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Reasons to Love Denver 2021: Acts of Compassion
It s been pivotal past year for Denver, as the city faced overlapping crises and began to reckon with harmful parts of its past. While plenty of work still lies ahead, Denverites still found ways to show our neighbors we care. Corinne Anderson, Daliah Singer, Madi Skahill, Spencer Campbell •
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1. Because we know when it’s time to name-drop.
Naming is power. And this past year, Denverites used it to reckon with the racist legacies that plague our city, one local symbol at a time. From Sunnyside’s La Raza Park (the moniker bestowed on what was Columbus Park is a nod to the area’s history as a center of Chicano activism) to Denver South High School’s new Raven mascot (formerly the Rebels), we are finally acknowledging that everyday places and symbols can be (not so) hidden harbors for hate.
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Here are 112 ways the Denver Police Department can improve, according to community members
A task force s recommendations to reimagine policing in the wake of George Floyd s death
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DENVER â The Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety released a 53-page report Friday listing 112 recommendations for ways the Denver Police Department can improve.
The task force was formed in the wake of George Floydâs murder and was comprised of more than 40 different groups from various political backgrounds.
A community-led task force established in the wake of the Denver Police Department s heavy-handed response to the George Floyd protests just issued a series of recommendations that would transform the City of Denver s approach to public safety.
“Our goal is to create a community-based public-safety model that protects and heals the community from centuries of violence and systemic oppression,” explains task force coordinator Robert Davis of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance.
Along with Davis, other members of the task force which was funded by the Rose Community Foundation and Caring 4 Denver include Xochitl Gaytan, who serves as co-chair of the Colorado Latino Forum, and Jill Locantore, executive director of WalkDenver. Various nonprofits also assisted the task force in its research, as did groups like the Vera Institute of Justice. Representatives from Denver City Council, the Denver District Attorney s Office, the Office of the Municipal Public Defender, th