OCTOBER 11, 2000, PUBLIC FORUM TO STOP POLICE BRUTALITY AND DEMAND THAT CHARGES BE LAID AGAINST THE FOUR POLICEMAN WHO MURDERED OTTO VASS

Members of the community, outraged over the killing of Otto Vass August 9 
by Metro police, have organized a public forum for Wednesday October 11, 
6:30 p.m. at the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre(PARC), 1499B Queen 
St. West (3 blocks west of Lansdowne). 

Speakers, including friends of victims of Metro police brutality, will tell 
their stories. They will include: Maria Judas, a friend of the Vass family; 
Shawn Brant from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Maurice Odongo, 
community-outreach worker with Street Health; Evelyn Cann, mother of police 
assault victim; and Murphy Browne, a Regent Park activist. 

Organizers of the meeting are demanding: 
Charge the policemen involved 
Protect the witnesses 
Scrap targeted policing 
Launch a federal inquiry into policing in Ontario 
Implement the Coroner Jury's recommendations investigating police killings 
such as that of Edmond Yu and Lester Donaldson 
Compensate survivors and families of victims of police brutality 

Following the speakers there will be general discussion and questions. 

The meeting is being co-chaired by Dudley Laws, a leader of the Black 
Action Defense Committee, and Don Weitz an anti-psychiatry activist and 
member of the No Force Coalition. 

Further information contact: Dudley Laws at 656-2232 and Teresa Hibbert at 
656-5557