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Portland Copwatch training workshops May 2009
PORTLAND COPWATCH ANNOUNCES SPRING TRAINING CYCLE
Workshops to be held May 16 and 30
Pre-register now for our two-part training cycle, covering three workshops:
Third and Fifth Saturday, May 2009: May 16 and 30
11:00 AM
Portland Mennonite Church, 1312 SE 35th (enter on SE Main St)
Portland Copwatch has scheduled a cycle of the three trainings we offer to those who wish to volunteer with us or those who are just curious about police accountability issues. The trainings are: Orientation to Portland Copwatch, Your Rights and the Police Seminar, and How to Copwatch Training, to be held over the course of two Saturdays in May; May 16th 11 AM - 2 PM, Orientation and Your Rights; May 30th 11 AM - 2 PM, How to Copwatch.
Pre-registration is required, and a $10 donation will help secure your spot as participation is limiited.
Details:
In the past we have offered these all on one day, or one each month for
three months. In May, we will try holding the three workshops over two
Saturdays, May 16 and May 30, from 11 AM to 2 PM:
--Portland Copwatch Orientation (Saturday, May 16, 11 AM to about 12:30 PM)-1.5 hours
--Your Rights and the Police Seminar (Saturday, May 16, about 12:30 PM-2 PM)-1.5
hours
--Portland Copwatch training (Saturday, May 30, 11 AM-2 PM)-3 hours
All to be held at the Portland Mennonite Church, 1312 SE 35th, just north of Hawthorne (enter on Main St).
Snacks will be provided, so brown-bagging a sandwich will be a good idea if you need to eat a full lunch.
PLEASE pre-register; space is limited. We request a $10 total donation to secure your place
in the trainings.
Just $10 covers all three sessions, regardless of how many you are planning to attend.
No one
will be turned away for lack of funds.
The donation will help us cover costs related to the trainings.
It is highly recommended to attend the first two trainings as background for the Copwatch training
on the
30th.
Please RSVP by phone or email and send your donation via mail.
More details on the trainings:
Portland Copwatch orientation (May 16)
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introduces you to our organization and many of the issues we work on,
covers possibilities for volunteering, and contextualizes some of the
"Alphabet soup" we talk about at meetings. (What's the PJTTF? The CRC?
What's PARC, the AMA, the AFSC? How can you express being anti-police
brutality but not anti-police?)
The orientation is mandatory for people who want to be active members of Portland Copwatch.
Your Rights and the Police seminar (May 16)
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reviews basic rights to know for being stopped by, harmed by, or when observing the police. A
lawyer
will be present to help answer legal questions best not answered by the volunteers at PCW.
Copwatch training (May 30)
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Learn how to safely, legally and effectively monitor police behavior.
Includes background on what to do when stopped by police and how to file complaints.
Includes role playing and a training video.
RSVP now to secure your place, there will be a cut-off point to limit the number of participants.
To register or for more information contact Portland Copwatch, 503-236-3065 or trainings@ portlandcopwatch.org .
Thanks,
Dan Handelman
--Portland Copwatch
(a project of Peace and Justice Works)
PO Box 42456
Portland, OR 97242
(503) 236-3065 (office)
(503) 321-5120 (incident report line)
trainings@ portlandcopwatch.org
http://www.portlandcopwatch.org
Page posted April 21, 2009, updated May 5, 2009