Police and the Latino community

Throughout history we have heard about racial profiling and discrimination by law enforcement officers
Against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The Latino community does not escape this situation when they report arbitrary detentions, excessive use of force, and deportations.

In May 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis Police Officer. This tragedy unleashed a series of protest events and brought to center stage the urgency to review all matters related to acts of discrimination by the police in Minnesota, the United States, and throughout the world.

HACER works closely with the Latino community in Minnesota and Midwest and we understand the urgency of dialogue between the police and the community that will improve the relationship between the two. The Race to Equity program was created to facilitate conversations with the Latino community to ultimately address systemic racial inequities in police departments and reform the criminal justice system in the long term.

About the Race to Equity Workshops

The Race to Equity program consisted of four workshops which aimed to bring leaders and members of the Latino community together to have important discussions about the role of the Minneapolis Police Department in our communities and the future of the department. The goals of the workshops were to:

✓ Engage Latine leaders and community members in solution-oriented dialogue aimed at reducing profound and persistent criminal justice system inequities
✓ Prevent further violence
✓ Address systemic inequities and reform the criminal justice system
✓ Help individuals and communities affected by this horrific tragedy heal
✓ Inform and empower Latine community members to take part in initiatives related to reforming the Minneapolis Police Department