Police violence against protesters demanding justice is ramping up. We
must call for real police accountability. Our lives depend on it.
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Dear John,
Portland. Minneapolis. Chicago. Aurora. New York City. Detroit. Milwaukee.
Cleveland. The list is seemingly endless. In these cities, we’ve heard an
echoing rally cry, a demand from our people who are gathering in the
streets day in and day out, calling for one thing … justice. Not only are
we calling for an end to police brutality, violence, and harm but we won’t
settle for anything less than a world where we can re-imagine what public
safety looks like -- one where we aren’t forced to live in fear of
state-sanctioned violence.
And we need your help to fund a movement that puts the power in the hands
of our communities because we know best how to achieve a better and more
safe world for our friends, families, and those who are most vulnerable.
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With each day that passes the attacks against our people grow. In both New
York and Portland protesters are being violently attacked and arrested by
federal and local police officers dressed in plain clothes,
driving unmarked vehicles.^1 And just a few days ago Trump announced that
he was sending hundreds of federal law enforcement to Chicago,
Albuquerque, and Kansas City.^2 His hope? To ramp up arrests. Instead of
offering solutions that would aid in the healing and rehabilitation of our
communities most ravaged by police violence, Trump plans to add fuel to
the fire. This is not a solution.
But it should come as no surprise because his response came at the request
of several police union leaders, some of the strongest opponents to police
reform, like John Catanzara, leader of the Chicago Fraternal Order of
Police (FOP). Catanzara recently wrote a letter to Trump asking for help
to fight the “chaos,” otherwise known as peaceful protestors demanding
justice for Black lives.^3 Time is of the essence. We must make it clear
that more police is not a solution.
[ [link removed] ]Chip-in $10 every month. Your support will go a long way in our effort
to demand real police accountability.
We know we’re in an uphill battle, John, but we don’t see that
as a reason to stop fighting. Because we are fighting for an end to police
in our schools, an alternative to police intervention in our homes and
daily lives, solutions that center our well-being, mental and physical
health rather than criminalize and devalue us. We don't want to see any
more of our people strangled to death by police officers or murdered
simply for being Black and in the wrong place at the wrong time. And our
ability to ensure this world for Black people starts with your help.
Together, we can get one step closer to building a better and safer world
for our people -- let's get started.
[ [link removed] ]Become a monthly sustainer today. Join us as we demand an end to police
violence.
Until justice is real,
--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Madison, Leonard,
Ernie, McKayla, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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References:
1. "After Woman's arrest in unmarked van, New York City Activists Fear
Targeting By NYPD." The Appeal.
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2. "Why Trump’s Latest Law-and-Order Ploy Is Likely to Fail." Mother
Jones. [ [link removed] ][link removed]
3. "Chicago police union wants Trump to intervene as video seems to show
protesters throwing things at cops." Fox 32.
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