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We have a few further updates, as well, so here’s a new thread of what’s coming as we work to #changethecharter: https://twitter.com/reclaimtheblock/status/1279075038235291648
Right now you can still submit a public comment to the charter commission here: https://click.everyaction.com/k/18124935/217559795/338920482?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMy8xLzc0NDY3IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjU4ZWNkNzFhLTQxYmQtZWExMS05YjA1LTAwMTU1ZDAzOWU3NCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiam9uYXRoYW4uc3RlZ2FsbEBnbWFpbC5jb20iDQp9&hmac=j4_3R7qvjWLSzyFPLJg1mRsqryOz6xq77GC1h4LWb3Y=&emci=657db0ba-2ebd-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=58ecd71a-41bd-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=4746777
You can say things like:
- We don’t want a brutal, unaccountable police department protected in our city charter! Eliminate MPD and create a new civilian-run Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.
- We don’t want a brutal, unaccountable police department protected in our city charter! Eliminate MPD and create a new civilian-run Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.
- We don’t want more police in our communities! Remove the Charter requirement for the minimum # of police!
- We deserve to be a part of the process, and justice cannot wait another year! Letting the people of Minneapolis vote on the charter respects our democratic right to determine the kind of city we want.
Beyond leaving a comment on the form, go ahead and add the virtual public hearing, July 15 at 5pm, to your calendar. You can share your own statement or use the things above. https://www.facebook.com/events/2851646754944815
We also have our own community call on Zoom next Monday, July 6, at 2pm. We want to talk more about this amendment and why we support it. You can register for it now here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rr_prDWsQc6KUl2-7pShWQ?emci=657db0ba-2ebd-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=58ecd71a-41bd-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=4746777
This call will be recorded if you can’t make it, so go ahead and register if you’re interested in getting the recording as well.
You can also take our handy survey about what community safety looks like. This is a small part of the long term process of defining what safety looks like, what people care about, and what questions it needs to answer. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLHcV6epw32253jR8UjV6hkyqx5SeLRo5bgqLrFyq_q65F8Q/viewform
Here’s a FB event for our Monday community call as well. We’re calling it Charter Amendment Mythbusting, because… there are a lot of charter amendment myths out there. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/584252302287669/
https://www.facebook.com/events/584252302287669/
