Friday, November 10, 2023 – CPR Action Fund joins the global demand for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza, and the release of all hostages. With millions across the world, we mourn the devastating loss of Palestinian and Israeli lives in recent weeks. As an organization working to end police violence, we believe […]
“…the mayor says he’s putting an end to the public videotaping police.” CPRAF’s spokesperson Monifa Bandele speaks with WBAI’s Paul DeRienzo to respond. Listen at the 17:49 minute mark… […]
“It really doesn’t translate even to the short-term safety of my community, even if it may feel that way to communities outside of mine,” said Monifa Bandele […]
New York City lawmakers told City & State they are exploring legislation that would rethink the NYPD’s role at poll sites during elections. […]
Leaders of the police reform movement are withholding judgment, eager to hear more from Wiley. “I think she has an impressive social justice record,” said Joo-Hyun Kang […]
By Ronnette A. Cox | November 13, 2020 Election workers can never be fully prepared for what issues might arise on Election Day. But one question to always expect is how to fill out the ballot itself. For many people, presidential elections are the only times they vote, and over the four years in between, they […]
By Monifa Bandele and Jose Lopez | NOVEMBER 03, 2020 This summer, tens of thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets to demand justice. Those same New Yorkers are now heading to the polls in droves to turn those calls for justice into tangible reform. But this election season, this diverse wave of New Yorkers […]
New York, October 27, 2020 — In response to numerous incidents of NYPD election interference – in the streets and at the union level – Communities United for Police Reform Action Fund spokesperson, Alyssa Aguilera issued the following statement: “The 2020 election is yet another reminder that violent and racist policing obstructs democracy. Black, Latinx, and other New […]
New York, May 9, 2020 — In response to the ongoing legislative session in New York state, the following statement can be attributed to Carolyn Martinez-Class, spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform Action Fund: “While we are not shocked, we are dismayed that members of the legislature have failed to advance meaningful police reform this week. […]
By Jon Schuppe | FEBRUARY 27, 2020 In the summer of 2013, as he sought to cement his legacy as a three-term mayor of New York, Mike Bloomberg faced a pair of threats to his signature — and highly divisive — crime-fighting policy, known as stop-and-frisk. One challenge was in the courts, where a mostly black […]