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O <br /> u � o <br /> W rtwi:t: y <br /> 1865 <br /> HENRY DAVIS JR. <br /> 2ndDistrict South Bend City Council <br /> For Immediate Release <br /> October 23, 2014 <br /> Contact: Henry Davis, Jr. <br /> Email: hdavis@a7southbendin.gov <br /> Phone: 315-4122 <br /> Updated News Release <br /> United State Department of Justice to moderate tonight's Community <br /> Conversation. The meeting will be held tonight at Greater Friendship Missionary <br /> Baptist Church located at 206 South Falcon Street at 7pm on Thursday, October <br /> 23, 2014.Your input is greatly needed, please come out and join us for this <br /> worthwhile conversation. <br /> Public safety is an important issue that requires our immediate attention. Safety is not <br /> only an area of concern for the city of South Bend but for our great country we call <br /> America. Over the past few weeks the topic of implementing a Citizens Review Board in <br /> the City of South Bend has taken center stage. During the Community Conversations <br /> there have been a very progressive dialogue centered on the opportunities and <br /> challenges of creating a Citizens Review Board. Residents shared concerns about how <br /> this Board will have a serious voice in the discourse about safety in our city. In our last <br /> Community Conversation we had the privilege of hearing firsthand from Mr. Tom Steven <br /> who was recently involved in an incident with a South Bend Police Officer. <br /> "Community Conversations are about giving the community a voice and chance to <br /> weigh in on issues that matter to them the most We must change the way we do <br /> business because currently we have an opportunity to strengthen trust between the <br /> residents and the public safety officers," <br /> -Councilman Henry Davis, Jr. <br /> If the community decides that a Citizens Review Board is not the right direction to go at <br /> this time it is important to keep the dialogue ongoing about citizen input on issues that <br /> are important to all residents. Also special invitations have been sent to South Bend <br /> Mayor's Office, to members of the Health and Public Safety Committee of the South <br /> Bend Common Council, Indiana's ACLU, South Bend's branch of NAACP, and the <br /> Department of Justice. Your involvement is important and together we can make the <br /> difference. <br /> 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.Rm.441 <br /> County-City Building South Bend,IN Office: (574)235-9321 <br /> Voicemail: (574)235-5983 Email:hdavis @southbendio-gov <br />