Public invited to participate in

police community assessment

The Duluth Task Force for Improved Community Police Accountability is pleased to announce that Eileen Luna-Firebaugh will be in Duluth on March 17 -20 to initiate a community assessment for developing the most effective civilian review process for the Duluth Police Department. 

Luna-Firebaugh is a University of Arizona Professor of American Indian Law and Policy and a consultant on civilian oversight of law enforcement and police accountability systems.

During her visit, Luna-Firebaugh will be meeting with community members, police officers, and government officials. The entire community is invited to share perspectives on community - police relations in Duluth in a variety of ways. 

Prof. Luna-Firebaugh can be contacted at: (520) 907-4741 or EileenMLuna@aol.com. 

You can contact her to share your perspective or request a survey to fill out.   You can also request an appointment to meet with her this week and share your perspective in person. 

This visit and the community assessment survey is made possible with support from the Northland Foundation, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.   Additional support is provided by the Duluth Police Department and the YWCA of Duluth.

Taskforce members are: 

Xavier Bell

Community Action Duluth

John Beyer

Duluth Police Department

Sheryl Boman

People’s Institute North

Doug Bowen-Bailey

Peace UCC Dismantling Racism Team

Carl Crawford

Lake Superior College Multicultural Services

Ricky W. DeFoe

Co-chair, Duluth American Indian Commission

Donna Ennis

Co-chair, Duluth American Indian Commission

Bob Grytdahl

Duluth Human Rights Office

Ellen O’Neill

Duluth YWCA

Lyn Clark Pegg

Peace UCC Dismantling Racism Team

Robert Powless

Community Member

Gordon Ramsay

Duluth Police Department

Toni Thorstad

Community Member

In Memoriam

Anthony LaDeaux

Contact: Doug Bowen-Bailey - 722-7166 or dbb@digiterp.com

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