AHCPP: One Year On
“We call on people to learn more about policing in Eugene and the full perspectives of Committee members by reading their full published testimony, selectively quoted in this essay.
Right now, words like ‘crime,’ ‘criminal,” and ‘reasonable’ keep systems in place that perpetuate violence and harm. We believe we need to take from police the power to define these words, and to start talking together about the world we want. We must imagine and work for a transformed system based in values of care, health, and safety for everyone.”
We are honored to share an article highlighting the work of the City of Eugene’s appointed Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy that is now available online at Double Sided Media and Whole Community News (see links below). This article was written by members of Springfield-Eugene SURJ’s Working Toward Abolition team.
