBLE FEATUREING INEZ ROBINSON AND TIM JOHNSON PURPOSE San Antonio City, like cities and communities across the United States, has experienced heightened tensions between police and citizens who decry the policies and practices of law enforcement officials, The San Antonio Police Department, the Bexar County Sheriff and various college police departments, more specifically, the University of Incarnate Word Police Department and The Alamo Community College Police Department. San Antonio, our community and the police have been beset with numerous protests and rallies of young people, black, brown and white. These protests have been erupted by steep concern over the deaths of Marquis Jones by SAPD, Robert Redus, by the University Of Incarnate Word Police Department, locally and nationally the death of Eric Gardner N.Y.P.D and other examples of the unconstitutional use of deadly force. OUR ACTION The purpose of this forum is for law enforcement officials community leaders, elected officials, gang leaders and their members, Eastside Neighborhood Association leaders to sit in dialogue and breakout session groups to address issue: Racial profiling, police abuse, e and police internal affairs procedures, excessive force, deadly force. The breakout session groups will report back with three (3) recommendations each for vote by the entire forum participants. The written recommendations will be presented to all parties. PROGRAM AND PARTICIPANTS 4:30 Participant Registration 4:25 Invocation……………………………………..…Rev. Oscar Dean, Sr., Pastor Corner Gate Baptist Church 5:00 Opening Session and Purpose..……………………..…….Mr. Mario Salas 5:10 Introduction of Moderator……………………………..……Mr. Mario Salas 5:15 Statement From Youth……………………………………….Ms. Lajoy Lampkin 5:25 Statement of Rules and Process…………………….Mr. James W. Myart 5:40 Breakout Sessions………………………………………………………..Committees Committees Police Abuse ………………………………………….……Mike Lowe, SATX4, Chair Racial Profiling………………………………..……………...………..Antony Edwards Excessive Force…………………………………..…………..…………....James Myart Media………………………………………………..………….………..Jonathan Gurwitz Gang Relations……………………………………...………….……..Deborah Warner Government Relations………………………………………………...Tyrone Darden Civil Rights and Civil Liberties…………………….………….………. Edward Pena SAPD Internal Affairs……………………………………..……..………….Mario Salas Gang Injunction………………………………...…………………..……….Steve Pickens P.S. Die-In, I can’t breathe Rallies………………………………………..……..Mike Lowe (Discussion on MLK March Tactics) NOTE: EACH COMMITTEE WILL MEET FOR 1 HOUR AND MAKE THREE (3) RECOMMENDATIONS TO FULL ASSEMBLY 6:30-8:00 Dinner will be served. 6:30 Song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing………………………..Inez Robinson 6:35 ` Introduction of Key note Speaker……………………..James Myart 6:40 Key Note Speaker………………………………………….Mr. Jerry Pittman Former Assistant Chief of San Antonio Police Department (Retired) 7:15 Poetry by…………………………………………………..Shatonya Gullium (SWAT) AND Alvin Perry 7:30 Film Showing …………………………………………”Life of a Gansta,” Producer, 8:00 Reunification of Assembly and Committee Reports (Q&A) 9:00 ADJOURNMENT Remarks by Dreamweek Neighborhood Promise/Choice CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON, PRESIDENT/CEO James W. Myart, Jr., COO ALOTT, INC. SPONSORS CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ALAN WARRICK, CITY COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT 2 MYART CONSULTING GROUP CHARITY BROWN MARKETING FREEDOM FITNESS TEXAS URBAN CONNECTION
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