Join the Invisible Institute on Wednesday, November 2, from 6-8 pm CT for a closer look at CPDP, our police complaint database, at Pilsen Community Books. The event will allow participants to explore key database features, better understand the process of creating CPDP, and learn about our expansion into other cities in Illinois. Discuss data and journalism with  Andrew Fan, Maheen Khan, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, and Maira Khwaja.

The Invisible Institute has created a reading list to accompany the event; these books will be available for purchase at the Pilsen Community Books at the event.  Registration is strongly recommended. RSVPs are limited to 50 people.

Andrew Fan is the interim executive director at the Invisible Institute, where he coordinates work across the organization’s teams. Andrew was previously the organization’s chief operating officer and a data reporter. Andrew was part of the team that produced the series “Mauled: When Police Dogs are Weapons,” a year-long investigation into police K-9 units which won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting. Andrew also led a team of City Bureau reporters who partnered with WBEZ to publish “Where Banks Don’t Lend,” a 2020 investigation that revealed racial disparities in Chicago home lending.

Maheen Khan is a technologist at the Invisible Institute. She studied Information Analysis and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. At the Invisible Institute, she primarily works to maintain CPDP and to expand the police misconduct tool to other cities.

Trina Reynolds-Tyler is a data analyst at the Invisible Institute. She co-founded the Chicago Chapter of Data 4 Black Lives and is an organizer with BYP100 and the Black Abolitionist Network. Before receiving her Masters of Public Policy from the University of Chicago, she worked closely with the Citizens Police Data Project and the Youth / Police Project.

Maira Khwaja is an educator and multimedia producer. At the Invisible Institute, she directs public impact strategy & outreach. Her work centers on the Youth / Police Project, which primarily builds conversations with young people (ages 16-22) on the South Side about their everyday encounters with policing.