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  • Town hall to discuss JHPD is ended by protesters

    Protesters took hold of a Johns Hopkins University town hall Thursday evening, demonstrating opposition to the planned introduction of a private armed police force. Hopkins hosted its first town hall for the community to give feedback on the draft memorandum of understanding between the university and Baltimore Police. The event at Shriver Hall was moved

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  • KSAS Senate Rejects The Proposed JHPD

    WHEREAS this Senate and its constituent senators have, collectively and individually, reviewed years of documents and testimony, including, most recently, from Vice-President Branville Bard, regarding the proposal to create a Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD), armed with lethalforce,WHEREAS, despite our concerns about the effects of crime on our community, we have continued to find arguments

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  • JHU African Students Association opposes JHPD

    The Executive Board of the Johns Hopkins University African Students Association (ASA), unanimously voted on October 2nd, 2022, to stand by BSU in their opposition to the proposed JHPD, and we urge other groups to do the same. Read more …

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  • Open Letter To President Daniels

    Abandon the formation of an armed private police force at Johns Hopkins University Dear President Daniels and the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees: Since May 30, people across the United States and the globe have protested in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, African Americans who

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  • Students condemning potential Hopkins police

    Over 100 students, faculty and community members gathered outside of Brody to protest against a proposed Hopkins police force on Thursday afternoon. Later, protesters marched through Gilman Hall to University President Ronald J. Daniels’ home to voice their criticisms.  Last Monday the University announced its support for legislation that would grant independent institutions in Baltimore

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