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A
B
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B
We
just
want
to
start
off
by
welcoming
everyone
here
tonight.
It's
really
heartening
to
see
the
turnout
and
I'll
just
note
that
we
have
two
council
members
who
couldn't
be
here
on
such
short
notice.
One
of
them
will
be
coming
later,
but
I
know
they.
This
is
important
to
them
and
they'll
be
wanting
to
engage
in
further
conversations.
B
I'll
just
say
that
this
is
a
community
that
cares
about
matters
of
consequence,
and
your
presence
here
shows
that
and
that's
a
really
good
thing.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
Well,
there
is
a
lot
that
I
and
other
City
Council
members
could
say
tonight
probably
want
to
say
tonight
tonight
is
about
us
listening,
I,
also,
I.
Think.
B
As
you
know,
we
are
legally
obligated
to
withhold
judgement
and
be
restrained
in
our
remarks
as
we
wait
to
receive
the
results
of
the
official
investigation,
but
regardless
of
the
outcome
of
that
investigation,
we
know
that
this
incident
has
already
caused
a
lot
of
pain
in
our
community.
We
want
to
acknowledge
that
and
if
anything
it
has
underscored,
the
gap
well
underscores
something
that
we
already
knew
from
surveys.
B
It's
it
underscores
the
gap
between
the
welcoming
inclusive,
inclusive
community
that
we
aspire
to
be
and
actually
what
it
feels
like
for
people
of
color
living
in
this
community,
but
even
without
this
incident,
we
already
knew
that
we
have
work
to
do
on
racism
in
our
community.
We
are
engaging
in
some
of
that
work,
but
we
obviously
have
a
lot
more
to
do
and
we
look
forward
to
engaging
with
you
as
we
move
forward
with
that
work,
and
so
with
that,
let's
turn
to
this
tonight's
purpose,
and
that
is
to
hear
from
all
of
you.
B
So
we've
changed
things
around
a
bit.
This
is
a
little
bit
of
a
hybrid
part
of
it
is
the
seating
arrangements.
We
are
down
here
with
you
and
you
can
be
up
there
talking
to
us
in
hopes
of
making
this
formal
space
a
little
more
welcoming
in
order
to
hear
from
everybody
tonight,
there's
a
lot
of
people
signed
up
we're
gonna,
stick
to
our
regular
two
minutes
apiece.
We
totally
understand
that
that's
not
enough
time,
but
that's
one
way
to
be
able
to
hear
from
others
from
all
of
you
and
unless
you're
pooling
with
others.
B
If
you
have
two
other
people
you're
pulling
with
you
can
have
four
minutes
four
minutes.
Our
intention
is
to
provide
space
and
time
for
all
the
perspectives
in
the
room.
I
think
it'll
be
helpful
to
know
that
this
listening
session
is
just
a
first
step
in
a
much
longer
conversation,
and
we
recognize
that-
and
we
see
this
as
the
beginning
of
some-
an
ongoing
series
of
forums
and
conversations
about
race
and
the
design
of
that
will
vary
in
recognition
that
tonight's
format
may
not
work
for
everybody,
but
we're
committed
to
moving
that
forward.
B
We
understand
that
the
topic
here
tonight
it
is
painful
and
challenging,
and
we
fully
expect
to
hear
some
testimony
that
has
anger
and
frustration.
In
order
for
this
to
be
a
safe
space,
we
ask
that
we
all
do
our
best
to
respect
the
variety
of
viewpoints
we
may
hear
and
to
refrain
from
clapping
or
providing
verbal
commentary.
Some
people
like
to
do
this.
If
they
agree,
we
just
want
it
to
be
a
safe
space,
and
so
that's
one
way
we
can
do
that.
B
H
H
H
H
H
Invite
you
for
a
moment
to
close
your
eyes
and
to
listen
to
the
history
of
our
city
and
our
state.
The
indigenous
persons
who
lived
here
for
centuries,
the
ancestors,
the
ancestors
of
our
Latin
x,
community,
removed
and
slaughtered,
the
laborers
of
color,
who
traveled
worked,
lived
and
died
without
civil
rights
or
social
respect.
The
internment
of
Japanese
persons
during
wartime
the
black
families
and
students
at
our
beloved
University,
who
lived
down
on
Gough
Street
because
they
were
not
permitted
to
live
on
campus.
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
I
I
I
I
I
Didn't
tell
you
about
being
followed
through
the
store
and
how
I
obediently
kept
my
hands
and
my
bag
in
plain
sight,
I
didn't
tell
you
how
quickly
they
looked
away
when
I
catch
them
staring
at
me
in
the
restaurant
and
standing
in
the
supermarket
line.
I
didn't
tell
you
how
the
clerk
pretended
the
white
woman
was
standing
at
the
counter
before
I
had
and
waited
on
her
first
I
didn't
tell
you
how
I
have
to
take
a
really
deep
long
breath
every
time
before
I
walk
into
a
room
full
of
white
people.
I
I
I
Didn't
tell
you
that
your
world
is
not
mine
and
that
we
are
virtual
worlds
apart.
I
didn't
tell
you
that,
while
you
can
somehow
think
of
yourself
as
ethnically
expansive,
because
you
have
a
black
friend
I,
meanwhile,
just
still
stay
black
I
didn't
tell
you
that,
while
you
can
walk
boldly
into
any
place,
you
choose.
I
always
have
to
consider
where
I
am,
who
I'm
with
and
how
I'm
going
to
affect
people
I.
I
I
B
E
E
Many
of
us
have
seen
a
video
filmed
by
a
community
member
the
captured
part
of
this
interaction
and
are
deeply
troubled
by
what
we
observed.
A
thorough
investigation
into
the
police
response
is
currently
underway,
and
tonight
I
can
share
that
former
District
Attorney
Stan
Garnett
has
agreed
to
conduct
an
independent
review
of
this
process.
E
This
incident
has
caused
deep
pain
in
our
community,
as
well
as
in
our
city
organization,
as
one
of
many
leaders
in
our
community
and
as
someone
who
is
accountable
for
the
actions
of
local
government
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
am
taking
this
challenge
to
heart.
What
happened
on
March
1st
was
unacceptable.
It
is
time
to
confront
our
biases
and
learn
from
them,
so
we
can
better
serve
our
entire
community.
I
want
to
publicly
and
personally
apologize
to
xate
Atkinson
and
his
family.
E
I
am
very
sorry
for
the
fear
and
pain
that
you
must
have
endured
in
this
incident.
I
cannot
tell
you
how
grateful
and
humbled
I
am
by
the
example
you've
set
for
us
and
it's
aftermath.
I
understand
you've
said
that
you
want
to
be
part
of
positive
change,
my
door
and
my
heart
is
open
to
you,
I'm
committed
to
listening
and
learning
from
your
experience
and
reflections.
You
may
have
about
next
steps.
At
the
same
time,
I
understand
our
community's
pain
is
not
just
about
this
one
incident
and
it
goes
beyond
issues
related
to
policing.
E
We
have
heard
courageous
and
personal
testimony
in
this
very
room
about
microaggressions
and
other
ways:
our
institutional,
structural
and
individual
biases
and
racism
impact
others.
We
received
valuable
and
painful
feedback
as
part
of
last
year's
inclusivity
survey
and
at
a
Human
Relations
Commission
forum
that
followed,
and
yet
here
we
are
still
struggling
in
the
wake
of
current
events.
I
hear
the
anger
and
frustration
in
your
individual
and
collective
calls
for
justice.
It's
important
to
say
that
even
before
this
incident,
your
input
has
made
a
difference.
E
Last
year,
I
said
our
city
organization
on
a
course
to
learn
more
about
systemic
racism
and
the
impacts
this
scourge
has
on
our
community
through
our
partnership
with
the
government
Alliance
on
race
and
equity.
Our
intention
was
to
gain
a
better
understanding
of
this
issue
internally
and
prepare
a
group
of
city
staff
members
to
be
able
to
authentically
and
sincerely
listen
to
our
community.
E
We
planned
to
begin
public
engagement
later
this
year
last
week,
I
shared
with
city
employees
that
we
will
accelerate
our
community
engagement,
and
this
is
an
organizational
priority
I'm
committed
to
making
this
happen
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead.
I
hope
some
of
you
in
this
room
might
help
us
plan
community
conversations
that
will
provide
room
for
continued
listening
and
empathy,
while
also
resulting
in
clear
action
items
we
can
work
on
together.
E
Lastly,
I
want
to
speak
for
a
moment
to
our
Police
Department
I
want
to
be
clear
that
I
value
the
important
work
that
you
do
in
our
community
and
I
share
your
commitment
to
ensuring
that
every
officer
goes
home
to
his
or
her
family
safely
after
every
shift.
I
believe
that
you
are
a
department
that
strives
for
the
utmost
personal
integrity
and
understands
the
importance
of
continuous
improvement.
E
I
encourage
each
of
you
to
see
this
incident
as
an
opportunity
and
to
take
the
courageous
step
of
asking
what
you,
as
a
department,
can
do
to
strengthen
our
community
and
promote
meaningful
change
and
healing
you
have
a
chief
who
understands
the
challenges
you
face
each
day.
He
is
also-
and
this
is
critical-
fully
committed
to
listening
to
our
whole
community,
to
feel
their
pain
and
search
for
solutions,
so
we
can
better
serve
everyone
who
lives,
works
and
visits.
Boulder
I
stand
by
Chief,
Greg
testa,
and
thank
him
for
his
brave
leadership.
E
Miss
Johnson's,
powerful
poem
provides
an
important
framework
for
all
of
us
in
Boulder
we
like
to
think
of
ourselves
as
a
progressive
community,
but
this
very
perception
may
be
our
greatest
obstacle.
Good
intentions
are
not
enough.
Our
largely
white
and
privileged
community
will
continue
to
fail
at
dismantling
racism
until
we
recognize
that
the
advantages
most
of
us
enjoy
are
not
available
to
community
members
of
color
and
that
the
experiences
many
of
our
neighbors
visitors
and
co-workers
have
here
are
not
acceptable.
I
truly
believe
my
role
tonight
is
to
listen,
reflect
and
to
learn.
E
Only
then
can
we
work
together
to
chart
a
path
toward
creating
a
new
future
that
improves
safety,
quality
of
life
and
equity
for
everyone
in
Boulder.
If
we
fail
to
take
steps
to
understand
our
own
complicity,
we
fail
in
our
commitment
to
serve
the
public
and
we
break
the
trust
we
have
worked
so
hard
to
earn
I.
E
J
Okay,
well
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
for
showing
up
today
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
poets
for,
for
speaking,
takes
a
lot
to
be
that
raw
yeah,
so
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
discuss
the
issues
of
racism,
racial
justice
and
racial
bias
in
our
police
and
city
government.
These
problems
are
long-standing,
but
they
are
too
important
to
ignore,
while
the
bolder
government
is
trying
to
create
an
appearance
of
racial
sensitivity.
This
stance
is
for
the
sake
of
appearance.
Only
I
had
guns
pointed
at
me
because
of
the
color
of
my
skin.
J
J
J
Although
I
hope
that
this
meeting
brings
the
community
together
on
these
issues
and
points
us
towards
progression,
the
problem
will
not
and
cannot
be
solved
by
single
town-hall
meeting.
As
we
know,
the
meeting
must
be
first
and
of
many
other
steps
in
our
progression
and
I
hope
that
the
city
is
committed
to
doing
that
hard
work
tonight,
I'm
not
gonna,
get
into
details
about
the
recent
incident
involving
me
that
needs
to
unfold,
as
the
investigation
goes
on,
I
will
have
more
to
say
about
the
incident
at
a
later
time.
J
Creating
community
like
enforcing
the
law,
is
very
important
to
having
a
successful
society,
but
balance
is
critical
to
any
system.
We
cannot
tilt
too
far
towards
authoritarianism
towards
weapons
and
towards
force.
We
must
focus
on
empathy
and
compassion
for
ourselves,
our
neighbors
and
to
everyone
in
this
city
and
the
whole
world
o
universe.
J
J
We
are
trained
to
obtain
things
but
I've,
but
rarely
are
we
trained
to
give
I
believe
that
this
is
one
route
to
our
disease
and
suffering,
and
so
I
think
that
we
need
to
take
the
approach
to
race.
I
need
I
think
that
we
need
to
take
that
approach
to
racism,
to
law
enforcement
into
creating
our
community.
J
K
K
The
incident
of
March
first
was
dire.
It
was
traumatizing
to
the
individual,
it
stagnated
our
community
and
when
I
read
in
the
paper
that
the
one
person
in
the
community
with
the
greatest
amount
of
individual
power,
categorized
the
incident
as
concerning
what
was
frankly
insulting
it
miss
communicates
its
severity.
K
K
L
Good
evening
I'm
Nikhil
man
Kay
call
them
the
trail
of
the
city's
Human
Relations
Commission.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
tonight,
I'm
also
a
native
of
Boulder
but
I'm
of
Indian
and
Sikh
American
heritage
and
I
think
the
only
position
of
college
to
be
leading
the
City
Commission
in
a
long
time,
probably
since
a
decade
ago
and
friend
of
mine
led
the
Human,
Relations
Commission
and
then
a
decade
before
that
when,
when
a
while,
the
Commission
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Boulder
I
grew
up
in
this
city.
It's
my
hometown.
L
The
issues
being
discussed
tonight
I
have
experienced
this
racism
discrimination
and
felt
the
impact
on
my
life
and
humanity
and
out
of
my
family
and
ways
little
too
much
to
get
into
tonight.
I
could
have
my
own
public
healing
and
talk
all
night
to
the
council.
So
if
you
want
to
do
that,
just
let
me
know
I
mean
I
want
to
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
and
watching
tonight
probably
can't
handle
the
truth
about
that,
and
some
people
think
they
know.
But
I'll
just
say
you
have
no
idea.
L
People
have
called
it
isn't
just
one
of
the
two
incidents.
It's
a
consistent
experience
happening
over
and
over
again,
every
second
of
the
day
and
many
times
a
day
you
will
be
reminded
over
the
place
put
into
the
place
treated
look.
It
was
less
than
in
some
way
the
way
people
choose
to
interact
with
you
and
inappropriate
email.
They
don't
stop
to
think
as
racist
and
on
and
on
the
way
you
get
looked
at
the
question.
Is
you
navigate
spaces
in
your
own
home
town?
When
you
have
space
to
speak
to
the
truth
and
not.
L
When
people
who
should
be
the
plans,
are
so
filled
with
resentment,
they
can't
even
say
a
civil
hello,
make
eye
contact
and
acknowledge
the
humanity.
The
association
of
white
privilege
by
people
is
so
consistent.
You
can't
even
think
of
a
different
way
of
being
and
experiencing
life,
sometimes
to
inflict
that
on
someone
or
to
be
a
bystander
than
that
is
unacceptable.
L
The
sad
thing
is
among
all
the
people
committing
this
racism.
The
white
privilege
allows
them
to
deny
it
and
say,
but
I
am
NOT.
A
racist
I
am
NOT.
I
can't
be
racist,
I'm,
a
liberal
I'm,
a
progressive.
That
is
not
me
in
both
of
them
there's
no,
they
cysts
they
will
say,
but
so
how?
Many?
How
can
so
many
people
have
caused
experience
racism
every
single
day
then,
and
if
they're,
no
racist,
as
we
repeatedly
get
told?
How
do
you
all
plan
to
solve
this
problem?
L
You
can't
solve
a
problem
if
the
people
in
power
and
your
next-door
neighbor,
who
won't
even
admit
that
there
is
one
to
begin
with
two
weeks
ago,
I
presented
on
updates
to
the
city's
hate
crimes
law
to
the
City
Council.
What
many?
In
the
community
did
not
see
is
that
it
took
the
news
of
me
looking
almost
like
a
full-time
job
on
it,
just
to
get
it
before
the
council,
when
people
have
called
leading
on
issues
in
the
community
that
impact
us
on
a
day
to
day
basis.
L
White
privilege
is
entitled
entitled
entitled
white
privilege,
those
Tantrums
when
it's
only
doesn't
get
its
way.
White
privilege
is
angry
when
it
doesn't
get
what
it
wants.
Despite
being
unqualified
and
mediocre,
at
best
white
privilege
allows
its
owner
to
go
unquestioned
to
not
be
held
accountable.
There's
always
someone
just
like
them
to
make
excuses
and
rationalize
away
the
poison
that
is
inflicted
so
casually
on
those
of
us,
not
more
than
so
privileged
has
to
be
able
to
escape
it.
L
Just
two
months
ago,
when
I
spoke
at
the
mouth
of
the
King,
Day
I
said
that
while
we've
accomplished
some
things,
and
we
should
be
proud
of
them
as
a
city
and
on
my
own
commission,
we've
made
progress,
but
we
still
have
a
long
way
to
go
and
that
peace
and
love
only
come
through
action.
Action
action.
Action
I
asked
the
council
to
stop
the
talking
to
stop
repeatedly,
asking
people
of
Kali
to
tell
you
our
stories
and
our
drama
and
for
the
community
to
stop
rationalizing
away
what
we
tell
you
and
to
take
action.
B
B
M
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
briefly
about
the
situation.
The
lawyer
in
me
understands
the
comments
about
needing
to
wait
for
a
process
to
be
completed.
The
human
in
me
says
that
I'm
not
prepared
to
wait
to
look
at
what
I
experienced
on
March.
First,
an
experience
that
a
student
at
Naropa
was
unfairly
targeted
was
the
victim
of
racism
in
this
community
and,
despite
the
formality
of
the
investigation,
that
feeling
is
not
going
to
change.
For
me,
it
hasn't
changed
in
the
last
15
days
and
I.
M
Do
not
imagine
it
changing
go
forward
at
Naropa
we
are
working
hard
to
invite
a
diverse
community
of
faculty
staff
and
students,
and
yet
three
days
ago,
I
received
an
email
from
a
poet
of
some
renown,
a
man
of
color
who
wrote
to
me
as
he
was
coming
to
decide
whether
to
show
up
for
our
40th
summer
writing
program
asking
me
whether
it
was
safe
for
him
to
come
to
Boulder
Colorado.
He
made
me
sick
to
receive
that
email,
and
yet
it
was
completely
understandable
based
on
what
he
experienced
from
a
distance
about
the
community.
M
At
this
point,
I
believe
that
for
us
to
do
the
work
that
we
have
to
do,
we
have
to
decide
how
real
were
prepared
to
get
as
a
community
I'm,
incredibly
proud
of
Zadok
concern
for
standing
up
so
clearly
and
stating
his
truth
and
I.
Think
the
time
has
come
now
for
us
as
a
community
to
decide
whether
or
not
we're
willing
to
hear
that
truth
from
person
after
person.
Who
has
a
story
to
tell.
M
Are
we
prepared
actually
to
give
up
the
power
that
we
have
in
engaging
each
other
in
discussing
racism
in
this
community
into
what
other
people
have
said?
Those
of
us
who
feel
that
we
are
good
people
and
we
are
not
racist
people-
need
to
set
that
aside
and
realize
that
even
good
people
and
even
non
racist
people
are
racist.
M
In
some
cases,
that's
going
to
come
up
over
and
over
again
and
the
opportunity
we
have
right
now
in
front
of
us
I
believe,
is
to
hear
and
learn
from
people
whose
direct
experience
has
been
so
different
from
ours
and
is
equally
real
and
who
have
much
to
teach
us
so
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
hearing
from
the
rest
of
the
community
but
I'm
more
looking
forward
to
a
decision
by
this
community
that
we
will
lean
in
to
what's
uncomfortable
in
this
conversation,
this
is
not
an
academic
exercise.
M
This
is
not
an
intellectual
exercise,
but
it's
one.
That
actually
is
something
we
have
to
feel
into.
We
have
to
lean
into
somatically
and
we
have
to
understand
how
we
experience.
What
we're
experiencing
deeply
in
our
body
he's
not
just
in
our
minds
and
that's
the
work
that
I'm
committed
Naropa
is
committed
to
doing
with
the
city
and
I
hope
it's
something
the
community
will
embrace.
B
N
Good
evening
my
name
is
Alesia
good
soldier
and
I
live
on
the
occupied
lands
of
the
Cheyenne
Arapaho
and
Yuta
nations
I'm
here
with
Manuela
cifuentes
and
Juan
Stuart.
Neither
of
us
are
at
all
surprised
at
white
police
officers
from
the
boulder
Police
Department,
racially
profiling,
a
black
man
as
a
criminal
for
simply
being
black.
N
Almost
exactly
two
years
ago
on
March
9th
2017,
we
both
signed
onto
an
email
that
went
out
to
the
Boulder
City
Council,
among
others,
that
exposed
three
racist
videos
created
by
a
local
band,
los
cheesie's
and
starring
folks
from
Boulder
and
other
parts
of
the
county,
including
Lee
Seamus
and
Shawn
Camden.
This
band
had
been
hired
to
play
at
local
events
and
paid
for
with
taxpayer
money.
We
had
various
complaints
about
the
videos,
including
local
leaders
in
brown.
N
Faced
fittest
photo
sizing,
Asian
women,
objectifying
women
in
general,
but
also
specifically
perpetuating
stereotypes
of
black
boys
and
men.
I
will
read
an
excerpt
from
that
email.
The
video
also
perpetuates
the
dangerous
and
ingrained
stereotypes
of
blacks,
particularly
black
men
as
criminals.
The
character
stevie
is
presented
as
a
lawyer
and
a
judge
that
prosecutes
all
the
scumbags
of
Vallejo
California,
while
the
camera
pans
out
to
an
image
of
a
white
plaintiff
and
a
black
defendant.
N
Consider
that
that,
through
racial
profiling,
black
males
are
disproportionately
targeted
by
police
through
stops,
searches,
use
of
force
and
juvenile
arrests
that
compared
to
their
white
counterparts.
Black
youth
and
men
are
also
more
likely
to
receive
prison
terms
and
be
sentenced
to
life
without
parole.
Consider
also
the
recent
and
highly
publicized
deaths,
unarmed,
black
youth
and
men
at
the
hands
of
the
police,
Tamir
rice,
Michael,
Brown,
Eric,
Gardner,
Freddie,
gray,
Philander
Castillo,
and
how
the
rise
of
the
black
lives
matter.
Movement
has
been
met
with
the
tone.
Deaf
all
lives
matter,
rebuttal.
O
Aside
from
a
young
who
I
already
mentioned,
these
emails
went
out,
the
council
included
that
council
included
Suzanne
Jones
Sam
Weaver,
Erin,
Brackett,
Lisa
Moore's,
oh
all,
on
council
still
today,
as
well
as
Bob
Yates,
Jane,
Burt,
Jan,
Burton,
Matt,
Applebaum
and
Andrew
shoemaker.
This
message
is
also
for
you.
Do
you
remember
your
response
to
that
email?
O
There
was
been
deafening
silence
and
earth-shattering
inaction.
You
were
so
uncomfortable.
You
opted
to
ignore
the
concerns
raised
in
those
emails.
After
all,
this
is
Boulder
a
community
of
light
progressives
that
commonly
oppose
racism.
I
really
have
no
idea.
What
would
have
no
idea
what
went
through
your
heads
because
you
opted
for
silence.
I.
Imagine
your
thought
process.
Something
like
respected
local
white
males,
engaging
in
and
promoting
racial
stereotypes
cannot
be
good
people.
They
employ
people
of
color.
O
You
are
not
alone
in
not
responding.
We
also
did
not
get
a
response
from
members
of
the
Lafayette
City
Council
Louisville
City,
Council,
Lamont,
City
Council,
nobody
on
the
Board
of
Education
for
the
same
vein,
Valley
or
Boulder
Valley,
School
District's,
or
their
superintendents,
none
of
the
County
Commissioners
and
on
and
on
I
want
you
now
to
imagine
what
would
have
happened
if
you'd
taken
our
concerns
seriously.
What
if
we
would
have
had
a
conversation
about
the
dehumanizing
damage
that
comes
from
brown
face
and
black
face
and
using
native
imagery
of
mascots?
O
What
if
we
would
have
had
a
conversation
about
how
racial
profiling
by
the
police
have
dangerous
and
sometimes
fatal
consequences,
but
so
lucky
to
still
have
you
and
what?
If
we'd,
also
talk
about
how
the
media
and
pop
culture
contribute
to
racist
believes,
even
among
those
who
don't
want
to
be
racist?
That
was
a
missed
opportunity,
and
now
here
we
are
so
I
ask
you
to
be
introspective,
and
if
you
want
to
change
bolder,
you
have
to
change
your
leadership.
Thank
you.
P
City
Councilmembers
good
evening,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
address
you.
My
name
is
Shirley
white
I'm,
a
former
member
of
your
human
relations
commission
and
I,
want
to
ask
you
about
to
consider
something
very
specific,
and
that
is,
if
you
recall,
the
Hillard
and
Heinz
report
completed
in
February
2016
over
three
years
ago.
One
of
its
key
findings
was
that
there
wasn't
enough
an
accurate
data
by
race
and
ethnicity
and
the
human
relations
commission
at
that
time
asked
for
the
data
to
be
compiled
in
a
manner
accordance
with
best
practices.
P
It's
not
a
new
practice
in
analyzing
data
in
this
way
for
communities
who
want
to
really
understand
how
people
move
through
the
justice
system,
and
so
we
asked
for
this
data
on
a
quarterly
basis
by
the
15th
of
each
month
for
the
preceding
quarter,
and
we
haven't
seen
anything
like
that.
Yet
the
Human
Relations
Commission
asked
for
it
to
the
City
Council.
P
We
can
look
at
the
data,
look
at
it
by
decision
by
each
decision
stage
and
the
story
will
become
obvious
and
I
encourage
you
to
collaborate
with
the
county
I'm
glad
to
see
the
district
attorney
is
here.
Look
at
the
entire
criminal
justice
system
of
how
people
move
through
and
I
think
the
story
will
be
clear.
I
also
ask
you
to
explain
to
the
community
what
happened
with
the
diversity
officer.
P
B
If
the
next
speaker
comes
up,
one
second
I
just
want
to
acknowledge,
congressman
Jonah
goose
is
here
and
also
a
DA,
Michael
Dougherty
they're
here
to
listen,
and
we
very
much
appreciate
your
presence
and
your
service.
So
I
wanted
to
acknowledge.
Ii
I
know
you
guys
can't
necessarily
stay
the
whole
time
and
with
that.
Q
It's
been
two
and
a
half
weeks
since
the
incident
we're
here
to
talk
about
tonight
and
that
incident
could
have
ended
in
the
death
of
a
young
black
man,
a
resident
of
our
city.
Since
that
time,
we've
only
heard
about
an
officer
going
on
leave
and
an
internal
investigation.
If
I
were
a
person
of
color
I
would
not
feel
safer.
I
might
feel
more
unsafe.
Q
Other
cities
that
have
had
incidents
like
this
the
same
day,
the
chief
or
the
mayor,
holds
a
press
conference
to
acknowledge
the
incident
and
the
video
that
everyone
has
looked
up
by
now.
I
understand
you
can't
discuss
personnel
issues,
I'm,
not
really
interested
in
the
investigation.
That's
going
on
right
now,
I'm
interested
in
the
department
as
a
whole.
What
I
would
like
to
hear
chief
say
the
day
that
this
incident
happened,
starting
immediately
at
the
beginning
of
each
shift?
Q
Each
officer
must
review
video
with
a
trainer
or
supervisor
until
everyone
has
reviewed
it
and
answer
the
questions.
What
went
wrong?
What
should
have
happened
and
what
would
you
do?
Each
of
you,
in
that
situation,
for
a
better
outcome,
I
admire
and
respect
the
boulder
Police
Department,
but
I
no
longer
trust,
I,
no
longer
trust
our
Police
Department's
training
and
judgment
I'm
here
tonight
to
urge
Council
to
act
to
get
involved
to
to
do
what
is
not
supposed
to
be
done,
find
out
what
training
is
going
on
and
what
training
is
not
going
on.
Q
I
know:
you're
gonna
would
ruffle
some
feathers.
I
know:
you'd
get
resistance
from
the
police
department
in
interfering,
but
I'm
asking
you
to
interfere.
What
is
the
saying
extraordinary
times
require
extraordinary
measures.
This
is
an
extraordinary
time
I'm
asking
for
action
from
you
guys.
Thank
you.
R
And
I'd
like
to
appreciate
their
minute
and
45
seconds
that
I
need
in
2015
called
the
thin
blue
line.
There
once
was
a
kind
on
that
thin
blue
line.
Who
would
say
to
a
young
mind
this
community
is
mine,
but
now
all
they
see
is
hidden
blue
brutality
and
it's
no
wonder
they're
all
doing
time,
there's
no
stopping
a
chat,
no
helping
anyone
with
this
or
that
just
a
choke
and
a
bat.
R
If
you
happen
to
be
black
and
walking
around
in
one
of
those
dark,
hooded,
hats,
Oh
your
charges,
our
lives
say
their
bosses
with
blind
eyes.
Protest
lines
are
filled
with
their
spies.
Do
not
question
why
they'll
spray
blind
your
eyes?
When
will
they
open
their
own
and
use
their
more
human
minds
to
realize
its
neighbors
and
friends?
They
live
to
despise.
These
are
American
families
too,
that
the
blue
terrorized,
so
whether
you're
a
woman
or
you're,
black
or
brown
or
gay
and
our
land.
R
It
should
always
be
okay
to
live
and
whatever
peaceful
way
and
always
be
free
to
say
what
they
say.
We
should
help
one
another
live
fully:
the
promise
of
the
freedom
and
not
the
finance
within
the
American
Way.
But
now
this
blue
bigotry
is
causing
such
strife
when
it's
untreated
hate
and
no
thought
or
value
for
the
colorful
life.
R
Perhaps
we
need
women
and
some
colorful
men
who
lead
in
the
kind
way
that
vigilant
deputy
Fife
who
to
everyday
would
carry
a
gun
but
Barney
the
man
had
no
satellite
van
or
big
tactical
plan,
and
in
the
early
morning
hours
after
he'd
taken
his
shower
put
on
his
badge
of
power.
That
power
was
kept.
Restrained
for
in
his
pocket
remained
what
could
cause
bloodstains
and
leave
a
neighbor
with
nothing,
but
a
flower,
Oh
he'd,
leave
his
home
armed,
but
protect
all
from
harm
and
during
neighbors
with
charm.
R
Blue
does
not
have
to
be
synonymous
with
harm.
It's
up
to
those
who
oversee
to
change
the
course
and
Harbor
the
force
of
the
rising
blue
seas.
It's
true,
there's
crime,
that's
quite
plain
to
see,
but
fear
is
a
path
that
has
no
release.
Our
future
is
not
bound
by
history.
Silent,
sound,
there's
already
enough
black
blood.
R
That's
been
spilled
on
the
ground
to
strike
fear
and
our
children
round
after
round,
in
spite
of
our
anthems
victorious
sound
and
for
freedom
this
world
all
around,
we
fight
and
we
heave
for
those
who
are
still
bound
by
those
who
believe
and
beat
and
deceive
leaving
families
to
grieve.
Today
in
our
land
day
after
day,
the
blue,
by
their
actions,
ceaselessly
say
that
freedom
sound
is
no
longer
around.
R
Is
that
sound
still
found
in
my
hometown,
or
am
I
too
likely
to
be
put
in
the
ground
by
the
carefree
release
of
just
one
more
round?
There's
no
need
to
worry.
No
question
will
sound.
Instead
of
throwing
black
men
into
the
pound
open,
your
blue
and
white
eyes.
Take
a
look
around
this
grand
land
of
bounds.
There's
room
enough
around
to
reach
out
to
neighbors
who
need
a
new
lease.
Instead
of
buying
drones
and
monitor
and
phone,
we
all
should
be
focusing
on
building
the
peace.
Thank
you.
Cheers.
S
Up
in
1970s
Miami,
when
us1
was
still
called
South,
Dixie,
Highway
I'm,
very
familiar
with
over
white
nationalism.
That's
unfortunately
on
the
rise
and
I've
been
here
in
Boulder
for
30
years,
that
ignorance
of
white
nationalism
is
horrible,
but
isn't
Boulder
great,
for
whom
veneer
is
more
insidious
and
pernicious
because
it
pretends
all
the
time
to
be
something
different.
S
I'm.
Also
someone
who's
lived
here
for
over
three
decades
and
I've
raised
three
children.
Two
biracial
here
I
know
something
about
racism
in
Boulder,
not
enough
has
changed
since
Ruth
Kay
flowers
came
to
a
close
Boulder
in
1917
or
1972
when
she
talked
to
BHS
and
said
that
Boulder
systemically
systemically
discriminates
people
of
color
education,
housing,
economic
and
social
opportunities,
and
the
truth
is
nothing's
changed
because
person
after
person
before
me,
has
already
come
up
and
said
that
they
haven't
been
listened
to
and
I've
been
a
close
watcher
of
Council
this
council.
S
Not
only
do
you
say
racist
things
over
and
over
again
neighborhood
character,
I,
listen
to
to
Lisa.
On
the
Daiya
say
the
outsiders
are
invading
our
open
space.
Cindy
carlisle
got
up
and
didn't
want
to
listen
to
me.
The
last
time
I
was
here
because
she
doesn't
like
the
way
I
deliver
things.
Well,
you
know
what
it's
about
time
that
you
all
open
up.
I
watched,
Sam
dismiss
Charles
leaf
last
Tuesday
and
say:
oh
go
talk
to
the
human
relations
committee
and
it
wasn't
only
me
that
was
offended
by
that
I've
watched.
S
B
T
Jude
Landsman
I'm,
a
local
artist,
mother
of
both
white
and
biracial
children
and
a
long-term
social
justice
advocate.
Thank
you,
City
Council
members,
for
your
consideration
and
for
arranging
this
forum.
It
is
an
inclusive
and
responsive
step.
Well,
it
is
necessary
to
be
heard
and
to
listen
to
have
integrity.
There
must
be
follow-through.
T
This
story
has
been
told
already.
The
Hillard
Hinds
report
told
it
in
2016.
It's
time
now
for
action
in
our
community
I
think
that's
a
theme.
I've
been
hearing
the
n-double-a-cp
Boulder
branch
members
of
which
I
am
one
demand:
an
independent
community
oversight
board
with
broad
investing
investigatory
powers
and
binding
rulings,
civil
rights
activist
and
writer
and
poet.
Audrey
Lorde
speaks
about
action
and
change.
T
T
U
In
all
cases,
we
all
know
from
media
exposure,
the
sudden
moves
or
actions
by
minorities,
it
might
seem
innocent
in
another
context,
are
too
often
taken
as
aggressive
or
dangerous
by
law
enforcement
and
the
result
in
the
death
of
innocent
persons.
We
are
fortunate
that
in
this
instance
that
that
did
not
occur.
The
danger
was
clearly
evident
in
the
law
enforcement
response.
U
I
am
here
because
I'm
tired
of
trying
to
rationalize
the
law
enforcement
responses
towards
my
friends
I'm
here,
because
I
want
to
build
a
better
Boulder
where
skin
color
is
not
how
we
judge
our
neighbors,
and
our
welcome
mat
is
an
invitation
to
all.
It
is
my
opinion
that
Boulder
Police
Department
needs
to
engage
in
racial,
sensitive
sensitivity,
training
along
with
training
and
how
to
de-escalate
situations
before
they
devolve
into
weapons
drawn
style
responses.
U
The
responding
officer
needs
to
undergo
counseling
to
determine
if
there
was
a
bias
problem
in
his
future
with
the
Department
determined
by
that
outcome,
an
apology
from
chief
testa
is
necessary
to
both
the
her
a
student
and
the
community
at
large.
Many
in
our
community
recognize
the
need
for
so-called
white
privilege
and
how
this
situation
would
never
have
occurred.
U
Had
the
student
than
white
comments
about
how
to
respond
to
police
officers
in
forums
like
the
daily
camera
clearly
indicate
that
many
do
not
understand
how
a
lifetime
of
discrimination
can
impact,
how
a
person
would
respond
to
an
overly
aggressive
police
intrusion,
the
community
discussion
geared
towards
and
heifer
to
understand
how
these
racial
attitudes
perpetuate
stereotypes
and
how
we
can
overcome
those
negative
perceptions
might
be
a
path
towards
a
better
Boulder.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
My
name
is
Amy
Zuckerman
and
I
was
chair
of
the
Human
Relations
Commission
in
2015,
when
an
incident
prompted
City
Council
to
hire
Hillard
Hinds
to
review
police
data
in
the
SRP.
Well,
here
we
are
four
years
later
with
an
outraged.
Community
and
I
think
we
should
admit
failure.
I,
have
four
recommendations:
number
one
courageous
and
accountable
leadership
to
complete
the
job.
V
$100,000
of
our
money
went
to
good
consultants,
but
their
12
recommendations
were
only
partially
addressed.
We
need
people
in
leadership,
jobs
who
are
willing
and
able
to
do
what
must
be
done.
As
recommended
number
two,
the
HRC
should
hold
the
psrp
accountable
in
2015.
The
city
manager
was
quick
to
remove
HRC
involvement
with
the
consultation
process,
the
HRC
when
it
was
instead
given
a
nebulous
goal
of
fostering
a
quote
safe
and
welcoming
community,
but
that
is
an
outcome
and
not
a
cause.
What
does
cause
a
safe
community
is
people
living
free
of
biased
police
behavior?
V
The
HRC
could
provide
valuable
psrp
input
and
oversight
as
the
psrp
hears
community
complaints
reviews
investigations
into
those
complaints
and
makes
community
recommendations
to
leaders
in
the
police
department
number
three.
It's
time
for
a
100%
citizen
review
board
moving
the
psrp
under
the
city
manager
in
2016
was
a
good
first
step,
but
we
have
to
protect
the
objectivity
of
community
members
on
it.
The
ACLU
and
others
have
critiqued
split
boards
for
a
long
time.
V
A
number
for
de-escalation
policy
and
training
needs
to
be
a
priority
and
2016
chief
tested
told
council
that
de-escalation
training
was
held.
That
staff
was
exploring
new
ways
to
enhance
police
a
bias
bias.
Free
policing
did
the
officers
on
March
1st
passed
that
training.
This
community
deserves
officers
who
are
skilled
in
this.
Let's
not
have
this
citizens
experience
being
vain.
The
time
for
serious,
lasting
structural
change
is
now
thank
you.
W
Hi,
my
name
is
Michael
Franklin
I'm,
a
professor
at
Naropa
University
for
22
years
and
over
those
years,
I've
had
many
students
of
color
in
my
classroom.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
office
hours
have
been
devoted
to
talking
with
them,
while
they
weeped
and
while
they
were
feeling
the
need
to
escape
and
even
leave
our
program
because
of
the
heinous
experiences
they
had
in
our
community.
W
W
You
have
harmed
my
capacity
to
recruit
students
of
color
to
my
program,
something
that
I
work
very
hard
to
do,
but
they
they
will
see
what
happened,
and
in
fact,
this
year,
before
this
incident,
we
had
our
admissions
interviews
and
a
Navajo
woman
who
really
wants
to
come
and
study
with
me
and
our
mbnr
program
said
I'm
not
sure
I
can
come
because
I'm
not
sure
what
it
will
be
like
for
me
to
be
in
this
community.
The
word
is
out
about
this
community.
W
W
X
Rabbits
table
Mesa
I've
lived
here
over
40
years.
The
city
of
Boulder
has
built
a
reputation
as
very
punishing
to
young
people,
artists
and
hippies,
not
to
mention
people
of
color
and
the
homeless.
It
goes
back
to
our
founding.
We
took
all
the
Arapahoe
land
breaking
that
treaty.
Boulder
was
established
with
building
Lots
costing
a
thousand
bucks
compared
to
a
hundred
in
Denver
to
make
it
an
exclusive
place.
X
Black
people
lived
on
Goss
Grove
and
especially
on
Water
Street,
now
known
as
Canyon,
which
regularly
flooded
in
the
30s
Boulder
had
one
of
three
Colorado
Ku
Klux
Klan
clans
boulders
a
bastion
of
the
military-industrial
complex
with
all
the
major
in
defense
firms
along
the
Front
Range
and
all
the
right-wing
repressive
politics
that
brings
it's
just
well
hidden
in
genteel,
Boulder,
there's
a
reason.
Someone
risked
arrest
or
death
a
few
years
ago
by
repainting
the
sign
on
the
Justice
Center
to
read
injustice
center
now,
I've
lost
my
place.
X
There's
a
reason
why
thousands
of
students
rioted
for
two
nights
in
1997
on
the
hill
doing
half
a
million
dollars
damage.
One
reason
the
student
president
testified
was
the
perception
that
students
had
no
rights,
while
the
police
had
given
the
parents
of
JonBenet
Ramsey
every
opportunity
to
escape
justice.
I'll
skip
down
here
that
two-level
justice
system
worked
right
here
for
two
City
Council
people,
Richard
Polk
and
George
Carrick,
and
then
DA
Stan
Garnett
appeared
to
help
zetas
right.
Stan
Garnett
is
eminently
unqualified
to
lead
this
investigation.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
evening
tonight,
I
wanted
to
speak
about
my
personal
experience
surrounding
race
issues
here
in
Boulder,
during
my
hundreds
of
nights,
working
in
the
service
industry,
I
had
thousands
of
positive
experiences.
The
best
part
of
all
was
the
service
industry
staff
that
I
got
to
work
with.
We
would
often
joke
that
our
staff
was
the
most
racially
diverse
cross-section
of
Boulder
that
Boulder
had
to
offer
and
it
was
actually
a
truth.
It
wasn't
really
a
joke
at
all,
but
with
this
diversity
often
came
some
of
our
worst
experiences.
Y
Both
verbal
and
physical
attacks
of
racially
charged
nation
nature
happened.
Every
few
weeks
to
my
friends
of
color,
I
was
always
astounded
at
how
well
they
managed
these
attacks.
They
would
be
angry,
of
course,
but
always
in
control
to
them.
It
was
just
a
part
of
life.
One
I
hadn't
been
exposed
to
until
regularly
working
with
them.
Weirdest
that'd
be
most
was
the
frequency
and
nonchalant
attitudes
of
the
attackers.
Something
I
didn't
realize
what
exists
in
Boulder
until
I
was
in
it.
Y
Y
As
for
my
interactions
with
Boulder
PD
I
never
witnessed
a
scenario
like
the
one
that
brought
us
all
together
tonight,
despite
dozens
of
interactions
with
them
I
base
this
lack
of
negative
experiences
on
a
strong
sense
of
community
that
the
downtown
service
industry
has
fostered
police
employees
and
patrons
were
always
watching
each
other
and
holding
each
other
accountable
for
their
actions.
This
led
to
mostly
positive
interactions
during
even
the
most
tense
of
encounters.
I
asked
tonight
that
we
strive
for
the
same
accountability
and
oversight
throughout
the
entire
community,
not
just
our
downtown
service
community.
Z
My
name
is
Rob
smoke,
I
live
in
Boulder
I've
lived
in
Boulder,
like
thirty
two
and
a
half
years,
and
I
I
would
venture
to
guess
that
I've
spoken
at
City
Council
meetings
more
than
any
of
the
council
members
here
in
this
room
over
a
lifetime,
not
in
recent
times.
Z
Z
Have
to
just
share
momentarily
about
my
own
experience.
I
was
brutally
assaulted
by
someone
who
was
white
26
years
old,
much
bigger
than
me.
A
drug
dealer
on
the
hill
and
the
arresting
officer
said
things
in
court
to
make
sure
this
guy
was
acquitted
and
he
wrote
a
statement
and
if
answer
that,
which
would
look
at
that
guy-
and
it
said
things
in
that
statement
that
he
said
I
said
which
I
never
said
to
him.
Z
So
I
asked
for
the
body
camera
of
that
and
I
asked
for
the
the
dispatch
tape
of
while
I
was
the
time
I
was
with
him
in
his
truck.
I
was
in
his
car
the
entire
time.
I
was
with
him
and
neither
of
those
things
were
produced
and
only
seven
and
a
half
months
later
did
Greg
testa,
the
chief
of
police,
say
there
was
no
body,
camera
and
I
believe
was
to
cover
up
and
I
asked.
Z
Only
the
the
city
city
attorney
I,
asked
counsel
and
the
city
attorney
Bay
director
to
the
city
attorney,
can
I
submit
my
complaint
to
the
Professional
Standards
review
unit
or
whatever
it
is.
You
have
and
I
was
told
by
city
attorney
Tom
car,
that
my
complaint
was
baseless,
primarily
because
he
knew
Greg
testa
personally
and
Greg
testa
would
not
allow
lying
by
members
of
his
force
I.
Z
AA
AB
I'm
glad
you're
still
here
with
us,
I'm
glad
that
there
was
a
video
on
you.
Your
incident
brings
up
May
2012
for
me.
I
took
my
own
case
to
court
was
found
not
guilty
and
they
found
excessive
use
of
force
was
used
by
the
border.
Police
Department
I'll
tell
you
why
eight
was
there?
It's
eight
for
restraint.
There's
one
on
each
arm,
one
control
in
the
head,
the
six
ones
yelling
out
quit
resisting
quit
resisting
to
let
everybody
know
that
excessive
use
of
force
is
being
used.
AB
City
Committee
wants
you
to
think
this
is
about
race,
but
the
people
here
that
are
on
house
face
this
every
day
as
well.
I'm
talking
about
the
homeless
here
in
Boulder
and
I'm
mama
told
me
the
home
is
where
your
heart
is.
So
as
long
as
you
have
a
beating
one,
you
always
have
a
home
but
homeless
here
in
Boulder
face
this
brutality
along
with
our
minorities
as
well,
and
I
just
wanted
to
expose
that
now,
tactically
I
can
talk
about
the
boulder
Police
Department
as
well,
because
this
was
brought
up
in
my
trial.
AB
They're
allowed
to
use
what
they
call
softening
the
suspect
they're
allowed
to
drop
elbows
they're
allowed
to
knee.
If
you,
google,
cops
and
Boulder
on
YouTube.
That
incident
happened
not
even
fifty
feet
from
here
across
the
creek
that
juvenile
man
was
contacted
for
smoking.
A
cigarette
he's
repeatedly
need
an
elbowed
because
he
won't
give
up
his
hands
because
he
didn't
feel
that
smoking
a
cigarette
was
outlawed,
but
here
in
here
here
in
Boulder,
it
is
that's
what
I
got
for
you
guys.
Thank
you.
AC
Perfect
segue
Lynd
seagull
mountain
heights.
My
concern
here
is
that
in
2013
on
New
Year's
Day,
someone
in
the
police
department
killed
an
elk
and
two
guys
were
implicated
in
it
and
I
don't
see
where
things
have
improved.
Now.
We've
got
eight
folks
involved
this
time,
so
I
think
we're
going
downhill.
I
don't
like
to
sit
and
seem
that
happened
for
Sam,
Carter
and
Brent
Kerr,
no,
the
to
that
collaborated
on
the
elk
and
they
used
each
other
to
get
the
sentence
reduced
and
I'm
afraid
we're
gonna
have
some
serious
stuff
coming
down
here
this.
AC
Was
not
meaningful,
but
symbolic
judge,
Butler,
said
Butler
also
said
he
was
not
interested
in
symbolic
gestures,
but
the
benefit
to
the
community,
so
the
guy
got
community
service.
Well,
I'd
like
to
know
what
is
the
real
benefit
to
the
community?
The
real
benefit
is
to
the
community
is
how
you
treat
these
eight
people
that
pulled
this
off,
because
they
are
message
to
the
future
and
to
what
goes
on
here
in
Boulder.
AD
Good
evening
my
name
is
Sheila
Davis
and
I'm.
A
physician
professor
health
equity
researcher
at
a
member
of
the
boulder
branch
of
the
NAACP,
the
shooting
of
unarmed
black
men
at
the
hands
of
police,
has
risen
to
the
level
of
a
public
health
crisis
in
this
nation.
On
my
drive
to
this
meeting,
NPR
was
reporting
on
yet
another
white
police
officer
on
trial
for
killing
an
unarmed
black
teen
in
Pittsburgh.
AD
Fortunately,
the
episode
at
Naropa
on
March
1st
did
not
escalate
to
a
shooting,
however,
for
the
boulder
community
to
serve
as
a
model
for
the
nation
with
respect
to
inclusivity,
I
propose
the
following
measures:
last
Saturday
I
had
the
privilege
of
engaging
in
a
dialogue
with
youth
of
color
and
members
of
the
Denver
Seattle
and
New
Orleans
police
departments.
In
this
conversation,
youth
described
their
encounters
with
police
and
please
discuss
what
their
average
days
were,
like
the
officers
had
an
opportunity
to
appreciate
the
dire
circumstances
of
some
of
these
youth
in
these
vulnerable
spaces.
AD
Authentic
relationships
emerge.
This
event
was
part
of
the
Denver
Police
Department's,
bridging
the
gap,
children
and
cops
program
through
this
program.
I
facilitate
dialogues
between
youth
and
police
officers,
and
you
know
something:
dialogue
really
works
as
a
public
health
researcher.
I
am
all
about
prevention.
To
that
end,
I
would
like
I
would
love
to
see
bridging
the
gap
launched
here
in
Boulder,
along
with
the
independent
community
oversight
board.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
You
Sheila
bill
Spain
and
then
the
Shama
Abraham.
AE
My
name
is
Bill
Spain
and
I
live
in
Boulder
I've
been
here
for
six
years,
I
came
from
Ohio
worked
in
a
city
called
Newark
Ohio
that
was
at
the
end
of
my
retirement
from
another
company
and
I
worked
for
the
city
for
about
three
and
a
half
years.
I
was
in
human
resources
director
there
and
I
was
in
charge
of
the
police,
the
fire
department
and
also
code
administration.
AE
First
of
all,
I
will
say
something
about
the
police
department
that
I'm
familiar
with
because
I
work.
They
would
they
work
with
me
for
about
three
and
a
half
years
when
I
was
there
in
in
Newark
Ohio,
some
situations
are
very
frightening,
I've
gone
on,
runs
with
them
and
there
are
some
situations
in
which
they
have
been
taken,
that
they
have
been
taking
a
potshot
at,
and
that
is
not
very
comfortable
for
anybody.
On
the
other
hand,
there
were
some
serious
communication
problems
between
the
public
and
between
the
police
department.
AE
So
what
we
did
was
we
set
up
a
program
in
which
we
would
have
sort
of
a
community,
a
community
buddy-buddy
system,
where
we
would
have
certain
officers,
they
would
be
in
certain
parts
of
the
city,
but
their
job
was
not
just
to
go
out
there
and
look
around
their
job
was
to
get
up
the
car
go
and
engage
in
some
conversations
get
to
know
the
people
in
the
community
and
after
that,
the
established
that
would
establish
some
sort
of
camaraderie
some
sort
of
well.
They
do
care
about
us
state.
AE
The
other
thing
is
what
it.
What
it
established
was
that
we
we
had
this
camaraderie
over
a
period
of
time
between
the
police
and
the
community
and
I.
Tell
you
one
thing
right
now
that
that
worked.
That
worked
so
well
that
we
we
we
just
didn't,
have
it
hardly
have
any
more
problems,
at
least
with
the
communities
that
we
work
with.
So
that's
something
I
would
suggest
to
the
city
of
Boulder
Boulder
and
to
the
police
chief
chief,
tester
and
I.
Think
you
might
find
that
very,
very
interesting,
I'm.
Sorry,
mr.
AE
B
AF
My
name
is
neshama
Abraham
and
I've
lived
in
Boulder
for
22
years
I'm,
a
mother,
two
daughters,
I
fought
fracking
for
years
here,
I'm
an
environmental
activist
I
have
a
very
strong
place
in
my
heart
for
justice
and
love
and
I'm.
Also,
a
member
of
the
community
engagement
panel,
which
the
city
of
Boulder
I
was
by
the
city
manager
in
the
police
department.
Chief,
greg
testa.
I've
started
on
this
panel
for
two
years,
and
we've
met
every
two
months
and
I
want
to
share
my
experience,
because
my
perception
is
that
the
police
department
is
excellent.
AF
AF
There's
something
called
when
you
in
this
capacity
I
participated
in.
What's
called
the
Citizens
Police
Academy,
which
is
open
to
everyone,
it's
free
and
it
lets.
You
see
the
inner
workings
of
the
police
department,
one
of
the
things
that
I
did
was
I
got
to
do
a
ride-along
and
that
completely
changed.
My
perception
of
police
officers
I
was
with
officer
Torres
when
a
woman
had
used
mace
to
spray
people.
AF
If
any
of
the
Safeway
parking
lot,
we
were
and
I
was
with
the
officer
and
we
went
to
the
scene
and
the
women
sprayed
him
with
with
pepper
spray
in
his
eyes,
and
that
was
he
was
blind
at
that
moment
and
I
stood
with
him
and
what
and
she
ran
away
and
I
knew
that
her
she'd
come
back.
I
would
have
done
everything
I
could
to
protect
it.
That
officer,
because
I
got
to
see
what
it's
like.
AF
AF
The
idea
of
de-escalation
training
is
definitely
needed.
In
Richmond
California,
the
police
department
created
its
own
program
and
from
2007
to
2014.
There
was
not
one
use
of
lethal
force,
and
that
was
implicit.
It
was
called
force,
option
training.
So
that's
something
that
we
could
benefit
from
another
Police
Department.
That's
really
been
successful.
AF
AF
AF
B
You
thank
you
nish
Sally,
Ann,
Campbell
and
then
Matthew
ray.
AG
Hello
I'm,
a
PhD
chemist
but
I'm
a
master's
degree
in
fly,
behavioral
science
and
I'm
changing
the
subject,
because
I've
had
an
experience,
I
think
different
for
most
of
you.
I
grew
up
in
an
integrated
community,
but
my
family.
When
somebody
talked
about
the
bad
guy,
it
was
the
silly
white
people
in
the
trailers
and
then
I
went
to
college
and
then
I
got
chosen
as
a
great
compliment.
I
was
chosen
to
help
open
a
college
in
Washington
DC
for
black
people,
black
kids,
and
there
was
no
entrance
exam.
AG
However,
they
asked
me
to
do
a
day
of
concert
of
discussions
on
Earth
Day.
You
may
remember
years
ago
and
I
gave
a
discussion
on
lead
poisoning
in
the
inner
city,
because
we
were
living
in
Washington
DC.
You
know
it
was.
It
was
lead,
poisoning,
city.
Well,
some
students
came
up
to
me
after
it
was
95%
black
I.
AH
Hello,
everyone
good
evening,
my
name
is
Matthew
ray
I
would
like
to
thank.
Oh
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
providing
us
all
with
this
opportunity
to
share
our
experiences
with
you.
Oh
thank
you.
I'm
sorry,
I'm,
a
student
at
the
University
of
Colorado
at
Boulder
I'm,
a
freshman
I'm
19
years
old
I,
grew
up
in
Broomfield
nice
place.
AH
AH
You
always
is
that
from
my
research,
despite
only
being
one
to
two
percent
of
the
city
population,
black
and
african-american
residents
of
Boulder
make
up
about
12%
of
its
arrests,
I
find
that
to
be
an
undue
over
representation,
and
that
should
decrease
the
data
sourced
in
2016.
As
has
been
mentioned,
it's
kind
of
hard
to
track
down.
AH
AH
B
AI
O'connor
I
have
a
lot
to
say,
but
I'm
gonna
keep
it
short
tonight
and
hold
up
my
sign.
It
says
community
designed
community
oversight.
Our
message
shall
not
be
muted.
This
is
in
reference
to
the
fact
that
we
don't
want
our
city
manager
to
design
community
oversight.
We
want
community
to
design
community
oversight.
Thank
you.
AJ
B
AK
Hello,
my
name
is
Anna
and
I'm:
the
regional
organizing
manager
at
New,
Era
Colorado,
a
local
nonprofit,
nonpartisan
organization
that
works
to
mobilize
and
empower
a
new
generation
to
participate
in
our
democracy
and
make
Colorado
a
better
place
for
everyone.
We've
worked
here
in
Boulder
for
13
years,
engaging
at
City
Council
and
at
the
ballot
box,
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
New
Era,
to
voice
our
strong
support
for
Swift,
tangible
action
to
advance
racial
equity
in
our
city.
We
are
long
past
the
time
for
action
and
long
past.
The
breaking
point.
AK
The
city
of
Boulder
prides
itself
on
norm,
breaking
progressive
culture.
We
take
the
lead
on
bold
climate
change
policy
and
became
a
sanctuary
city,
but
underlying
all
of
this
we
lack
diversity,
inclusion
and
anti-racist
infrastructure
and
action
more
than
that.
Our
community
lacks
a
firm
commitment
to
addressing
and
dismantling
white
supremacy
and
advancing
equity
in
light
of
our
community's
activism
and
leadership.
Our
lack
of
progress
on
these
issues,
New
Era's,
Progress
included,
is
shameful.
We
are
grateful
for
the
leadership
from
boulders
n-double-a-cp
chapter
black
lives
matter,
50
to
80
and
showing
up
for
racial
justice.
AK
We
fully
support
the
imperatives
for
the
action
for
action
that
the
boulder
and
double-a-c-p
outlined
and
commit
to
supporting
them
to
ensure
these
imperatives
are
implemented.
New
era
focuses
on
training
uplifting
and
advocating
for
young
people.
Our
generation
was
raised,
taught
and
governed
by
an
older
generation
who
dismisses
institutionalized
racism.
We
have
witnessed
systemic
racism
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
the
school
to
Prison
Pipeline
and
our
economic,
economic
policies,
youth
of
color
being
the
most
impacted
by
all
of
these.
AK
If
we
want
to
make
a
safe
and
healthy
future
for
everyone
in
Boulder,
we
must
start
taking
real
action
against
these
oppressive
systems.
Millennials
and
Gen
Z
are
the
largest
most
progressive
and
most
diverse
generations
in
history
and
will
no
longer
ignore
Perpetual
racism
and
white
supremacy.
This
meeting
is
a
good
start,
but
can't
only
be
an
annual
conversation
about
the
progress
we
have
not
made
as
organizations
as
community
members
and
as
the
city
itself.
New
era
is
committed
to
the
continuous
work
this
year
and
into
future
years
as
well.
AK
B
AL
AL
If
you
would
look
up
the
name,
Ron
settles
and
just
read
about
Ron,
settles
and
I
think
it
will
provide
insight
for
everyone,
particularly
my
family,
our
family
and
the
other
thing
is
the
community
review
boards
citizens
Review
Board,
of
which
I
am
from
Memphis
Tennessee
and
worked
with
the
police
departments
there
in
creating
a
citizen's
review
board
that
this
day
is
in
effect
and
has
decreased
the
crime
rate
significantly,
and
it
has
bridged
gaps
between
the
police
departments
and
the
community.
Thank
you
again
for
having
me
good
evening.
Thank
You.
AM
AM
D
I'm
Judy
Houston
I
was
born
in
Boulder
1951
I
now
live
in
Longmont,
but
I
watch,
what's
going
on
in
Boulder
with
great
interest
when
I
was
about
I
think
it
was
probably
16.
I
met
the
Denver
president
of
the
Black
Panthers,
who,
when
I
told
him
that
we
were
all
working
together
to
make
racism
go
away.
He
said
Little
Miss,
we
don't
have
time.
This
was
50
years
ago
in
Boulder
and
he
lived
in
Denver
at
that
time.
His
sinus
now
his
family
is
active
in
the
anti-racism
community
in
Denver.
D
I
am
the
n-double-a-cp
and
also
bowled
a
surge
I'm
very
privileged
to
serve
as
vice
president
and
that
whom
you
spoke
who
spoke
earlier.
The
n-double-a-cp
Boulder
branch
members
demand
an
independent
community
oversight
board
with
broad
investigatory
powers
and
binding
rulings.
No
more
shall
our
voices
be
heard,
but
our
message
be
muted.
We
really
are
trained
to
hold
this
community
to
action.
D
AN
Hello,
my
name
is
Anna
Seeger
I'm
here
to
speak
for
my
husband
who
couldn't
come
tonight,
because
the
incident
that
he
experienced
was
too
traumatic.
My
husband
is
from
El
Salvador
he's
a
dark-skinned
male
4
years
ago.
He
was
driving
well
before
that
a
white
male
driving
a
white
pickup
truck
pulled
out
a
gun
and
brandished
a
gun
at
someone
else
in
the
street
a
couple
miles
away
and
as
a
result,
my
husband
driving
with
our
two
kids
in
the
backseat
druk,
was
pulled
over
at
gunpoint
by
the
polder
police
department.
AN
AN
AO
I'm
here
tonight,
as
a
mother
of
two
biracial
children
in
this
town,
I've
been
here
for
24
years
and
my
son's
here
tonight
and
I
know
that
most
parents
are
concerned
when
their
kids
are
just
kids
and
they
go
out
into
the
community
and
they
wonder
what
kind
of
trouble
they're
getting
into
I
wonder
if
mine's
coming
back
alive.
That's
what
I
wonder
about
I
sit
at
home
and
I
wonder
is
tonight
the
night
that
he
wanders
into
a
neighborhood
where
neighborhoods
neighbors
don't
come
out
and
ask
questions.
AO
They
just
call
the
cops
I
wonder
whether
or
not
his
hood
is
up.
He
showed
up
tonight
with
his
hoodie
and
I
said
tonight
is
probably
the
one
night
you're
safest
to
wear
your
hood
here
in
this
community
I.
Think
about
that
all
the
time
I
think
about
whether
or
not
I'll
see
my
son
when
he
leaves
this
when
he
leaves
the
house
I
wonder
if
this
was
your
child.
AO
If
he
was
your
child,
if
you
would
describe
it
as
a
concerning
event,
I
wonder
if
your
response
and
lack
of
response
would
have
been
the
same.
We
missed
an
incredible
opportunity
and
I'm
not
saying
that
you
condemn
the
police
or
you
don't
do
an
investigation,
but
just
like
me
or
Pete
did
in
South
Bend.
He
said
in
his
letter
that
one
sentence
that
stuck
out
to
me
is
that
we
can't
stand
for
this.
You
are
loved
but
also
that
you
are
needed.
AO
You
missed
the
opportunity
to
say
to
value
individuals
of
color
in
our
neighborhood
to
show
up
to
say
something
you
didn't
have
to
condemn
the
police.
To
just
say
something
and
to
say
it's
a
zero
tolerance.
You
didn't
do
that
and
you
failed
epically
because
of
that
you
approved
this
in
this
by
not
it's
me.
It's
complicit,
behavior
by
not
saying
anything
now:
zero
tolerance.
AP
I
just
want
to
say
that
unlearning
racism
is
a
lifelong
process,
I
am
71
years
old.
I
continue
to
learn
every
single
day,
and
we
have
to
admit
that
we
are
racist.
You
cannot
grow
up
white
in
this
country
and
not
be
racist.
It's
a
hard
pill
to
swallow,
but
we
have
to
swallow.
It
I
think
that
we
have
talked
and
listened
enough
in
the
city
of
Boulder
in
Boulder
County.
We
really
do
have
to
have
action.
We
have
to
make
a
change.
AQ
I
understand
the
police
officers
put
themselves
in
harm's
way
for
the
benefit
of
the
society,
and
they
have
many
times
today,
probably
to
feel
very
afraid,
but
I
do
think
that
human
beings,
when
they
act
out
of
fear,
can
be
very
dangerous
and
I'd
like
to
raise
a
question
who
should
be
carrying
an
armed
weapon
in
the
name
of
the
residents
of
Boulder?
Maybe
not
all
all
the
police
officers
are
really
up
to
that
responsibility.
AQ
B
AR
Want
to
take
a
moment
in
time
and
say:
thank
you
for
being
alive.
It's
good
to
see
your
face,
yeah,
it's
good
to
see
you
in
person.
I
want
to
say
next!
Thank
you,
everybody
for
being
here
today
for
those
of
you
who
are
at
the
March.
Thank
you
as
well
Michael
telling,
especially
thank
you
for
correctly
I'm,
Kenneth,
I'm
pointer
and
when
I'm
a
glasses
on
contacts,
but
I
remembered
you
here
and
want
to
tell
you.
Thank
you
personally.
AR
AR
It
takes
more
to
look
at
the
picture
for
us
to
be
bolder
in
order
for
this
to
actually
come
to
face
for
us
to
grow
even
greater
as
a
community.
The
bias
of
racism
is
prevalent
in
this
community
with
officers,
but
there
are
also
officers
who
do
good
work.
There
are
a
few
that
I
can
count
on
my
hand,
and
it's
not
because
they've
served
me
because
I
asked
for
assistance.
AR
B
AS
Racial
achievement
gap
in
Boulder,
Valley
and
San
Fran
is
DS
doon
ethical
way.
We
take
students
of
color
money
at
CU.
Well,
we
refuse
to
support
them
to
succeed
the
lack
of
representation
right
in
this
room
in
the
sitting,
counsel
in
positions
of
power,
the
broken
premise
of
Boulder
PD
to
continue
to
provide
information
to
ice.
AS
The
refusal
to
accept
recent
history
of
colonization,
of
murders,
of
indigenous
peoples,
of
sacking
black
businesses,
of
not
taking
responsibility
to
provide
health
education
to
those
that
we
take
taxes
from
and
don't
have
a
right
to
any
benefits
hell
should
be
a
human
right,
the
privilege
to
dismiss
other
cultures,
others
than
white
the
city
of
Boulder
can
avert,
can
afford
to
make
reparations
and
to
close
the
racial
gap
in
many
areas.
Have
you
been
listening?
Sorry
just
realize
that
my
bad,
the
March
first
incident
is
not
a
bias.
It's
another
act
of
racism.
AS
Please
recognize
that
I
sew
and
stop
sugarcoating
racism.
I
am
tired
of
intention
I'm,
tired
of
being
told
to
pursue
the
positive
and
good
intention
of
others,
especially
if
those
with
power
and
privilege,
you
know
who
you
are.
I
am
tired
of
being
told
to
not
be
emotional
or
angry
when
I
talk
about
race.
How
dare
you
ask
me
to
separate
emotion
from
race
when
that
is
something
that
has
been
and
continues
to
haunt
me
and
many
black
and
indigenous
people
for
over
500
years?
AS
I
will
ask
you
to
really
listen
right
now
and
I
will
tell
you
if
some
potential
solutions
that
have
been
asked
for
decades
by
other
community
members
that
came
before
me
stop
delay
in
reparations.
Make
sure
you
provide
landmarks
to
every
single
Massacre
that
was
done
in
this
state
to
the
Cheyenne
and
Arapaho
people,
to
the
face
of
Boulder
to
those
Chicano
X
and
those
Mexican
Americans.
We
deported
you
to
their
skin
color
when
there
were
Americans
to
recognize
the
real
colonizing
history
of
this
country
in
this
city
to
teach
it
in
k12
system.
AS
So
we
make
sure
is
not
repeated
again
to
close
the
racial
achievement.
Gaps
are
having
courageous
conversations
about
race.
You
know
agencies
and
here
as
well,
to
provide
full
city
scholarships
the
first-generation
Boulder
citizens
to
go
to
an
affluent
and
white
university
as
means
to
level
the
field
that
we
like
to
say
we're
proud
of
to
request
our
police
officers
to
have
basic
education,
such
as
maybe
an
associate
degree
in
criminal
law
and
policies
to
have
knowledge
about
the
communities
to
engage
with
them
and
to
dis.
AS
Callate
situations
give
him
a
history
lesson,
give
him
some
intercultural
communication,
training
and
intersectionality
training
and
do
not
stop
there,
continue
to
educate
them
and
provide
them
the
tools
to
be
able
to
be
nonviolent
and
stop
this
violent.
Why
dominant
culture
provide
potable
water
to
all
unto
all
the
racial
oppressions?
That
two
minutes
then
allow
me
to
talk
about.
Let's
provide
good
quality
to
all
people,
including
people
color,
to
run
for
office.
AS
I
really
would
like
to
stop
saying
I'm,
the
first
of
that,
the
first
black
of
this,
the
first
indigenous
of
this
as
a
woman
of
color
in
the
sciences
with
Mayan
indigenous
roots.
I
know
I
am
NOT,
not
the
first
I
and
many
of
us
people
of
colors.
We
come
from
a
long
line
of
astronomers
engineers,
governor's
educator
mathematicians
Mota
was
far
more
accurate
in
their
current
governing
calendar,
which
has
been
forced
to
forget
and
I.
Ask
you
to
remember.
B
AT
Hello,
sorry,
my
name
is
Jamal
Gilmore
here
at
it
all
off
real
quick
started.
College
at
fifteen
went
to
the
Navy
served
six
tours
in
Iraq
came
here
to
Boulder,
been
here
19
years
in
that
19
years,
I
work
for
various
organizations,
caging
you
being
one
of
them,
but
I'm
on
the
hip-hop
show
I
mean
sorry
yeah.
The
hip-hop
show
in
the
evening
from
7:00
to
10:00
and
then
from
7:00
to
9:00
in
the
morning
upon
the
gospel
time
and
I'm
jamming
Jesus
with
Jamal,
where
am
I.
AT
So
my
thing
with
Boulder
in
this
place
is
I'm
offended
by
you.
I've
been
here
long
enough
to
say
that
to
you,
I'm
strong
enough
to
say
that
to
you,
I'm,
a
business
owner
I
own
property.
I
did
everything
you've
asked
of
me,
and
you
gave
me
nothing
and
and
how
I
know
you
gave
me
nothing.
My
kid
goes
to
your
school
in
in
in
school,
for
Black,
History
Month
and
in
the
kindergarten,
the
teacher
who's,
a
white
teacher.
She
got
up.
She
gave
every
three
to
get
kids
three
pieces
of
paper.
AT
They
posed
to
write
their
greatest
attribute
on
that
piece
of
paper
and
then
bring
them
in.
She
proceeded
to
Lincoln
as
a
chain
around
the
room.
To
say
that
is
my
culture.
You
teaching
my
black
kid,
but
that
is
his
culture.
That
is
him.
He
was
a
slave.
So
all
those
white
kids
in
that
room.
He
is
one
of
20.
He
was
the
only
only
kid
of
color
in
that
room.
So
supremacy
is
what
you
taught
my
kid.
You
taught
him
supremacy.
AT
I
didn't
ask
do
that,
educate
him
and
you
educate
those
white
kids
in
that
room
about
supremacy.
He
is
not
he's
not
beneath
them.
To
this
day
he's
a
second
grade
and
now
he's
worried.
Kids
tease
him
all
the
time.
Call
him
dumb
call
him
all
this
stuff,
but
come
see
him
in
his
court.
Come
see
him
where
he
strives
and
be
there
I'm.
AT
Sorry,
if
I
get
offensive
and
crazy,
but
like
you,
sir
I
got
seven
seconds,
you
are
the
young
Mike,
Jones
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
Mike
Jones,
but
Mike
Jones
waits
in
the
roper
Mike
Jones
is
kicked
off
a
Pearl
Street
because
he's
been
through
you
for
like
a
long
time
he's
like
50
years
now
over
50
and
so
like
Mike
Jones
is
too
old.
You
brother
I'm,
with
you,
man,
I,
am
with
you
brother,
like
I
promise.
You
I
will
be
here.
AT
You
kicked
Mike
Jones
over
bro
Street,
because
he's
talking
about
the
issues
of
this
man
he's
talking
about
the
issues
of
my
son,
he's
talking
issues
of
every
person
of
color
woman
that
you
overlooked
for
years
and
I
asked
my
fault
because
I
saw
here
for
19
years
and
watched
you
do
it
and
profited
off
of
it
and
I
I
apologize
to
you,
brother
and
every
other
person
of
color
here
I
will
no
longer
do
that
for
right.
Now,
from
from
from
ever,
I
am
gonna.
AT
Be
here
to
help
you,
my
brother,
I'm
gonna,
be
here
to
help
all
brothers
and
my
white
brothers,
my
white
sisters.
It
doesn't
start
with
color
because
in
the
Navy
I
wish
I
was
over
there.
You
talk
about
people,
he's
scared
to
come
to
a
car.
Think
about
you
and
you
were
a
member
of
the
country
that
everybody
hates
you
not
just
because
you're
black,
because
you
an
American
and
you
fight
for
bush
and
all
this
other
crazy
stuff.
AT
I
can't
even
imagine
about
right
now,
but
then
I
come
here
and
I
get
the
same
thing
when
I
come
into
a
space.
I
said:
if
you
bring
me,
if
you
look
at
me,
I
say
hello
to
you:
ask
anybody
that
saw
me
today.
As
soon
as
I
see
you
I,
say
hello.
When
you
see
me,
you
don't
say
nothing,
you
say
nothing,
you
don't
even
look
at
me.
You
do
this
thing
me
and
my
peoples
call
to
know
no
cuz.
You
look
at
me
to
recognize
I'm
black.
AT
Then
you
stand
your
face
to
the
ground
until
you
pass
me
and
then
once
you
pass
me,
you
pick
your
head
up.
Proudly,
how
do
I
know
because
I
turn
around
not
to
look
at
your
booty?
I
know
you
think
I'm
doing
that,
but
that
ain't
it
I
turn
around
to
see
your
reaction.
So
I
could
teach
my
son
how
to
live
in
this
world.
My
life,
we
have
an
argument,
as
we
do
every
morning
about
how
strict
I
am
with
my
son,
I'm.
AT
AT
Business
owner
fought
for
my
country,
fight
for
you,
my
brother
and
my
sisters,
and
you
look
at
me
as
I'm.
A
bad
person.
I
live
across
the
street
from
that
for
I
live
in
local
housing.
You
know
what
my
stuff
is
worse
than
anybody
else's
I've
ever
seen.
If
I
wasn't
a
handyman,
if
I
didn't
know
how
to
do
my
own
stuff,
I
had
to
rebuild
my
own
house
I,
put
in
a
new
countertop
new
doorways
I.
AT
Don't
even
have
electricity
on
the
outside
of
the
building,
which
is
cold
and
I,
bought
it
in
2007
and
that
wasn't
cold
in
2004,
so
like
I'm
out
of
code
in
2019
and
the
businesses
I
can
treat
poor
people
and
I'm
poor
and
I
get
it
I
get
it.
You
don't
want
it.
You
want
to
look
at
me.
You
want
to
have
this
conversation,
but
then
do
something
you
teach
white
supremacy.
You
teach
supremacy
period.
You
teach
how
to
fail.
AT
As
a
black
man,
you
don't
teach
how
to
strive
as
a
white
person
you,
you
bulldozer,
every
every
hurdle
that
white
kids
having
their
way
and
you
put
up
more
hurdles
for
the
black
kids
and
we
started
off
the
race
late
now.
I
live
here
by
choice.
I
am
from
Brooklyn
New
York,
my
family
is
all
in
their
homes
is
1908
I'm
here
to
support
you.
My
brother,
I'm,
saying
I'm
here
by
choice
and
I've,
been
here
learning
how
the
white
society
here
treats
their
people
of
color
and
I'm.
AT
Really
sorry
I'm,
taking
my
time
from
you
I,
but
I,
think
what
we're
not
talking
about
here
is
the
systemic
issue
that
you
overlooked.
It's
like
you,
don't
put
any
resources
into
doing
this
because
there's
only
11
percent,
you
don't
put
anything
into
anything
because
it's
not
worth
it.
The
voices
aren't
many
I
know
of
three
black
people
from
a
city
right
now
we're
not
I'm,
not
being
the
only
one.
There
was
a
woman
before
her.
There
was
a
man
from
transportation
after
her
asked
about
these
people,
why?
AT
Why
can't
they
be
here
to
talk
for
themselves?
Why
can't?
Why?
Is
it
because
you
shoveled
it
under
the
rug?
Racism
doesn't
matter,
and
it's
horrible
and
Penfield
Tate
was
the
first
mayor,
but
he
was
kicked
out
because
he
was
bringing
up
uncomfortable
situations
like
the
LGBTQ.
Sorry
I,
don't
know
their
acronym,
but
the
queer
community,
the
gay
community.
He
bring
up
issues
about
that,
and
so
that
got
rid
of
him.
AT
He
didn't
step
down,
they
got
rid
of
him,
and
so
you
have
to
talk
about
that
educate
your
people,
like
they
said
before
me
like,
really
take
a
deep
dive.
Deep
into
this
cuz
I'm
gonna
be
here,
I'm
gonna,
be
here,
I
promise,
I'm
gonna,
be
here
and
with
God
willing.
We
all
will
be
here
and
I'm
next
time.
Man
when
I
watched
that
video.
My
only
advice
to
you
don't
turn
your
back
on
him.
Keep
your
eyes
focused
like
it
happened
to
me.
AT
B
AU
Hi
I'm
Louise
I've
been
in
Boulder
about
eight
years
after
I
retired.
Before
then,
I
was
in
civil
rights
enforcement
in
another
state
and
first
I'd
like
to
just
say
Amen
through
practically
everything
I've
heard
tonight
it
seems
to
me
the
particulars
about
was
not
a
failure.
It
was
one
failure
after
another
there
were
so
many
points
at
which
a
different
decision
could
be
made.
First,
a
police
officer
sees
a
man
picking
up
trash,
how
many
trespassers
come
to
property
and
pick
up
trash
I
wish
they'd
come
around.
AU
AU
Call
for
backup
it's
not
just
that
other
police
showed
up
somebody
dispatched
them.
Somebody
made
a
decision
to
send
other
police
there,
how
many
and
who
another
chance
to
not
make
a
mistake,
but
they
made
one
and
ultimately,
a
third
party
came
in
and
said:
hey
this
guy
really
belongs
here
and
finally,
the
police
leave
shouldn't
take
a
third
party.
AU
AV
This
is
not
an
isolated
incident.
I
have
had
my
own
share
of
my
children.
Have
because
I
look
white,
so
I
go
easy.
Nobody
kind
of
notices
me,
but
my
kids
are
not
as
why
ask
me,
and
yes
they
have
had
their
share.
My
boy,
especially
I,
think,
is
harder
for
the
boys
Mel
a
color
and
he
had
or
he
used
to
be
stopped
a
lot
when
he
bought
his
first
car
that
he
can
afford
anything
fancy,
and
he
was
stopped
a
lot
for
no
reason
and
then
once
he
found
he
was
clean.
AV
AV
So
these
things
do
happen
all
the
time
and
you
could
see
they
cry
from
the
community.
We
are
hurting
a
lot.
This
is
no
one
isolated
incident,
it
just
deepening
the
wound
that
we
already
have
and
it's
daily
and
what
happened
my
children
now
adults
graduated
from
CU
and
they
are
Splore
in
other
horizons.
AV
They
move
to
exploring
and
finding
options
in
another
continent
because
they
want
to
be
in
a
place
where
they
can
feel
welcome
and
integrated
which,
even
though
they
spend
20
years
of
their
life
or
more
here
that
still
no
feel
like
home,
and
that's
very
sad
because
I
went
in
here,
but
I
understand
their
point
and
I
work
in
education
and
yes,
we
had
here
a
lot
about
data.
Please
provide
the
data,
create
the
data.
Look
at
the
data.
We
are
asked
every
day
to
look
at
the
data
and
see
where
children's
are
failing.
AV
AW
AW
Wow
I'm
not
gonna,
get
up
here
and
get
out
of
passion.
I've
been
watching
all
you
guys,
everybody's
listening.
We
know
what
we're
here
about
I'm
from
Mississippi.
Believe
me,
racism
is
alive
and
well.
Everybody
here
is
racists,
okay,
chief,
thank
you
for
coming
in
and
get
in
front
of
this
council.
Thank
you
for
sitting
here
so
quietly
and
non-responsive
as
it's
like
you're,
listening
I
appreciate
that
you
said
some
marvelous
thing
sweetheart.
Thank
you.
AW
This
is
a
story.
This
is
nothing
to
be
ashamed
of.
This
happening
all
across
America.
How
I
gotta
do
is
man
up.
We
got
a
good
chief.
We
got
a
good
Council.
Let's
just
do
it.
I'm
not
gonna,
sit
up
here
and
down
talk
or
what
I've
experienced,
which
I've
experienced
some
things
been
here
50
years,
but
you
shouldn't
have
had
to
go
through
that
the
homeless
people.
Let's
remember
that
the
homeless
people
are
hassled
every
single
day,
there's
a
bias
against
them.
AW
It's
not
just
racial,
not
minimizing
racial
disparity;
okay,
not
at
all
I'm
from
Mississippi
I'm,
a
good
guy
I
worked
at
the
penitentiary.
There
understand
it
a
lot
of
hatred
going
on.
It's
all
about
love,
that's
all
we
gotta
do
and
it's
just
as
simple
as
that
and
I'm
gonna
stop.
Okay,
thanks
guys.
Thank.
AX
AX
You
raise
your
hands,
you
get
low,
you
look
small,
because
you're
a
big
black
man
and
you
have
to
look
small
to
the
police
as
he
sat
on
our
bench
in
front
and
they
had
a
gun
guns
on
me
and
guns
on
him,
and
they
said
that
there
had
been
a
call
that
there
was
a
burglar
in
our
home,
an
armed
burglar.
There
was
no
armed
burglar
in
our
home
and
when
I
asked
to
please
have
us
go
get
our
IDs.
AX
They
said
people
lied
to
us
stay
where
you
are
and
they
held
the
gun
on
me
and
I
watched
them
hold.
The
gun
on
my
husband
and
I
know
that
there
are
a
list
too
long
to
name
of
unarmed
black
men
who
have
been
shot
in
this
nation
and
the
fear
that
came
over
me
to
see
my
husband
with
a
rifle
him,
with
guns
around
with
police,
telling
me
to
be
quiet,
because
I'm
just
asking
you
to
feel
that
that's
all
I'm
asking
is
to
feel
what
that
really
feels
like.
AX
AY
AZ
Hi
beloved
City
Council
great
esta,
teach
esta
the
Beloved
Community
Boldin.
So
what
happened
as
was
said
on
March
1st,
is
unacceptable,
but
what
happened
on
February,
28th
and
February
27th,
then
February
26th
of
2019
2018,
1987,
1937,
1877
1859,
is
also
totally
unacceptable.
This
is
one
incident
in
a
long,
long,
long,
long,
long,
an
enduring
struggle
for
survival
and
for
justice
and
equity
and
I
mean
justice
in
the
form
of
Cornel
West,
which
is
a
form
of
public
love.
AZ
The
performance
that
spawned
motifs
rocks
karma
eras
on
Boulder
History
was
created
in
response
to
a
series
of
race-based
hate
crimes
in
2005
in
a
series
of
City
Council
meetings.
A
lot
like
this
one
I
invite
you
to
watch
the
film
which
I
handed
out
and
learn
about
more
about
Boulder
history.
We
are
standing
on
the
ancestral
lands
of
the
Arapaho,
ute
and
Cheyenne,
and
this
room
is
not
full
of
these
native
peoples
right
now.
AZ
There
are
also
many
I
believe,
in
final
words,
that
a
first
City
was
to
actually
prioritize
anti-racism,
work,
bias
and
equity
and
put
this
beloved
young
man's
safety
opportunity
and
welcome
at
the
center
of
every
conversation
that
happens
in
these
chambers
that
you
would
gain
insight.
That
would
not
only
keep
him
safe,
but
you
would
better
understand
how
to
make
this
the
best
environmental,
business
and
education
and
law
enforcement
decisions
that
would
create
a
stronger
and
healthier
community
for
each
person
in
this
room,
their
employees,
students
and
their
beloved
children.
Thank
you
so
much.
AZ
BA
I'm
Neal
and
I'm,
one
of
the
loud
mouths,
who's,
clapping
and
cheering
downstairs,
and
you
know
heck
yes,
I'm
gonna
show
up
and
I'm
gonna
I'm,
gonna,
clap,
clap
for
Zaid
and
I'm
gonna,
clap
for
Norma
and
I'm
gonna,
clap
for
I'm
gonna,
clap
for
Darren
I'm,
gonna,
clap
for
Jamal
for
speaking
their
truths.
So
you
know
it
was
really
great
to
be
at
the
March
and
to
see
Aaron
Brockett
there
and
mayor
Jones
there.
Thank
you,
however,
in
in
that
public
forum
there
wasn't
there
wasn't
a
closing
of
doors.
BA
Was
there
there
was
kind
of
like
a
listening
and
an
acknowledgement
of
of
the
uncomfortableness
right,
but
I
didn't
really
come
here
to
trash
Ty's
council
I
came
here
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
an
double-a-c-p
and
demanding
an
independent
community
oversight
board
with
binding
powers
of
Investigation
and
subpoena
power
and
full
transparency,
and
all
that
good
stuff.
Both
it
really
needs
it
and
it'll
be
better
for
putting
on
another
hat
I'm
also
here
to
deliver
a
message
for
the
rocky
mountain,
peace
and
justice
center.
BA
This
is
from
Betty
Ball
speaking
for
the
spokes
counsel
of
the
center,
and
they
say
the
Rocky
Mountain
peace
and
justice
center
shares
the
ongoing
concerns
about
a
lack
of
independent
oversight
of
the
Bullitt
Police
Department.
We
agree.
It
is
absolutely
time
for
Boulder
City
Council,
along
with
city
administrators,
to
act
on
these
concerns
and,
in
conjunction
with
the
community,
develop
a
model
for
expected
oversight
of
our
police
department
and
that
the
community
can
truly
trust.
Thank
you.
AA
Been
in
Boulder
about
ten
years
and
something
that,
when
I
moved
here,
I
never
thought
about
really
how
white
older
is,
and
it
was
something
that
I
guess
when,
when
the
whole
issue
of
of
people
of
color
being
treated
poorly
by
the
police
started
coming
in
the
news,
it
struck
me
really
personally,
because
I
grew
up
in
st.
Louis
and
I
I
was
my
family
was
part
of
the
white
flight.
Part
of
the
reason
that
struggle
was
in
st.
AA
Louis
that
led
to
all
the
all
of
the
challenges
in
Ferguson
and
and
really
the
start
of
this
national
movement
is
something
that
I
had
always
seen
all
along
as
I
live
there.
But
at
that
point
it
became
real
to
me,
and
I
mentioned
this
in
the
context
of
Boulder,
because
in
a
lot
of
ways,
Boulder
is
also
the
white
flight.
AA
AA
My
personal
experience
and
why
this
is
such
an
important
issue
to
me
and
last
thing
I'll
say,
is
I'm
also
part
of
the
boulder
and
the
OACP
and
I
support
their
measures
on
police
oversight,
and
this
is
something
that
will
not
get
better
in
the
community
and
thouest
we
take
action.
This
is
something
that
is
systemic
at
all
levels
of
our
community
and
we
need
to
continue
to
make
work
in
progress
on
it.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
BB
Hi
I'm
Rachel
friend
I,
want
to
thank
you
all
for
holding
this
meeting
tonight
and
being
here
and
listening.
I
am
a
college
teacher
of
criminal
justice
and
I.
Guess
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
guys
are
aware
of
how
flawed
this
system
is
and
that
people
of
color
compared
to
white
people
are
for
doing
the
same
exact
things
more
likely
to
be
stopped,
arrested,
charged
denied,
favorable
pleas,
convicted
given
longer
sentences
and
then
denied
parole,
I
get
every
single
step.
BB
They
are
treated
worse
and
the
system
dead-ends
into
a
dark
place,
like
solitary
confinement,
is
horrific,
but
common
rape,
statistics
or
jarring
rehabilitation
is
lacking
like
it
goes
on
and
on
so
when
we
profile
and
stop
individuals
if
they're
lucky
enough
to
survive,
we're
shoving
them
onto
a
path
that
ends
in
a
dark
place
and
it's
a
vicious
cycle
that
all
traces
back
to
police
officers
exercising
discretion
do
I
expect
that
Boulder
can
cure
our
criminal
justice
system.
No,
of
course
not.
BB
Nor
do
I
expect
that
you
guys
are
going
to
cure
climate
change,
but
we
fight
really
hard
and
out
front
on
climate
and
I
would
ask
that
we
do
the
same
here,
the
beginning
of
this
system,
which
is
unjustice
policing,
that's
where
the
net
gets
cast
and
you
all
do
control
that
net.
So
I
read
on
climate
change
this
morning.
The
level
of
disruption
required
to
keep
us
away
from
catastrophic
is
incompatible
with
the
status
quo.
BB
The
level
of
disruption,
I
think
required
to
remedy
the
criminal
justice
system
is
like,
while,
likewise
incompatible
with
the
status
quo.
Things
like
implicit
bias,
training
and
de-escalation
techniques
are
not
going
to
cut
it.
Those
are
band-aids
that
are
on
the
status
quo.
You
guys
are
going
to
have
to
be
radical
if
you
want
to
make
the
change
that
we're
all
asking
for
and
lastly,
as
a
first
step,
I
support
the
n-double-a-cp
s
demand
for
an
independent
community
oversight
board.
Thank
you.
F
BC
Good
evening,
Andre
Mandel
here
delivering
a
statement
for
the
bolder
chamber:
24:40,
Pearl,
Street
and
chamber
president
John
terror
wanted
to
be
here
himself
to
say
this.
He
thought
it
was
very
important.
Unfortunately,
he
got
sidelined
by
the
flu
is
at
home
in
bed.
I'm
not
doing
so
hot
myself,
but
I
wanted
to
be
here
to
say
this
in
person
as
well
as
the
community
tackles
these
important
issues
of
social
justice
and
equity.
BC
It's
important
that
we're
all
committed
and
Boulder
chambers
committed
to
working
together,
working
with
the
city
working
with
our
local
civic
civil
rights
organizations
and
to
make
both
our
community
that
is,
welcoming
and
safe
to
all
who
live
here.
Who
work
here
and
who
visit
here.
They
should
all
be
welcoming
beau
there.
They
should
all
come
to
Boulder
and
they
shall
feel
safe
doing
so.
It's
necessary
that
this
conversation
takes
place
tonight,
and
so
we
can
think
about
how
we
all
learn
to
become
better
how
we
learn
to
evolve.
BC
How
we
can
do
this
as
a
community
and
the
boulder
Chamber
is
committed
to
advance
in
the
we're
committed
to
advancing
inclusivity
within
we're
committed
to
advancing
inclusivity
amongst
all
our
partners
and
we're
committed
to
advancing
inclusivity
within
the
broader
business
community
in
Boulder,
we
got
to
move
forward
on
this
path
together.
Economically,
we
have
opportunities
to
improve
areas
like
hiring
practices,
workplace
cultures,
engaging
volunteers,
how
businesses
choose
vendors,
securing
resources
for
our
community
and
who
those
resources
serve.
BC
BD
Whatever
I
say
right
now,
it's
gonna
be
frigid
redundant
because
we've
said
multiple
things,
but
I
wanna
share
a
story.
I
came
here
yeah
here,
I
came
here
six
and
a
half
years
ago
and
Boulder
told
me
boulders,
white,
boulders,
politically
correct
and
words
matter.
He
forts
matter
and
boulders
white
means
that
white
words
matter
more
than
our
Latino
identities
are
people
of
color
all
our
identities,
I
work
with
the
boulder
county
in
the
program
for
cultural
brokers.
What
we
are
doing
is
trying
to
bring
the
stories
of
the
community
that
are
not
just.
BD
Please
look
out
in
the
community,
we
are
here,
we're
diverse,
well,
there's
not
white
Boulder
is
diverse
and
we
need
to
start
breaking
that
narrative
and
as
we
move
forward
and
we
bring
members
of
the
community,
we
need
to
stop
tokenizing.
We
need
to
start
giving
giving
the
right
resources
to
the
community
not
just
springing
for
conversation,
bringing
power,
bringing
resources
paying
for
their
time
and
valuing
all
the
resources
that
we
have.
BD
BE
Hello,
my
name
is
Bhima
I
live
in
I
live
in
Longmont
I
was
born
in
Boulder
Community
Hospital
on
Arapaho
and
foothills
I.
Think
we've
heard
a
lot
tonight
that
has
span
the
spectrum.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
anger
tonight.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
attempts
at
reconciliation
and
others
that
have
simply
vented
and
I.
Think
I
had
an
impulse
to
come
up
here
and
maybe
talk
about
that.
BE
But
what
I
realized
is
that
every
single
speaker
up
here
has
come
from
a
place
of
personal
pain,
and
so,
even
if
you
don't
agree
with
everything
that
has
been
set
up
here
tonight,
I
think
it
is
important
to
remember
that
these
issues
are
real.
These
aren't
just
some
sensationalized
headlines
on
a
newspaper.
These
are
things
that
are
endemic
to
the
community
and
that
if
we
want
to
have
a
conversation
that
isn't
the
cues
Ettore,
then
first
we
need
to
work
on
making
sure
that
we
hold
ourselves
responsible.
BE
I
think
that
NIMBYism
is
a
big
problem
in
Boulder
I.
Think
people
want
to
design
a
community
that
looks
exactly
like
them
and
excludes
everybody
else
and
I
think
that
is
completely
antithetical
to
equality
in
general,
as
well
as
to
the
spirit
of
America
George
Washington's,
farewell
address.
It
gets
quoted
all
the
time
by
like
conspiracy,
theorists
who
talked
about
the
military-industrial
complex,
which
is
important
but
I.
BE
AD
BF
BF
These
growths,
understatements
of
subliminal
and
implicit
bias
is
the
poison
that
is
perpetuating
the
kind
of
systemically
motored
discriminating
culture
that
has
allowed
and
continues
to
allow
for
something
as
traumatizing
and
dehumanizing
as
what
happened
earlier
this
month.
I'm
sorry
I
know
this
because
I
am
a
white
cisgender,
female
and
I'm.
A
part
of
that
dominant
population.
Wise
community
I
know
that
the
conversations
that
are
having
happening
tonight
are
not
happening
in
a
lot
of
places
in
CrossFit,
gyms
and
coffee
shops
and
yoga
studios.
BF
It's
a
different
version
of
conversation,
I
employee
in
Flor
City
Council,
to
set
an
aggressive
standard
to
change
that
narrative,
starting
by
supporting
an
independent
community
oversight.
Board
and
I
want
to
think
what
Guillermo
just
said
that
so
appreciate
and
I
know
what
I
just
said:
kind
of
counters
that
and
I.
BF
B
B
BG
When
my
husband,
who
is
a
person
of
color,
was
threatened
with
a
Taser
and
hogtied
by
multiple
isse
officers
in
2016,
he
was
subsidized
of
assaulting
the
officers
who
had
harmed
him.
My
husband
still
has
chronic
pain
in
his
thumbs
from
paying
compliance
methods
that
the
officers
used
that
night
I
momentarily
thought
that
night
they
had
killed
him
under
the
leadership
of
Stan
Garnett.
A
prosecutor
specifically
mentioned
my
husband's
support
for
black
lives
matter
in
the
closing
arguments
of
the
trial.
BG
As
part
of
her
attempt
to
argue
that
my
husband
had
a
supposedly
anti
police
bias,
this
is
the
risk
to
any
person
of
color
who
speaks
out
about
racial
injustice
faces
here.
Incidentally,
the
prosecutor
also
sent
four
officers
to
our
home
just
a
few
days
before
the
trial.
To
have
him
reinvested
for
bogus
charges
that
were
later
dismissed.
BG
My
husband
was
acquitted
of
assault
as
officers.
Testimony
at
trial
was
inconsistent
with
the
body
camera
footage
that
we,
thankfully,
were
able
to
obtain,
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
the
same
officer
who
pulled
the
Taser
on
my
husband
proceeded
to
use
lethal
force
less
than
two
months
later
and
has
a
history
of
traumatic
brain
injuries
he's
remained
employed
by
the
PB
PD.
BG
We
still
have
PTSD
from
that
ordeal.
I
have
video
footage
of
two
officers.
Shining
flashlights
into
our
home
security
camera
at
I
am
on
our
wedding
anniversary,
a
few
months
after
the
trial.
It's
been
said.
The
trust
is
established
through
consistency
over
time
based
on
the
many
years
of
listening
sessions,
not
to
mention
the
city's
origins
and
violence
on
stolen
land.
BG
AD
G
You
and
I
I
grew
up
in
a
home.
It
was
very
strong
Christian
only
and
yet
I
feel
very
privileged.
That
I've
studied
every
religion
that
came
along
and
have
found
value
and
hadn't
found
a
mutuality
of
love.
Every
other
be
compassionate,
be
helpful,
be
forgiving
even
to
murderers,
to
the
worst
kind
of
things
be
forgiving
and
and
every
one
has
possibility
of
redemption.
G
G
G
Also,
there
are
many
kinds
of
prejudice.
Racism
is
one
of
the
worst,
but
there
are
many.
There
is
sexism.
There
is
ageism,
there
is
sexuality,
ISM,
there's
belief,
ISM
there
is
physical
size
and
shape
ISM
there's
you
know
mental
ability,
ISM
and
all
of
these
isms
and
prejudices
we
share
among
us.
I
also
am
a
person
of
color
white,
tan,
cream
or
also
colors
I
hope
that
we
might
choose
some
other
language
that
will
not
be
so
us
in
them.
BH
Welcome
to
a
room
I'm
aware
of
how
physically
looked
down
I
am
people
just
see
me.
I'm
looked
down
on
and
I
have
to
deal
with
that
and
I've
had
to
deal
with
that.
My
whole
life,
my
son,
is
looks
like
a
little
white
boy
and
my
concern
is
how
he's
gonna
grow
up
and
how
I'm
going
to
teach
him
how
to
consider
what
he
needs
to
think
about.
BH
So
some
things
that
we
try
to
do
is
to
take
a
look
around
that
our
surroundings
and
see
what
community
looks
like
to
see
how
many
people
of
color
in
the
room
and
your
grocery
stores
the
libraries
the
bus
stops.
The
restaurants
are
you're
interesting
in
Boulder,
you
don't
even
see
people
of
color
waiting.
BH
The
tables
I
also
encourage
you
to
check
your
priveledge
tonight
and
honor
how
privileged
we
are
to
have
people
of
color
minority
speakers
take
time
out
of
their
lives,
to
speak
with
you
and
to
know
deep
inside
that
it
is
not
the
job
of
a
minority
to
teach
you
how
to
respect
honor
and
how
to
take
action.
I
believe
we
as
humans
have
a
deep
biological
need
to
belong,
but
when
you
don't
belong,
it's
just
hard.
Thank
you
good
night.
BI
Hey
good
evening,
everyone,
my
name
is
Jay
I,
just
want
to
be
here
just
to
represent
and
speak
in
solidarity.
Solidarity
for
my
brother
solidarity
for
my
sisters,
I
think,
there's
something
that's
being
lost
in
this
conversation
and
it's
team
human
we're
all
in
this
together.
If
there's
a
famine,
if
there's
bad
water,
if
the
air
and
this
Boulder
County
is
polluted
in
grey
and
brown
as
I'm
sure,
you've
all
noticed,
we
all
breathe
it.
BI
Now,
there's
been
a
lot
of
people
up
here,
who've
spoken
about
the
police
department
and
their
experiences
being
a
man
of
color
in
Boulder
for
12
years
previous
business
owner
property
owner
I've
dealt
with
it
from
the
sheriff's
to
the
Builder
PD
I'm,
not
gonna,
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
down
that
road
and
get
frustrated
and
invent,
but
I
do
want
to
speak
on
some
things.
You
know
an
independent
oversight.
BI
Committee
I
think
that's
the
least
that
we
should
do
run
by
the
committee
of
people,
the
the
people
of
Boulder,
not
just
white
people,
not
just
black
people,
not
just
gay
lesbian
men,
women.
All
of
us,
you
know
another
thing:
I'd
like
to
speak
about
is
the
judicial
system.
You
know,
I,
don't
I,
don't
expect
Boulder
to
change
the
world,
but
you
know
the
judicial
system
needs
to
change
from
the
top
I
think
you
know,
city
council,
you
know
these
these
higher
branches
of
government.
That
would
be
a
beautiful
place
for
these
changes
to
start.
BI
BI
What
about
all
of
that
I
mean?
Let's
really
open
up
this
conversation
and
not
just
have
a
conversation,
but
let's
take
some
action.
Talk
is
cheap,
talk
is
easy
and
then
we
can
all
come
here.
We
can
feel
great
kumbaya
moment,
woohoo
go
Boulder,
but
that
doesn't
make
anything
change
that
doesn't
make
anything
happen.
You
know
I
just
like
to
say
a
few
other
things
real
quick.
BI
You
know
the
police,
you
know
their
motto
is
to
protect
and
serve
that's
what
they're
supposed
to
do
to
protect
the
community
and
serve
the
community
of
people,
not
just
white
people,
not
just
women,
not
just
men,
not
just
whoever
all
of
us,
and
you
know
being
on
this
planet
for
40
years
now,
I've
seen
a
lot
of
intimidation
and
incarceration
by
the
police
departments-
east
west
north
south
in
this
country.
What
is
that
I'd
like
to
just
I'd
like
everybody,
to
think
about
that?
BI
For
a
moment
when
was
the
last
time
you
saw
police
hold
a
bake
sale.
When
was
the
last
time
you
saw
the
police
go
to
a
school
and-
and
you
know
just
educate
some
children.
You
know
show
up
and
just
be
happy
and
friendly
and
kind
of
just
do
some
community
outreach.
You
know
I
love
to
talk
about
programs
and
anger
management,
and
you
know
the
police
that
having
restraint
and
how
to
deal
with
conflict
this
and
that
well,
that's
not
protecting
and
serving
yeah.
That's
that's
a
start.
BI
That's
that
should
be
the
minimum
that
should
happen
anyway.
You
know-
and
you
know
I
just
I
remember
you
know
I
want
to
mention
one
more
thing.
You
know
at
the
top.
You
know
we
had
you
know
we
had.
We
had
Hillary
Clinton.
You
know
we
have
a
lot
of
white
people
at
the
top.
It's
been
that
way
since
the
beginning
of
this
country.
You
know
I,
remember
when
Hillary
said
you
know
black
men,
there's
super-predators.
You
know
I'm.
Sorry,
my
brother,
I'm,
sorry
that
this
nonsense
happened
to
you
I'm.
Sorry.
BI
You
have
to
be
here
from
my
heart
to
yours.
That
should
never
have
happened.
I.
You
know
how
I
learned
about
this
I
learned
about
this
from
my
mother,
I'm
biracial,
my
mother,
on
the
East
Coast
called
me
and
said:
hey.
Did
you
see
what
the
bold
the
police
department
did
today?
I
said
no
mom
I
didn't
what
what
did
they
do?
She
said.
Oh,
there
was
a
guy
in
his
front
yard,
picking
up
trash.
BI
BI
If
somebody
makes
a
mistake
if
the
police
show
up-
and
somebody
has
made
a
mistake-
you
know
amongst
the
black
community
I
talk
with
my
brothers.
You
know
we
get
together
one
of
the
first
things
we
do.
You
know
in
this.
This
might
hurt
to
hear,
but
this
is
real
one
of
the
first
things
we
do.
Oh
did
you
get
hassled?
Oh,
did
you
get
hassled?
What
did
you
experience?
Oh
and
we
kind
of
have
to
clear
the
air
get
rid
of
that
frustration.
BI
BI
BI
Because
I
I
fear,
I
fear
some
overzealous
police
officer
and
his
other
officers
might
see
me
as
a
threat.
You
know
there
was
a
DEA
agent
in
a
club
in
Denver
last
year.
I
believe
you
know
this
club,
no
weapons,
no
firearms
allowed
this
DEA
officer.
Not
only
did
he
break
the
laws
of
the
clubs
by
bringing
in
a
firearm,
he
also
carelessly
carried
that
firearm.
Not
only
did
he
do
that,
but
he
also
decided
he
was
gonna,
be
Joe
Cool
and
do
backflips
on
the
dance
floor.
BI
With
his
carelessly
carried
firearm,
the
gun
fell
out
of
his
hip,
wherever
it
was
in
his
pocket,
shut
some
innocent
bystandard.
What
happened
to
this
man
I
believe
he
got
probation
probation
now.
If
that
would
have
been
a
black
man.
What
do
you
all
think
would
have
happened
to
him
shoot
him
in
the
face?
That's
what
would
have
happened
to
him.
There
would
have
been
numerous
police
officers
there
if,
if
he
even
made
it
out
of
the
building,
he
would
still
be
in
jail
right
now.
BI
This
shouldn't
this
shouldn't
be
happening.
This
shouldn't
be
happening.
Let's
all
reach
deep
and
make
some
real
changes.
You
know
city
council,
please,
please
I
beg
you,
let
us
form
a
committee
and
give
them
broad
reaching
powers
so
that,
as
the
police
do
to
the
citizens
that
they
are
hired
paid
for
by
tax
dollars
to
protect
and
serve
those
same
citizens
can
hold
accountable
the
police
officers
if
they
do
the
opposite
of
protecting
and
serving
and
that's
I'm
gonna
leave
it
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
B
BJ
Okay,
just
give
me
a
quick
sec
to
catch
my
breath.
Okay,
first
I'm,
very
sorry
for
what
happened
to
you.
It
was
completely
wrong.
This
is
not
the
boulder
that
I
want
to
have
so
I'm,
so
sorry
for
you
that
happened.
Secondly,
I
want
to
say
that
one
of
the
things
that
I've
learned
during
my
life
is
that
being
anti-racist
is
not
an
identity.
It's
an
activity
and
an
activity
is
only
true
if
you
keep
doing
it.
BJ
So
I
want
to
ask
every
representative
of
the
city
of
Boulder
government
and
the
police
and
the
citizens
of
the
city
of
Boulder.
What
activities
are
you
doing?
It's
not
an
identity.
You
can't
wear
it.
You
have
to
do
it
so
I
want
to
ask
like
really
ask
yourselves
what
activities
are
you
doing
that
are
not
very
anti-racist
I
also
just
want
to
ask
like
if
these
officers
are
not
held
accountable
for
what
they
did.
C
I
remember
one
time
he
said:
I
heard
I
overheard.
You
say
that
you
weren't
supposed
to
be
here
and
I
wanted
to
after
this
was
prior
to
something.
This
thing
that
happened
to
you,
but
I
wanted
to
come
up
and
say
that
you
are
supposed
to
be
here
and
that
you
belong
here
and
that
I'm
really
glad
you're
here
and
that's
all
the.
C
BK
So
I
also
want
to
echo
all
of
the
sentiments
that
have
been
made
for
a
request
for
oversight
and
speak
about
that
big
elephant
in
the
room
who
cross
our
country,
which
is
that
great
blue
wall
of
silence,
and
ask
that
we
look
at
that
just
as
critically
as
we
look
at
other
issues,
and
we
really
ask
ourselves
what
can
we
implement
to
really
tackle
this
issue?
I
do
think
it
begins
with
a
community
oversight
board.
BK
On
a
personal
note,
I
am
really
curious
why
I
am
gonna
be
facing
as
a
future
educator
in
Boulder
Valley,
School,
District
I'm
in
the
elementary
education
department
program
at
Naropa
and
I.
Think
about
these
challenges
that
I'm
gonna
have
to
talk
with
my
students
about
just
the
other
week.
I
was
talking
with
a
group
of
fifth
graders
about
my
grandmother's
experience
in
the
Holocaust
and
I
was
challenged
by
the
question
of.
B
B
B
Everything
we
know
about
this
event,
this
incident
is,
is
we're
not
allowed
to
use?
The
word
concerning
is
incredibly
troubling
and
we
condemn
what
it
is
that
we
think
it
means
I.
Think
I
speak
for
all
of
us
in
that
regard.
I
am
sorry
for
what
you've
experienced.
I
am
glad,
however,
for
the
chance
for
us
to
have
this
conversation,
even
though
I'm
sure
it
feels
like
we've
had
it
more
than
once
and
we're
gonna
have
to
have
it
it.
It
is
an
ongoing
process.
B
Yesterday,
I
was
at
the
Islamic
Center
of
Boulder
for
2
and
1/2
hour.
Vigil
and
I
was
glad
to
be
there
too,
and
it
was
this
amazing
interfaith
unity
coming
together
in
solidarity,
solidarity
for
the
victims
in
Christchurch,
but
we
were
there
because
people
were
gunned
down
for
being
Muslim
and
just
so
anyhow,
I
guess
what
I'm
going
to
say
is
I'm
thankful
for
this
community
I
am
very
thankful
for
the
progress
we
are
going
to
make.
What
I
heard
tonight
was
a
very
loud
call
for
action.
B
We
hear
you,
you
can
hold
us
accountable
on
that
front.
I,
don't
pretend
that
it's
easy
in
any
regards
it's
going
to
take
all
of
us,
but
we
will
see
that
through
all
just
also
and
kind
of
where
I
started
with,
which
is
this
is.
This
is
really
big
stuff.
It's
much
bigger
than
the
behavior
by
some
individuals,
I
mean
tomorrow.
We're
gonna
go
into
two
days
of
government-to-government
consultation
with
the
14
tribes
that
called
this
place,
their
ancestral
homeland,
I,
don't
know
what
you
do
with
that.