1- why only by 2025? Why not now? 2- Increased reliance on electronic home monitoring doesn’t count as zero youth detention. 3- We’ll believe it when we see it. 4- Why did the county build a $233 million jail when they could’ve built a $20 million youth achievement center?

Go here for full No New Youth Jail Statement on the County’s recent commitment to close the youth jail by 2025. facebook.com/70686156601850…

If King County Executives Braddock & Constantine Dow Constantine doesn’t want to be the Chad to Mayor Jenny’s Karen, he’s gonna have to #DefundKingCountyCopsAndCages

What if instead of boarding up windows, governments and businesses just paid reparations to Black people 🥊🥊🥊

Our summary of where we stand with defund SPD: What did we win? ✊🏾 Cut 100 cop positions including: ✊🏾 Elimination of school cops ✊🏾 Elimination of cops paid to conduct encampment raids ✊🏾 Elimination of horse cops ✊🏾 Cuts to patrol, SWAT Team, and harbor patrol... (cont) 1/7

✊🏾 No more $ to recruit cops or retain them ✊🏾 Slash travel and training ✊🏾 Cuts to public relations staff (creates copaganda) ✊🏾 New financial transparency requirements ✊🏾 Big pay cut for SPD’s staff, including the Chief of Police... (cont) 2/7

✊🏾 $10 million in investments to scale up community orgs creating true publ ic safety ✊🏾 $4 million for Black-led community initiative to strengthen neighborhood safety for Black and Brown communities 3/7

Keep an eye on... 👉🏾 Council is voting to cut SPD’s budget, and suggested what should be cut (horse cops, school cops, cops who sweep encampments, etc.), BUT Chief Best gets to decide where to cut, and could ignore Council’s direction. (cont) 4/7

👉🏾 Council is holding $$ back from the Police Budget so SPD will start making the cuts, BUT if layoffs don’t happen by November 1st, Council could release the money for cop salaries. 5/7

During the 2020 budget rebalancing, votes that have yet to happen include: 🔥 3 million for community research process 🔥 End to overtime pay 🔥 Civilianization of 911 dispatch. Votes happen this Monday and Wednesday! Go to tinyurl.com/defundtemplate for calls to action. 6/7

Our three demands have not changed: 🔥 Cut SPD’s budget by at least 50% 🔥 Invest in Black Communities 🔥 Free All Protestors ✊🏾 Keep resisting. Keep building power. We will win.✊🏾 7/7

💥TODAY💥Join us & King County Equity Now (Official) at 1:30pm PST as we respond to a week of unprecedented developments in policing in Seattle. Learn more about our efforts to create a new model for the health & safety of Black communities. The time is now. Live stream at facebook.com/KingCountyEqui…

📢⛔️Seattle Police criminalizing mutual aid and houselessness during a global pandemic!⛔️📢

Hey Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis: can we count on you to override the mayor’s veto and defend Black Lives?

Please, if the last four months of protest to defend Black Lives means anything to you, read and share this thread to understand what’s at stake for Tuesday’s city council vote. Oh yea, and go to tinyurl.com/VetoOverrideNow to take action.

Today is the day we see if Seattle City Council members are willing to trade Black Lives for white votes. Can we count on you to override the veto & defend Black Lives today? Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis Councilmember Dan Strauss Lisa Herbold Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda Council President M. Lorena González (Seattle) @D5Juarez Kshama Sawant Councilmember Tammy J. Morales

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