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TRUE COPY OF ANNUAL MEETING OF CAPS
Annual breakfast meeting of CAPS attracted community members from across Chicago, a great display of diversity.
Mayor Daley Kicked Off “Block Club University”.
Newly appointed police superintendent Jody Weis’s first interaction with the community.
BY: ABDUL HASEEB KHAN.
Chicago: February 9th, 2008. In the Annual Breakfast meeting of the C.A.P.S., a large and diverse community group welcomed the new superintendent of police Jody Weis, while Mayor Richard M. Daley Kick off his new concept for making the community policing more effective than ever. Daley. Rev.Vance Henry, Director of Chicago Alternative Policing (CAPS) welcomed the guests and shed light on the importance of community policing. Rev. Dr.Joseph E.Lowery, a friend of Dr. King, and an architect of Civil Right Movement of 1950, delivered the key note speech. He stressed the importance of family in raising a healthy child. He said that love, affection and good education are the factors which groom a responsible citizen of the future. He said to fight gangs, drugs and other crimes it is important to cooperate with the law enforcing agencies. These agencies in turn have to deal with the individuals with respect and dignity and treat them as human beings. He said it is the responsibility of the society to deliver peace to their future generations. Mayor Daley discussed in detail the problems faced by the community in the form of gangs, drugs and graffiti. He stressed the importance of community education on these issues. He said that through CAPS and city colleges, local government is trying to work block by block, to create safer neiborhoods. Educating residents through more frequent meetings and seminars, creating awareness about the recognition of criminal and terrorist activities in their neiborhoods. He kicked off the idea of Block Club University. City is working with it colleges to have programs in collaboration with CAPS, so that responsible citizens, getting trained to be a good eye and good ear, become a vigilant neighbor as oppose to passive by-stander. To recognize these individuals graduation diplomas are being awarded from the city colleges. Nearly two thousand attendees were given training and diplomas that Saturday. The Mayor also hinted on the dangerous trend of distrust and lack of confidence between the police and the community. Introducing Jody Weis, a former top FBI agent in Chicago, as his newly appointed Superintendent of police, he hoped that Weis would be able to curb this trend and would be able to bridge the gap between the community and the police. Earlier, invocation was delivered by Rev. Johnny Miller. Towards the end of the kick off ceremony Br.Azmatullah Qadri of MCC, honored the attendees by his graceful prayers. Br. Abdul Hai and Br. Warsi from ICC were among many Muslims who attended this memorable event. Representing Muslim officers, Meer Iftikhar Ali, was among the selected officers who were asked to be present at this occasion.
Mayor Daley Kicked Off “Block Club University”.
Newly appointed police superintendent Jody Weis’s first interaction with the community.
BY: ABDUL HASEEB KHAN.
Chicago: February 9th, 2008. In the Annual Breakfast meeting of the C.A.P.S., a large and diverse community group welcomed the new superintendent of police Jody Weis, while Mayor Richard M. Daley Kick off his new concept for making the community policing more effective than ever. Daley. Rev.Vance Henry, Director of Chicago Alternative Policing (CAPS) welcomed the guests and shed light on the importance of community policing. Rev. Dr.Joseph E.Lowery, a friend of Dr. King, and an architect of Civil Right Movement of 1950, delivered the key note speech. He stressed the importance of family in raising a healthy child. He said that love, affection and good education are the factors which groom a responsible citizen of the future. He said to fight gangs, drugs and other crimes it is important to cooperate with the law enforcing agencies. These agencies in turn have to deal with the individuals with respect and dignity and treat them as human beings. He said it is the responsibility of the society to deliver peace to their future generations. Mayor Daley discussed in detail the problems faced by the community in the form of gangs, drugs and graffiti. He stressed the importance of community education on these issues. He said that through CAPS and city colleges, local government is trying to work block by block, to create safer neiborhoods. Educating residents through more frequent meetings and seminars, creating awareness about the recognition of criminal and terrorist activities in their neiborhoods. He kicked off the idea of Block Club University. City is working with it colleges to have programs in collaboration with CAPS, so that responsible citizens, getting trained to be a good eye and good ear, become a vigilant neighbor as oppose to passive by-stander. To recognize these individuals graduation diplomas are being awarded from the city colleges. Nearly two thousand attendees were given training and diplomas that Saturday. The Mayor also hinted on the dangerous trend of distrust and lack of confidence between the police and the community. Introducing Jody Weis, a former top FBI agent in Chicago, as his newly appointed Superintendent of police, he hoped that Weis would be able to curb this trend and would be able to bridge the gap between the community and the police. Earlier, invocation was delivered by Rev. Johnny Miller. Towards the end of the kick off ceremony Br.Azmatullah Qadri of MCC, honored the attendees by his graceful prayers. Br. Abdul Hai and Br. Warsi from ICC were among many Muslims who attended this memorable event. Representing Muslim officers, Meer Iftikhar Ali, was among the selected officers who were asked to be present at this occasion.
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