Champaign Police Wrap Up Community Relations Study Circles

Press release from the City of Champaign:

The Champaign Police Department (CPD) Study Circles, a follow up to the Police and Community Listening Sessions recently wrapped up. Staff from the Office of Equity, Community, and Human Rights (ECHO) collaborated with CPD to register community members and produce the virtual sessions held on November 12 & 20, and December 7. Several staff and community members also served as facilitators for the Study Circles. These facilitators also provided notes to Tom Yelich, who along with CPD leadership, will incorporate them into upcoming study session reports to share with City Council and the community.

ECHO and CPD staff want to express appreciation to our facilitators in our efforts to improve police-community relations in the City of Champaign!

Thank you to: Mary Catherine Roberson, Shandra Summerville, Rebecca Motley, Samuel Smith, Melissa Keeble, Donna Tanner-Harold, Kris Koester, Lemond Peppers, Alissia Young, Sheldon Turner, Tracy Parsons, Jameel Jones, Jennifer Carlson, Janel Gomez, Rachel Joy, and Tom Yelich.

This press release was produced by the City of Champaign. The views expressed here are the author’s own.