An Infamous Precinct in Ruins and a Community Organizing Itself -- After Three Plus Years, A Contentious Decision for MPD’s 3rd Precinct Passes

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December 10, 2023


** An Infamous Precinct in Ruins and a Community Organizing Itself
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After Three-Plus Years, A Contentious Decision for MPD’s 3rd Precinct Passes

New report ([link removed]) and 19-minute film ([link removed]) runs down the recent history and provides space to some of the many Minneapolis residents against a new 3rd Precinct, including community organizers, a City Council member & a former Minneapolis police officer.
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Minneapolis has decided on a new site for housing its police department’s 3rd Precinct. Three and a half years after thousands of community members ransacked and torched the precinct at 3000 Minnehaha Avenue during the George Floyd Uprising, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey received approval for a new precinct at 2633 Minnehaha Avenue on November 2, 2023, which the city is calling a “Community Safety Center.”

Throughout the years, the city government worked to find a new precinct location — this year they sought insight from their constituents, conducted a public survey and held community engagement sessions. But a dedicated oppositional movement formed to counter the controversial project and the process became contentious.

In response to the city’s moves, activists held block parties, protests calling for “no new precinct” and organized their own public assemblies on community safety while unknown parties vandalized the new building multiple times.

Council Member Robin Wonsley, former Minneapolis police officer Sarah Saarela and community organizers and co-founders of Confluence Studio, Duaba Unenra and Sam Gould sat down with Unicorn Riot and gave a brief people’s history of the 3rd Precinct, explained some of the city’s process around planning a new precinct, and discussed the community-led assemblies on public safety.
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Unicorn Riot’s Reporter Reflection series spotlights footage from the frontlines of the George Floyd Uprising. Episode 3 Part 1 features the jarring moments that led up to the besiegement of the 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis, where Derek Chauvin was previously employed. May 28, the third day of the uprising, was the most significant as the community continued directing its outrage at the 3rd precinct leading to it being ransacked and set on fire, something that has historically never been done in response to racial injustice. The next day, Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges.

Episode 3 Part 2 features interviews with three of George Floyd’s friends and brings perspectives from people on the frontlines describing what they saw during and after the besieging of the 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis.
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