NEWS . VOL 24 #1163 . PUBLISHED 3/19/03 The Two Jills Why a pair of white women lawyers are taking the fight over federal mediation to the courts
by G.R. Anderson Jr. Since August, Minneapolis community activists have been in touch with the U. S. Department of Justice, asking for a federal mediator to come to town to quell tensions between the police and minority communities. In November, the City Council approved mediation, directing MPD Chief Robert Olson and community leaders to pick members for both sides to come to the table. http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1163/article11127.asp http://www.minneapolisnaacp.org http://www.mul.org http://www.charityadvantage.com/CUAPB/HomePage.asp Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
