DETAILS:
When: Saturday, June 20, 2020
Time: 10am-12pm
Moderated By: Former City Council Member John Rembert, who served in the United States Army for 27 years, retiring as a First Sergeant in October 2010. He is active member of the American Legion, and is an Ordained Minister of Star Bethlehem Baptist Church on Main Street. Sadé Barksdale is co-moderator, is a 2011 Beacon High School graduate and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Educator working at a Community School in the Bronx, New York.

After 4 protests in Beacon against police brutality, 2 of which had platforms on which anyone could speak after each of them (click here to read about the first Saturday protest that involved stories), the City of Beacon has issued a “listening session” to receive input on the Beacon Police Department. The idea for this forum came during the public City Council Meeting call where 3 officers from the Beacon Police Department participated in the call to answer questions about training. This also comes before Governor Cuomo repealed 50-a, which allows police records to be made public, a vote which Senator Sue Serino voted against that initiative.

The press release announcing the listening session is below:

Beacon Mayor Lee Kyriacou and the City Council will host a community listening session to receive input on the Beacon Police Department and improving community relations on Saturday, June 20 from 10 am to 12 pm. The community forum is being held in response to the national discussion arising from the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.

This listening session will be moderated by former City Council Member John Rembert and Sadé Barksdale, a 2011 Beacon High School graduate and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Educator working at a Community School in the Bronx, New York.

City Residents can access the forum online or by phone:
• Visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84751711976 Webinar
ID: 847 5171 1976
• Calling 1-929-205-6099 Webinar
ID: 847 5171 1976

Questions or comments can be submitted ahead of time to cityofbeacon@cityofbeacon.org