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Cops & Communities: Circling Up

In September 2018, Center for Council brought together a group of law enforcement officers and community leaders to explore where there is common ground in their seemingly disparate experiences and how council can serve as a model for improving community-police relations.

Watch a short trailer of Cops & Communities: Circling Up below.
The full 23-minute documentary can be viewed here.
This project was made possible with generous support from the Angell Foundation. Additional support was provided by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles' ChangeMaker Challenge and California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (​Visit www.calhum.org).
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As relations between law enforcement and community members are increasingly strained, Center for Council is committed to finding ways to foster recognition of the value of our diverse cultures and shared humanity, as well as practices that generate productive dialogue and opportunities for connection.

Cops & Communities: Circling Up is a Center for Council program that enables law enforcement officers and community leaders to explore the common ground in their diverse experiences and the ways in which council can foster critical conversations around improving community-police relations and neighborhood resilience.
The project integrates council into a living expression of compassionate community and offers an opportunity for healing bruised relations through the simple act of sharing our authentic stories and listening from the heart. The project builds on Center for Council’s training workshops offered in separate settings for law enforcement officers and community groups. These workshops teach tools for practicing mindfulness and skillful communication with the intention of enhancing individual well-being and positive workplace culture.

For more information on this and other Center for Council programs, please contact us.

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