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Salt Lake City residents are invited to a public engagement work shop, called "Transforming Together," with Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Police Chief Mike Brown in an effort to foster a constructive dialogue between the police and the community.

It is scheduled for Thursday at the Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, Salt Lake City. Registration is from 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m. The program will run from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Through a structured and guided process, members of the public will be encouraged to provide feedback and to help further refine ongoing efforts to transform and bolster police and civilian relationships, according to a statement from City Hall.

It will focus on de-escalation training, use-of-force policy, the role of the Civilian Review Board, and training and hiring of police officers.

Information on how to get involved with the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission and the Community Advisory Board also will be presented.

The event is being organized with cooperation by the Community Action Group, a coalition of community members from the ACLU, NAACP, Black Lives Matter, Community Coalition for Police Reform, and Cop Watch SLC. The coalition has been meeting with Chief Brown since February.

ADA accommodations may be requested by contacting Christine Passey at 801-535-7710 or the information officer at 801-535-6220. —

'Transforming Together' event

O When • Thursday; registration starts at 5 p.m.; program to run from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Where • Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West in Salt Lake City.

For more information or ADA accommodations, please contact Christine Passey at 801-535-7710, or the information officer at 801-535-6220.