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Redefining Safety Starts With Safer Communities
While much of the country has spent the last year engaged in a debate over the meaning of the phrase “Defund the Police,” several organizations have been moving forward in the urgently needed work of Redefining Safety for our communities. Partners including Vera Institute of Justice, Alliance for Safety and Justice, and Common Justice are moving all of us closer to a world with truly safe communities.
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Beyond Policing
As we mark one year since George Floyd's murder by Minneapolis police and the wave of uprisings demanding justice, we are highlighting our Beyond Policing report, which distills lessons from decades of activism and thought leadership on police violence and community safety. We all deserve to live in communities where we feel safe. And true community safety means feeling safe from violence by the state, which includes the police.
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How The American Families Plan Helps Communities of Color
Our 2021 Communications Institute Fellow Josephine Kalipeni, deputy director of Family Values @ Work, participated in a live panel discussion about President Biden’s American Families Plan on “The Tammi Mac Late Show” last week. Josephine talked about the benefits that a national Paid Family and Medical Leave plan, as well as free universal preschool, could have for American families – particularly for communities of color.
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Livestream Recordings: Shifting the Narrative
In April we launched Shifting the Narrative, an extensive report that delves into what narrative shift is and how it works. With so much research to unpack from the report, we hosted a four-part livestream focused on key recommendations. The series featured social justice advocates working to address today's narrative struggles. We've now collected all four livestream videos for you to watch at your convenience.
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The Amp: Solidarity Stories; LGBTQ Pride; Immigrant Heritage
In the latest edition of The Amp, we share a new resource for AAPI solidarity in anti-racism work and look ahead to the June calendar for anniversaries and cultural hooks, including celebrations of LGBTQ pride month, Immigrant Heritage Month, and Black Music Appreciation Month.
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Image credits: Sarah Wasko, Wikimedia Commons, Josephine Kalipeni, Lincoln Bovell, Jamie Chin.
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