Council Votes For Unlimited Cops On PAB, GPD To Provide PAB Training
After a last-minute letter was sent to City Council by the Chief of Police, Council voted during an October 6th work session to allow an …
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“Bodies as Evidence: the Miseducation of Difference” Teach-In September 19
Community Education for Transformation (CET) sent the following announcement for publication. “Bodies as Evidence: the Miseducation of Difference” Our bodies are a canvas upon which …
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People’s Peaceful Protest Releases Statement On Proposed PAB Law
The People’s Peaceful Protest has issued a statement in response to Local Law 1-2020 released by the City of Geneva for the public hearing on …
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City Releases Proposed Police Accountability Board Local Law
The Geneva community has been calling for a Police Accountability Board (PAB) since at least 2011. On July 2, 2020, Geneva City Council voted 5-4 to pass Resolution …
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Racism, Violence, Child Sex Assault: Retired GPD Cops Still Collect Pensions
As the Geneva community, and other communities around the country, grapple with issues of police accountability, many people are questioning why police officers who are …
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GPD Union Rep Says Police Accountability Board Is Something Nazis Would Have Done
Geneva Police Department Patrol Officer Travis Farmer, president of the union representing Geneva Police officers, recently wrote a letter to City Council in which he …
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Council Proposes Giving Police Chief And City Staff Control Of Police Oversight Boards
On July 2, 2020, the Geneva City Council passed six resolutions related to police oversight and reform. One of those resolutions called for the creation …
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“Back the Blue” Organizes Police-Youth Forum In Geneva, City Leaders Oppose Racism In Statement
(Editor’s note: A representative of Hobart William Smith Colleges contacted Geneva Believer the day after this article was published and stated that HWS Campus Safety …
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NAACP, Mayor, PPP, Others Call For Gaglianese To Resign, Protesters Face Threats
On Friday, July 31st, 2020, Geneva Believer reported on comments made by Geneva City Councilor At-Large Frank Gaglianese on a video recording from an August …
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