Mission
THE PURPOSE OF YES 4 MINNEAPOLIS IS TO LOBBY FOR PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, ELIMINATING "POLICE" AS A CHARTERED DEPARTMENT AND REPLACING IT WITH "PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT; ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY AROUND UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF POLICING AND HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CHANGED; AS WELL AS EDUCATE BLACK COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INPUT IN CITY-LEVEL GOVERNMENT.