Here’s how defunding the police can solve COVID problems

Indivisibles, 

It’s Eli Gerber, from Indivisible’s policy team. A few weeks ago we launched the COVID Corruption series on YouTube to shed a light on the bad actors who are trying to take advantage of a global pandemic and twist it to their own benefit.

Our third episode ties into the ongoing protests against police brutality that we've seen around the country and provides examples of how allies can take action. We're unpacking the racist history of policing, the impact policing has on Black communities, and why taking money out of the multi-million dollar budgets of police forces and using it to fund resources and programs that people really need is so urgently necessary - especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has revealed how badly we are failing to meet people's basic needs.

Policing Black communities and inflicting violence on black people can't fix the problems that centuries of racist policies have created. It's time to defund the police and invest in things like schools, clean water, food and housing assistance, social workers, and more.

If you want to dive deeper into this conversation, check out our Taking Action in Solidarity with Black Lives resource for more ways to demand justice from wherever you are. 

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In solidarity, 
Eli Gerber, Health Care Policy Manager

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