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Community leaders took to the streets on Monday to demand action and attention to public safety in Hartford. The demonstration preceded a City Council public hearing where lawmakers heard comments around proposed amendments to strengthen the Civilian Police Review Board.
With the special legislative session completed in November 2025, GHIAA and our allies have some big wins to celebrate!
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💪🏾 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING WORKS: 9 OF 9!
The Center for Leadership and Justice is proud to celebrate a major organizing milestone: all nine members of the Hartford Court of Common Council have signed on to the revised Civilian Police Review Board ordinance.**
This is a Neighborhood Organizing win.
Through CLJ’s Neighborhood Organizing work and the North Hartford Public Safety Coalition, residents built relationships, shared their experiences, marched, testified, met with decision-makers and stayed engaged. This victory was built one conversation, one meeting and one action at a time.
The revised ordinance would strengthen independent investigations of police misconduct, improve access to evidence, confirm subpoena authority, establish clearer accountability measures, protect the Inspector General’s independence and expand community input.
For Hartford residents, this means a stronger, fairer and more transparent process when complaints are filed.
The ordinance is scheduled for final action:
📅 Monday, September 28
⏰ 7:00 p.m.
📍 Hartford City Hall, 550 Main Street
📋 Agenda Item 5.3
Join us at City Hall or watch live through HPATV:
hpatv.org/government-channel/
Council agenda:
hartford.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=18557
We celebrate this milestone while recognizing that the work is not finished. Passage must be followed by strong implementation and continued community oversight.
**Residents organized. Leaders listened. Community power moved policy.**
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