Workshop Topics

Below is a list of topics and presenters. More will be added. There will be 2 separate breakout rooms.
Police / Legal and Abatement Programs. Click HERE for the agenda.

LEGAL / POLICE

Code Enforcement
Presented by Attorney and ZGI Board Member Curtis Wright
DA and PD working together on Felony Cases
 Presented by Attorney Jennifer Sheriff
Using Social Media to Apprehend Graffiti Vandals
Detective Sam Palmer Phoenix PD
Prosecuting Graffiti / Tag Banging Crews Under the Organized Crime Act
Detective Gerard Alarcon Denver, CO PD
  • Identifying Hybrid crews + trends. 
  • The Evolution of Graffiti Crews to gangsters
  • Being able to prosecute Graffiti Crews under the Racketeering  Statutes-Organized Crime Act
  • Cover actual  case filed on tagging crew for Violation of Colorado Organized Crime Act
How to Interview a Vandal
Presented by Detective Mike Kaddatz / Phoenix PD and Special Deputy US Marshal

ABATEMENT

Graffiti Abatement Program San Antonio, TX
Presented by Lisa McKenzie / Neighborhood Services Coordinator San Antonio, TX
  • Brush Over Graffiti - a mural / art program where paint is provided to create "art" on a graffiti hotspot
  • Grow Over Graffiti - the premise is to grow trees, shrubs and ivy to cover up or block historically graffiti walls/fences
  • Successful Community Volunteer Programs, initiated by citizens - highlight the Great Northwest HOA in SA
  • As a past recipient of the Graffiti Hurts Grant, we had the Place Light Upon Graffiti (PLUG) program. Monies were used to purchase solar lights, so that citizens could use lighting as a preventative measure in dealing with graffiti vandalism
  • Annual Graffiti Wipeout Volunteer Days and its evolution - to date, we've worked with over 12,000 volunteers for this annual volunteer day. March 2015 will be our 12th annual event.
Gatineau, QC Canada
Presented by Marie-Noële St-Pierre / Gatineau, QC
The management of tags and graffiti is everyone's business.  Gatineau stands out for its Tags and graffiti prevention and support program, outcome of several years of work by a multidisciplinary team. The program’s success is undeniably due to the choice of a preventive approach integrating youth, graffiti artists and all residents in its development and implementation. The program earned the 2009 Mérite Ovation municipale award from the Union des Municipalités du Québec and has three components: prevention, cleanup and by-laws. Each component has specific objectives that are achieved through actions and strategies. The presentation will focus on several concerted actions achieves through years of work proving to be effectives.
Omaha, NE
Presented by Heather Tippey Pierce General Svc Mgr & Kayleen Young Graffiti Abatement Program Coordinator
  • How we got where we are
  • Where we are going
  • Abatement Procedures
  • Intervention and Prevention
The Big Picture Project
Presented by Andrew Johnstone 
A program aimed at art mentorship with at-risk youth, particularly those who use graffiti as their outlet.