The Be Bold Criminal Justice Group of Pilgrim Congregational Church supports increased civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department. The Be Bold Criminal Justice Group supports the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA) proposal through the church’s involvement with the Community Renewal Society (CRS).

Civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department has been an issue of debate that came to a head from the fallout around the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald shooting in 2014. CRS and GAPA partners will be holding a prayer vigil before the city council meeting on Wednesday, January 27th. The vigil will start at 9:00 am and you can attend by clicking this link.

For more information on the background of this issue and to read the GAPA proposals, click the button below.