We stopped the FOP from weakening police accountability

JCUA recently handed yet another defeat to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which has been working to undermine...

Robert Peters: “We must have trust, not only in others, but in ourselves”

For our end-of-year campaign, we spoke with Illinois Senator Robert Peters about his perspective on social justice and community...

Victory! CCPSA votes to end gang database

JCUA and our Erase the Gang Database coalition have been organizing for years to end the use of the racist, ineffective, and error-ridden Chicago gang...

Tell City Council: We Need Treatment Not Trauma

Let us pursue an expanded vision for public safety

My name is Jenny Schaffer, and I was just elected to District Council in the 19th Police District alongside...

We made history with District Council elections

With Chicago’s municipal elections on February 28, our communities have taken an enormous step forward in the decades-long work...

Chicago needs Treatment Not Trauma!

Imagine if a man walked into City Hall, demanding an audience with Mayor Lightfoot, said he was bringing a...

Major milestones in JCUA’s Police Accountability work

Yesterday morning, I traveled to City Hall to speak alongside powerful movement leaders from across Chicago — folks who’ve...

Introducing asia smith, Community Safety Organizer

Hello to all JCUA community members! My name is asia smith (I prefer my name written lowercase), and I...

We Won! Celebrating an amazing organizing victory with the passage of ECPS

For five years, the JCUA community has worked to transform public safety through powerful civilian oversight over the Chicago...