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Winnipeg Police Cause Harm (WPCH) is devoted to sharing articles and personal essays that tell unique stories from across Canada related to defunding and abolishing carceral systems of policing, prisons, and migrant detention.

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The critic cop: Debunking Danny Smyth’s fragile reaction to the LRSD report

Smyth’s commentary is a thinly veiled attempt to silence the voices of those who expose the systemic racism and violence of policing, disguised through specious and unscientific critiques of the report’s research methodology.

8 min read - Published: 6 months ago

Open letter re: Coun. Chambers’ social media post of “thin blue line” image

We therefore request a response from you regarding Councillor Chambers' actions and for you to denounce his use of this hate symbol, both in response to this email, and publicly as Winnipeg City Council.

3 min read - Published: 6 months ago

The Winnipeg Police Board plays itself

We need the false front of the Winnipeg Police Board dismantled, and we need members of council to act for the benefit of Winnipeg residents and the land we reside on.

10 min read - Published: 7 months ago