Asian American Community Hosts Town Hall Forum to Make Demands in Response to Jianqing Klyzek Chicago Police Department Brutality Case
CHICAGO-On June 7 the Asian American community is coming together to host a Town Hall Forum around the Jianqing Klyzek CPD brutality case, a case that illustrates some of the harmful perceptions and treatment of Asian Americans by police and government. On July 31, 2013 Ms. Klyzek was physically struck by a Chicago police officer and threatened with deportation during a raid of Copper Tan and Spa, where she was an employee. The Town Hall Forum will include community testimony as well as a list of demands for the Mayor’s office, City Council, and the Chicago Police Department.
Invitations have been extended to the Mayor’s office, Chicago Police Department, Alderman Pawar (Ward 47), and Alderman Burnett (Ward 27).
WHAT: Asian American Town Hall Forum
WHEN: Saturday, June 7 1:30 PM
WHERE: Japanese American Service Committee (4427 N. Clark Street)
Sponsoring organizations include:
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE)
Apna Ghar
Asian American Studies Program (ASAM), University of Illinois at Chicago
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (Advancing Justice | Chicago)
Asians with Disabilities Outreach Project Think-Tank (ADOPT)
Chinese American Service League (CASL)
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC)
Filipino American Lawyers Association (FALA Chicago)
Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)
Indian-American Bar Association Chicago (IABA Chicago)
Invisible 2 Invincible: Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago (i2i)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Japanese American Service Committee (JASC)
Korean American Women in Need (KAN-WIN)
Korean American Bar Association (KABA)
Korean American Community Services (KACS)
Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (KRCC)
Malaysian Club of Chicago
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum–Chicago (NAPAWF-Chicago)
South Asian American Policy & research Institute (SAAPRI)
The United People of Color Caucus of the National Lawyers Guild (TUPOCC)