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Updated
February
8, 2004
KALAMAZOO TASK FORCE
FOR THE BILL OF RIGHTS UPDATE:
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ACTION ALERT: Portage Community
Resolution in Support of Civil Liberties considered Tuesday,
February 10, 2004 Click Here
"Portage mulls speaking against Patriot Act"- Kalamazoo
Gazette December 17, 2003 Click
Here
Resolution with the City of Portage on
Patriot Act PROPOSED Click
Here
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The City of Kalamazoo passed the resolution tonight, October
6th. You may see the resolution at http://www.adckazoo.com/news-168.htm.
This is a compromise resolution to the original one put
before the Commission. Nevertheless, it is the result of months
of work by many in the Kalamazoo Community.
The vote was 5 For and 2 Opposing. The votes went as
follows:
Thanks goes to the Kalamazoo Task Force for the Defense of the
Bill of Rights which The ADC of Kalamazoo is one of
several groups that comprise it.
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October 2, 2003
We are at the end of the line! Attached you should find a copy of
the final draft resolution on the Patriot Act. This is a
compromise resolution with the City of Kalamazoo. The City
Commission will vote on it Monday October 6th 7:00PM City Hall. If
you can, please plan to attend the City Commission meeting and offer
words of support for the Resolution. We should also thank the
City for its efforts at collaborating with the community. We
have to encourage it for bigger and better things in the future.
The Kalamazoo Task Force for the Defense of the Bill of Rights was
formed for the purpose of getting a resolution adopted by the City.
ADC of Kalamazoo is a member of the task force. Even though
this is a compromise resolution, ADC worked to ensure that
references to ethnic profile remain in the resolution that is
adopted. The Task Force also insisted that all residents be
protected, not just citizens .
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September
8, 2003
The
Kalamazoo City Commission voted to accept the preliminary report
of the City Manager on Monday September 8, 2003 and to direct the
Manager to establish a work group, which will include the Task
Force, to draft a resolution in support of civil rights in
Kalamazoo. While the form it will take is not clear, I
believe it will ultimately fulfill the Task Force's goals and will
be passed by the Commission within the next week or two. The Task
Force rules!!
Perhaps far more exciting and gratifying for those who attended
the meeting last night than the prospect of a "done
deal," was the wonderful passion and eloquence of the
speakers who rose in support of the resolution. If it was
not for the incredible caliber of the community's sentiment
expressed by these speakers to the commissioners last night, the
Commission would not have acted as it did. Even Mary Balkema and
Al Heilman spoke in favor of a resolution in support of civil
liberties.
As mentioned above, we will be asked to participate in discussions
toward the drafting of a resolution. A draft of an
alternative has been submitted to the City Manager, after
discussion among a few members of the Task Force, and with
Commissioner Cooney. While it removes the bullet points and
specific reference to immigration and profiling activities, it
retains the central purpose of protecting against violations of
1st, 4th, 5th, 6th and 14th amendment rights. Unfortunately, time
did not permit circulation of the resolution to the entire Task
Force for consideration. It is attached to this e-mail for
your review.
The Kalamazoo Task Force Force
for the Bill
of Rights
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August 22, 2003
Bob Cinabro and Dennis Durham, the City Attorney and Assistant
City manager respectively have reviewed the proposed resolution
that has been brought before the Kalamazoo City Commission.
ADC of Kalamazoo joins several other local groups and individuals
that participate on the Task Force. It looks like the
resolution will be on the City Commission agenda on September 8,
2003 (7:00 PM City Hall) for a preliminary report and
recommendation.
Please send letters to the Gazette and urge others to write the
City ( http://www.adckazoo.com/news-184.htm).
If you can attend the City Commission meeting when this matter
comes up, and urge the Commission to act in our favor, we can't
fail!
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