Austin Police to Explain New Fusion Center at March 10 Forum

Texas Impact is hosting a community forum on March 10 to provide the public an opportunity to engage with senior Austin Police Department officials about the upcoming Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC).The forum will be held on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010, 6:30-8:00pm at Cristo Rey Catholic Church. Cristo Rey is located at 2208 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78702.

The Austin Regional Intelligence Center is a technology-based policing initiative known as a fusion center, and is a database system that will allow APD to share a wide range of law enforcement information with neighboring jurisdictions as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies. Texas Impact is working with the Austin Police Department and other groups to ensure that the ARIC initiative is implemented in a manner that is constructive and empowering for the whole Austin community.

Texas Impact and APD plan for the community forum to serve as an open, public meeting to introduce the initiative to the community and to give local residents the chance to provide input and ask questions about the new intelligence center. Texas Impact's goal is to ensure that minority communities and people of faith are aware of the new center and its processes and that they have an opportunity to raise concerns and questions before City Council formally approves the launch of the center.

For more information about the event, contact Texas Impact at 512.472.3903, or email aerin@texasimpact.org.
It is not necessary to RSVP in order to attend.

ARIC Community Forum
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
6:30-8:00pm
Cristo Rey Catholic Church
2208 East 2nd Street