We believe in transparency, so we’re suing the City of LA
The City of Los Angeles has uncritically adopted CVE despite its flaws and largely without community transparency. We filed this lawsuit to bring the city’s CVE program into the light of day so that we can fully assess its impact on our community's civil rights.
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On January 13, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security announced the City of Los Angeles (Mayor’s Office of Public Safety) would receive funding under its Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) initiative. Los Angeles would receive $400,000 for a program involving “Training and Engagement,” as well as $425,000 for “Managing Interventions." According to DHS, the stated purpose of the CVE program was to "develop and expand efforts at the community level to counter violent extremist recruitment and radicalization to violence."
The #StopCVE coalition in Los Angeles—representing local non-profit, civil society, advocacy, and netroots groups, alongside Muslim leadership from across LA—has been organizing opposition to CVE since April 2016. Though presented under a guise of public safety and community-based programming, CVE efforts in LA have been implemented with selective community engagement and buy-in. This "community engagement" continued despite unanimous opposition from civil rights groups and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California—a representative body of Muslims from across five counties in Southern California.
Soon, the LA City Council will move to discuss disbursing federal funding amounting to , which targets Muslim communities in the city through activities conducted under the auspices of CVE.
The #StopCVE coalition in Los Angeles—representing local non-profit, civil society, advocacy, and netroots groups, alongside Muslim leadership from across LA—has been organizing opposition to CVE since April 2016. Though presented under a guise of public safety and community-based programming, CVE efforts in LA have been implemented with selective community engagement and buy-in. This "community engagement" continued despite unanimous opposition from civil rights groups and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California—a representative body of Muslims from across five counties in Southern California.
Soon, the LA City Council will move to discuss disbursing federal funding amounting to , which targets Muslim communities in the city through activities conducted under the auspices of CVE.