DEFUNDING THE POLICE, a thread of resources

emails to officials asking them to reallocate police budget towards education, affordable housing, mental health services, homelessness relief & more: defund12.org

The myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax intended to convince people of color that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than oppressive structures.

"Qualified immunity" has shielded police and other government officials from lawsuits over their conduct. Now, two Supreme Court justices — the most liberal and the most conservative — are calling for a re-examination of the doctrine. trib.al/TAfCJla

fill out your info and it sends an email to your CA legislator about reinstating affirmative action!! it’s easy. bit.ly/2XF4cdL

constantly updated with new petitions

since i’m barely seeing blm on the tl anymore here’s a thread of petitions to reopen cases that haven’t been given justice

We need more people to sign. Come on #BlackLivesMatter & #Disability Twitter! A 3rd to half of the lives extinguished by police were disabled people. Do you believe #BlackDisabledLivesMatter? Help make our communities safer by signing this ACLU #petition action.aclu.org/petition/dives…

nothing prepares me for what i saw when i opened the pic

The same #fossilfuel companies that drive environmental racism also support #PoliceFoundations, helping cops acquire weapons + tech outside of public oversight. Tell Shell: Stop putting BIPOC communities in danger: policepiggybank.com #BlackLivesMatter #ClimateCrisis

Daniel Prude needed mental health assistance. Instead, he was murdered by Rochester NY Police. Demand that the cops who brutally murdered #DanielPrude in the street are arrested and charged. #JusticeForDanielPrude #BlackLivesMatter act.colorofchange.org/sign/Justice_F…

Immigrants detained by ICE face inhumane and unsanitary conditions, as a result this year more than twice as many immigrants have died in the hands of ICE as previous years. We demand that @ICE let our people go SIGN THIS PETITION actionnetwork.org/forms/let-our-…

When there is a settlement between a family of a victim of police violence and the cops, the taxpayers foot that bill. So, in essence, the Breonna Taylor family is financially paying, in part, for the death of their loved one. This is why folks say Abolish/Defund the police.

BREAKING: Breonna Taylor's family has reached a $12M settlement for her wrongful death. The officers who murdered her remain free. THE FIGHT CONTINUES. #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor

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there are other people on death row who can still be saved, petitions below