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YWCA of Asheville Racial Justice Coalition

The Racial Justice Coalition (RJC) in Asheville-Buncombe County is committed to racial equity and advocating for the rights of people of color. Our mission is to become a national model for best practices and improved community-police relations. We work towards transparency, data collection, and training to build trust and accountability. Join us in promoting racial justice in our community.

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YWCA of Asheville Racial Justice Coalition

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  1. YWCA of Asheville Racial Justice Coalition

  2. Mission Statement The Racial Justice Coalition (RJC) includes representatives of organizations in Asheville-Buncombe County committed to racial justice. The RJC comes together in commitment to racial equity and to advocate for the rights of people of color.

  3. Our Vision The RJC’s vision is to mobilize and energize existing organizations doing racial justice work to become a national model for best practices and improved community-police relations in Asheville-Buncombe, NC.

  4. Urgency Before Emergency Background: The tragic events in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY prompted a group of organizations to seek out allied community partners committed to racial justice By December 2014, the Racial Justice Coalition was formed, comprised of 12 organizations in Asheville encompassing – community service, education, health, economic and religious groups. Published guest editorial in local newspaper, outlining our goals and desire to work with law enforcement to become a best practice community.

  5. Community Survey In Spring 2015, the Racial Justice Coalition disseminated a public opinion survey to collect constituent feedback on the design of a community forum series with the goal of engaging law enforcement and community.

  6. A Community – Police Forum

  7. Building Trust Question 1: What brought you to this community-police forum? Question 2: What does it take to make you feel that you can trust? Question 3: What can we do to build more trust in our community?

  8. YWCA Racial Profiling Community Watch Checklist Using the YWCA Racial Profiling Community Watch Checklist as a tool to gather data on local law enforcement Transparency on data collection Patterns on data on excessive use of force Working towards best practice

  9. Data Collection Although African-Americans madeup 18% of the total traffic stops by APD in 2014, they made up 27% of individuals who were arrested following the traffic stop. While white individuals made up 81% of the total individuals stopped by APD in 2014, they only made up 72% of the individuals who were arrested following the traffic stop.

  10. Next Steps Building trust and relationships between community members and law enforcement through ongoing open dialogue. Promoting training for law enforcement officers and supervisors on racial and implicit bias. Increasing accountability through transparency of local data regarding police-community relations, including but not limited to racial profiling and police use of force. Providing information for community members on rights when interacting with law enforcement.

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