Above art by Emory Douglas, back cover of The Black Panther, July 23, 1971; used by CPTA to announce a Teach-In

The Detroit Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability (CPTA) formed after Detroit police killed 20 year-old Hakim Littleton on July 10, 2020. Detroit & Michigan NLG members JoAnn Watson, Desiree Ferguson, Victoria Burton-Harris, Julie Hurwitz, and John Royal are some of the Coalition’s founding and active participants. Click to see MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

SOME CPTA STATEMENTS

CPTA Memo to the U.S. Department of Justice calling for INVESTIGATION IN RISE OF RISE IN DETROIT POLICE VIOLENCE

“License to Use Violence” CPTA STATEMENT ON RITTENHOUSE VERDICT AND RACISM, 12/8/2021

CPTA STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF NAKITA WILLIAMS BY DETROIT POLICE, 12/31/2021

CPTA'S PURPOSE
The CPTA is committed to raising community awareness about police brutality, holding the DPD accountable for its actions, and demanding genuine transparency from the department, including an ongoing demand for an independent investigation into Hakim Littleton's killing, as well as other instances of police misconduct in all of its forms against residents of Wayne County.

NEW WEBSITE! drtcc.org

Detroit Right to Counsel Coalition believes that housing is a human right and formed to establish and support a right to legal counsel for people facing eviction in Detroit. A right to counsel for low-income tenants will play a major role in preventing evictions and housing displacement.

Please raise your voice, use your power, and advocate for permanent, systemic changes to prevent evictions.

SEE UPDATES & CALLS TO ACTION HERE.

• WE WON! On May 10, 2022, the Detroit City Council passed the Right To Counsel ordinance 9-0! See Victory message, photos, and articles!
  

• NEXT STEPS? Sept 2022 Flier
  
  

• Watch on YouTube! The Right To Counsel for Tenants - A Growing Movement
  
  

• FLIER / INFO about Detroit Right To Counsel

• Feb 10, 2022 Detroit Right To Counsel COMMUNITY MEETING

Coalition members include: ACLU, Community Development Advocates of Detroit, Congress of Communities, Detroit Action, Detroit Eviction Defense, Detroit People’s Platform, Michigan Legal Services, National Lawyers Guild, Sugar Law Center, United Community Housing Coalition, Wisdom Institute

Email RTCDetroit@gmail.com to get in contact.

MI Tenants: Know Your Rights by We the People-MI

Link: Why Detroit needs a 'right to counsel' ordinance for tenants facing eviction | Opinion (9/15/2021)

International Panel of Jurists Render Verdict that U.S. is Guilty of Genocide Oct 27, 2021 (by The Taifa Group LLC)

WE CHARGE GENOCIDE (again/still) This Tribunal, through a criminal indictment based on international law, charges the U.S. govt, its states, and specific agencies, with human and civil rights violations against Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.

The 2018 Spirit of Mandela campaign was launched by the National Jericho Movement to bring international attention to United States violations of u.s. held Political Prisoners’ human rights. Spirit of Mandela is building a coalition for the International Tribunal and BEYOND.  

TRIBUNAL CHARGES

• Racist police killings of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people;

• Hyper incarcerations of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people

• Political incarceration of Civil Rights/ National Liberation era revolutionaries and activists, as well as present day activists;

• Environmental racism and its impact on Black, Brown, and Indigenous people;

• Public Health racism and disparities and its traumatic impact on Black, Brown, and Indigenous people, and;

• Genocide of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people because of the historic and systemic charges of all the above.

In June 2020, Members of Detroit’s defense community came together to develop and offer coordinated legal support and representation to the protectors of Black Lives.

The involved organizations work together to ensure that every arrested protester has a movement-oriented attorney and that we have a coordinated defense strategy. We are committed to providing effective and accountable legal support for Black liberation struggles happening in Detroit in the wake of this uprising.

Know that we are here to stand with you and represent those who are arrested for exercising their rights to speak out against the unbroken legacy of institutional racism and violence brought on by the state and law enforcement for generations.