Who We Are
Background:
On April 5, 2021 the Ann Arbor City Council passed Resolution 21-0612 directing the City Administrator to Develop an Unarmed Public Safety Response Program by December 2021. The resolution clearly states the need for non-police response to various situations and the intention from The City of Ann Arbor for these situations to be addressed in a safer and more effective way.
Who we are: We are a coalition of community members and groups who came together to respond to the Resolution to ensure a process and program that is community led, evidence-based, and progressive. We are multi-racial and diverse, and many of us are directly impacted by policing in our community. Among us are faith leaders, social workers/therapists, public health and healthcare workers, researchers, community builders, racial justice organizers and activists/organizers who care deeply about transformative justice and building care-based safety in our community. We fully support a non-police/unarmed response and have written an effective proposal that includes the following. We intend to continue working across Washtenaw County and not just one city; due to the specific resolution passed by the City of Ann Arbor, this proposal focuses on Ann Arbor.
On April 5, 2021 the Ann Arbor City Council passed Resolution 21-0612 directing the City Administrator to Develop an Unarmed Public Safety Response Program by December 2021. The resolution clearly states the need for non-police response to various situations and the intention from The City of Ann Arbor for these situations to be addressed in a safer and more effective way.
Who we are: We are a coalition of community members and groups who came together to respond to the Resolution to ensure a process and program that is community led, evidence-based, and progressive. We are multi-racial and diverse, and many of us are directly impacted by policing in our community. Among us are faith leaders, social workers/therapists, public health and healthcare workers, researchers, community builders, racial justice organizers and activists/organizers who care deeply about transformative justice and building care-based safety in our community. We fully support a non-police/unarmed response and have written an effective proposal that includes the following. We intend to continue working across Washtenaw County and not just one city; due to the specific resolution passed by the City of Ann Arbor, this proposal focuses on Ann Arbor.