Reimagining Public Safety Through a Peacebuilding Lens: How Do We Really Get There?

may 12, 2021

With the current discourse on reimagining public safety and policing, the question is: How do we really get there? 

This lively discussion took a deep dive into hot issues in public safety from the standpoint of widely diverse views: police practices, police culture change, and how racism shapes public safety in America.  At the panel’s conclusion, participants heard innovative, practical ideas for immediate and systemic change which can help transform your community.

Speakers:

• Liz Hume (Moderator), Acting CEO and President, Alliance for Peacebuilding

• Allan-Charles Chipman, Faith Rooted Organizer & Strategist, Initiatives of Change USA

• Chief Jim Bueermann (ret.), Former Chief of Police, Redlands CA and DOJ Strategic Site Liaison

• Lisa Broderick, Founder and Executive Director, Police2Peace

Resources:

• Representative Barbara Lee and Senator Cory Booker Reintroduce Legislation to Form Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission

• David Ragland on The Midpoint Between Truth and Reconciliation Is Reparations

• Kitcki Carroll’s Dear America, a letter to the nation and Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Healing America and Restoration of its Soul

• Corey J. Henderson’s website and link to US Policies Leading to Historical Trauma Model and other downloadable resources