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Community tribunal puts APD on trial By Jonathan Baca On the one-year anniversary of homeless camper James Boyd’s death at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department, activists and community members gathered in a dusty downtown warehouse in search of a little street justice. Activist group ABQJustice, with help from other community groups, held the Albuquerque People’s Tribunal on Police Brutality on Saturday. The event, which was open to the public, featured the results of a six-month-long, street-level investigation of “prejudice and racial bias” in the APD. American Studies professor and ABQJustice member David Correia helped compile the investigation and presented the group’s findings at the tribunal. “I thought it was good,” Correia said. “There’s really two pieces: there’s this report, which we’ve spent six months doing, with dozens and dozens of interviews with people on the street; then, this tribunal is an opportunity to make a preliminary presentation of our findings, trying to ask these panelists to help us figure out what we really need to do Diana Cervantes / Daily Lobo / @dee_sea_
Jill Jurkiewicz records Andrew Nance’s speech for the Albuquerque People’s Tribunal on Police Brutality meeting on Saturday afternoon at Kinley Avenue. Nance was one of many who spoke about the impact police brutality has on the community.
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ABQJustice Preliminary Report on “Prejudice and Racial Bias in the Albuquerque Police Department” Findings 1. APD systematically engages in racially motivated forms of policing targeting people of color, particularly Native Americans. 2. APD engages in violence against women, including sexual violence. 3. APD specifically and routinely engages in harassment of homeless people. Expectations 1. An independent agency with the authority to discipline officers and make policy changes. 2. Routine extensive outreach to collect complaints against APD. 3. The decriminalization of homelessness. 4. The acceptance of anonymous complaints against APD. 5. Police officers who use unjustified force must be held criminally accountable. 6. The publishing of all officer shift rosters at the end of each week, and the immediate online posting of all lapel camera videos. 7. The recruitment of officer candidates who hold degrees in or have experience in social work or allied fields. 8. Limiting promotion to officers who have experience in or show an inclination for community-based policing. Information based on 41 street interviews conducted by ABQJustice members between September 2014 and February 2015.
Albuquerque is a hot place to have a cold one By Mychal Miltenberger, Kyle Lord and Scott McCoy The craft brewing industry is alive and well in Albuquerque. The city boasts 26 breweries and brewpubs, with reports of more on the horizon this year. Local businesses like Marble Brewery received national attention, taking home the Small Brewing Company of the Year award at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival, but where does the city rank on the national level?
Bart Watson, economist at the Brewers Association, said that while Albuquerque cannot be defined as a microbrewery hotspot, it has a craft beer culture to be proud of. “There are certainly denser concentrations of breweries (in other cities) than in Albuquerque,” he said. “But Albuquerque is one of those places that has a vibrant scene and growing scene that we are going to continue to see grow.” Chris Goblet, head of the New Mexico Brewers Guild, said it
is important to account for the variation in state laws when assessing the ‘hotspot’ question. “In the state of New Mexico we’re allowed to have one onsite brewery plus two off-site locations,” Goblet said. “If we add in taprooms, we’re looking at a lot more locations.” Watson said that for the industry to keep expanding in Albuquerque, brewers will have to continue to produce beers that set them apart from their competitors and keep incorporating unique and
appealing flavors into their brews. industry is flourishing, and “The opportunities for growth added that it is overflowing with in Albuquerque are going to be enthusiasm and excitement. the same for anywhere in the “It is great that we are building country,” he said. “You need to this really strong community of differentiate yourself from ex- brewers and loyal customers and isting offerings … maybe that’s becoming a destination location based on styles of beer people for craft beer in this country,” aren’t making, maybe it’s mar- Rice said. “We are making our keting or branding, or maybe it’s mark on the map, and people incorporating local ingredients are taking note traveling here to in a new and interesting way.” taste our great breweries.” Ted Rice, Marble’s brewmaster and president, see Microbreweries page 3 said Albuquerque’s craft-beer