WDC President Diana Conway recently appointed a Task Force on Racial Equity in Public Safety (REPS) to lead WDC’s work in supporting greater racial justice in law enforcement. As a first measure of reform, WDC is supporting the immediate implementation of the policing reforms known as #8CANTWAIT (#8CW) as a first step in an overall re-imagining and re-structuring of law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County. Lisa Henderson, Co-Chair of the Partnerships and Outreach Committee, is heading the REPS Task Force. Dr. Angela Davis of American University, a recent WDC speaker, has agreed to serve as an informal adviser to REPS.

In action to date, President Diana Conway testified at a July 7 Public Hearing on a police use of force bill that the County Council will consider on July 21.