John,
You may have heard about Color Of Change's new police foundations report1 — but have you seen our billboard in Times Square calling out the NYC Police Foundation? Check it out:
By funneling corporate money to violent police departments, police foundations are a threat to democracy and Black lives.
John, can we count on you to chip in $5 to power our public pressure campaign and demand accountability?
CHIP IN $5 TO KEEP
OUR BILLBOARD UP!
For decades, police foundations have funneled corporate donations, military-style equipment, and surveillance tools to local police departments with zero oversight.
And this month, the NYC Police Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary — 50 years supplementing NYPD’s massive $11 BILLION budget with the help of corporations like Bank of America, ViacomCBS, Amazon, and more.
John, police foundations and their corporate enablers get away with funding police violence because almost no one has called them out for it...until now.
Color Of Change’s groundbreaking police foundations report and Times Square billboard are sending a powerful message to police foundations and their corporate donors: We see you, and we will hold you accountable. Stop funding violent, militarized policing that threatens Black people and puts our communities in danger.
A billboard in Times Square (directly across the street from an NYPD precinct) is only the beginning. That’s why we need help from supporters like you to keep up the fight and amplify our demand for accountability.
If you are able, please make a powerful investment in our campaign to end corporate-funded policing, John:
DONATE: $5
DONATE: $10
DONATE: $25
DONATE: $50
OTHER AMOUNT
With a budget of 11 billion dollars a year, there’s no reason why the NYPD needs additional funds from big banks, massive media companies, and private donors.
But there IS a reason why police departments rely on police foundations: The police use private, corporate money to purchase weapons and fund programs that probably wouldn’t be approved by elected officials.
The NYPD doesn’t want us to know where their private funding is coming from or how it’s being spent. Even after committing to disclose this information last year, both the NYPD and the NYC Police Foundation have gone silent.2
We won’t let them dodge accountability, John, and we need your help to protect Black people from police violence.
Chip in $5 or whatever you can to keep our Times Square billboard up and hold police foundations accountable nationwide.
Until Justice Is Real,
Scott, Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Malachi, Megan, Ernie, Palika, Madison, Trevor, McKayla, Ana, Kristiana, Erick, Ariel, and the rest of the Color Of Change Team.
CHIP IN $5 TO KEEP
OUR BILLBOARD UP!
References:
1. "Police Foundations: A Corporate-Sponsored Threat to Democracy and Black Lives." Color Of Change & LittleSis, October 2021. policefoundations.org.
2. TWEET from City Councilmember and City Comptroller-elect @BradLander: "Last year we included in the budget a requirement to report on how private Police Foundation funds are used by the NYPD. They reported 0, even tho we know that's not true." 11 May 2021.
