Plus new policing principles, our call for a National Day of Mourning, and more.
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June 2, 2020
The Monitor
Top Story: How to Create Systemic Change in the Wake of George Floyd's Murder
The searing pain on display in Minneapolis and across the country demands more. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others who have lost their lives to state violence deserve more. That is why we wrote to Congress yesterday, joined by 400 organizations, calling for swift and decisive action on meaningful police reform legislation. [link removed]
We are also sharing our policing campaign's New Era of Public Safety report and toolkit, which offer a roadmap for community-driven policing that is safe, fair, and effective. And yesterday morning, President Obama recommended the report in his essay on creating real change.
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In Other News:
New policing principles provide roadmap for public safety during COVID-19 and beyond
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Leadership Conference and 281 groups call out administration's discriminatory health care rule
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Civil rights leaders call for national day of mourning
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Facebook's inaction on Trump's posts puts Black lives and our democracy in the line of fire
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Featured:
All Voting is Local launched a video to empower Georgians to vote this year and to fight back against voter suppression.
AVL is part of the new Voter Empowerment Task Force -- created to ensure Georgians are able to vote without intimidation or misinformation. [link removed]
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News From Us:
LaShawn Warren named executive vice president of government affairs
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On MSNBC, Gupta urges DOJ to open a pattern or practice investigation in Minneapolis
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Pod for the Cause releases final two episodes of season two
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Turn Up Tuesdays highlight voting challenges and how to overcome them
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