An annual effort to bring together law enforcement and faith communities for dialogue proved successful this weekend, with thousands of events held across the country, a chief organizer of the program said Monday.
The National Faith & Blue Weekend saw at least 4,000 events held over the long holiday weekend, the Rev. Markel Hutchins, chairman and CEO of the civil rights group MovementForward Inc., told The Washington Times. In fact, the program’s ever-growing popularity has made it difficult to keep track of events, he said.
“There are thousands of activities in small communities, as well in Wyoming and in West Virginia, and in Montana and Minnesota and some of these other smaller states,” Mr. Hutchins said. Dallas was his next stop for a gathering that would bring in 100 area faith leaders. His travels were expected to end Monday evening in his home base of Atlanta for a “critical conversation” about the need for police to be more closely connected to the community.
But police Chief David L. Hess said “the things that have occurred nationally over the last few years,” which have pitted communities and even city councils against law enforcement, and frayed ties even in cities where “we’ve always had great relationships.” Mr. Hutchins said the Roxboro event brought together the community’s law enforcement agencies including the police department, the sheriff’s office and the district attorney, along with faith leaders for a “table of conversation” to share ideas.
One dialogue took place Sunday in Newport News at the Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Church, and another was slated for Monday evening at Restoration Christian Church, a police department spokeswoman said via text message.
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