Established in summer of 2016, the Justice for Abdirahman Coalition is an Ottawa-based group advocating for justice for the late Abdirahman Abdi and his family. The group is supported by local and national advocacy groups and has been working to obtain greater transparency in policing, challenge racial inequity, and bring positive change in local and provincial institutions in honour of the late Abdirahman Abdi and his family. In the past 4 years, we have tried to interact with different levels of governments in order to seek substantial change in Policing in Ontario. Here is a chronology of some of our work:

  1. Submission to the Ottawa Police Service. (August 30, 2016).
  2. Submission to the Ontario’s Independent Police Oversight Review. (November 15, 2016).
  3. Submission to the Government of Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate. (December 21, 2016).
  4. Letter to all the members of the Ontario Legislative Assembly. (April 07, 2017).
  5. Letter from the Attorney General of Ontario to Justice for Abdirahman Coalition. (November 09, 2017).
  6. Submission to the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Justice Policy. Re: Bill 175, Safer Ontario Act. (March 1, 2018).
  7. Progress Report with the Ottawa Police Service. (June 22, 2018).
  8. Submission to the Ontario Independent Street Checks Review. (April 17, 2018).
  9. Letter to Attorney General of Ontario. RE: Government of Ontario Halting the Ontario Special Investigation Unit Act. (August 23, 2018).
  10. Letter from the Attorney General of Ontario. RE: Government of Ontario Halting the Ontario Special Investigation Unit Act. (October 4, 2018).
  11. Letter to the Premier of Ontario. RE: The tragic death of George Floyd and calls for legislative action as an act of Justice. (June 1, 2020).
  12. Letter campaign to the Premier of Ontario et al. RE: Police Reform for the Safety and Security of Ontarians. (September 09, 2020).
  13. Notice of Motion by the Mayor of Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Chair. (September 23, 2020).
  14. Announced winners for the Inaugural Justice for Abdirahman Scholarship. (October 18, 2020).