Archive for April, 2014
Help End Police Brutality
By Eric Schiltz Now that spring has arrived, the Committee for Professional Policing (CfPP) is looking for community-minded people to help us in our project to increase accountability for Minneapolis police. Our plan would require all officers to carry professional liability insurance. The base premium could be paid for by the city but any additional premiums resulting from an officer”'s actions would be that officer”'s responsibility. Just as bad drivers see their insurance rates increase and sometimes they become uninsurable, this plan would hold problem officers directly accountable for their misconduct. By law, an officer unable to purchase insurance would not be able to work for the city of Minneapolis. Not only would the community benefit from this kind of accountability, but the police department would be a better place to work for those officers who sincerely want to serve and protect the community. CfPP must collect 10,000 signatures of registered [...]
Words of inspiration and photos of this year”'s MayDay Workshops
Mayday Parade, Sunday May 4th at NOON! Photos and Back Page design and layout assistance by Clarasophia Gust, Junior, South High School “The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ”“ Rachel Carson BYI Rebirthing Community CHAT and Communities of Light Coop member, Raymond Jackson, rose at the first May Day community brainstorming meeting and said, “What do we want?---SOLAR POWER!” That led to wonder-full, joyful thinking about “SOUL-ER POWER”. A combination of Sun Energy and Heart Energy. Next came the idea of Soul Train! (more…)
