Take Action Towards Justice
Thank you everybody for joining our doc and taking a look. We hope this helps provide ideas and resources so that we can all take action towards racial justice. Please note that we have gotten a lot of great suggestions, and although we really try to provide credit to those who create and/or share these resources, we may get some things wrong or forget. Let us know if there is anything we should correct or add.
-Ali & Colin
Other Resource Lists
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9EOkvBT_CtNiRrpQHry2spdfmZyY2KnAXrPFVge_3M/edit
Demands from incarcerated folks at San Quentin to stop COVID-19 outbreaks.
https://linktr.ee/selfishfeminist
Resource list by @selfishfeminist
https://dotherightthing.carrd.co
Another great resource list by @linmalakas. Thank you Ivanna!
Another great resource list by @lelegenevieve. Thank you Meredith!
Resource list of who will match your donations. Maximize your donation. Thank you Shriya!
https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/
Register to vote.
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#
To-do list directly from BLM. Prioritize these before working on the others. Note they say do not donate to Change.org. They pocket donations instead of helping the actual causes.
https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter
Another To-Do list from BLM.
@sanjose_strong on IG
San Jose-based organization founded by Mitty alumna Mary Celestin that is currently accepting volunteers! It is “a grassroots platform designed to reinvent San Jose for and by the community”.
Another helpful google doc from @isabelleprimave. Thank you Alé.
Here is a very helpful link made by: @yanliism on Twitter. Thank you @yabsera__
List of black-owned restaurants in the Bay Area! Tip heavy and be kind! Maintained by Soleil, Tracey Friley (@bestfoodinoakland), Sophi H., Rose E. and others. Thank you @shrizmealz
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CIfMQED_B444Y-K8kAqUOgq8xrSFdSrjFBRnyK6wmz4/mobilebasic
Guide to Allyship including educational materials, petitions, and other action items, as well as an email script. Thank you @sebaschimp
Organization helping people know who to vote for!
https://linktr.ee/justiceforelijahmcclain
Collection of action items for Elijah McClain
https://linktr.ee/wcl_ifwhenhow
Linktree for miscellaneous action items
Events
https://www.actiontogetherbayarea.org/calendar
Online and in-person events in the Bay Area to make change! Thank you Annabel!
San Jose Final Budget Hearing: June 15 @ 1:30pm
Follow this link to learn about San Jose’s poor budgeting, then hold Mayor Sam Liccardo and other city council members accountable:
https://tinyurl.com/SanJoseBudget
Donate
https://form.jotform.com/201756806539059
Thank you for your interest in purchasing some scrunchies! 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Marsha P. Johnson Institute and Save the Children's Yemen Relief Fund. Once I receive your payment, the scrunchies will be delivered within 7 business days! One pack of 3 costs $10 (no shipping fee!) and I will be accepting payments to my Venmo @daniphan :)
https://resist.org/grantees/black-and-pink
“Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing.”
Free Chrystul Kizer.
rally.org/ARCbailfund
The Bay Area Anti-Repression Committee Bail Fund
antipoliceterrorproject.org/donate
The Anti-Police Terror Project: “Help support this grassroots organization redesign the criminal justice system with our community. This is a mutual aid donation for the Bay Area”
sjaacsa.org/donate
The African American Community Service Agency: “dedicated to preserving the dignity and culture of our diverse Black community and promoting the full participation of all of Santa Clara County”
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fb2cioBcCO47L_oGPsjdGVWDAc3RTHU2tIpDtekWKs0/mobilebasic
Bail Fund List; thank you Annabel for sending this
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
GoFundMe for George Floyd’s family so they can cover expenses such as legal fees, funeral, and an education fund for his children.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
GoFundMe for Ahmaud Arbery’s family so they may have financial support during this difficult time.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
Donate directly to the Black Lives Matter movement to support and expand the organization so they may continue hosting protests and other forms of activism.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund: “Donations to this legal organization go toward helping ‘win landmark legal battles, protect voters across the nation, and advance the cause of racial justice, equality, and an inclusive society.’”
https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund
GoFundMe for the purpose of supporting homeless Black Trans women. They are provided necessities such as cell phones and housing.
(Thanks to Yush for recommending this)
Communities United Against Police Brutality: “Our overriding goal is to create a climate of resistance to abuse of authority by police organizations and to empower local people with a structure that can take on police brutality and actually bring it to an end. We provide support for survivors of police brutality and families of victims so they can reclaim their dignity and join the struggle to end police brutality.”
http://www.tgijp.org/donate.html
TGI Justice Project: provides advocacy and services for low income transgender women of color who were/are incarcerated or facing police violence.
Bay Area Anti-Repression Community Bail Fund: a bail fund for local protestors facing state repression.
http://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org
Anti Police-Terror Project: supports families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020
National Bail Out: Black-led organization of lawyers and activists that work to end disproportionate mass incarceration.
https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/
National Police Accountability Project: Works to provide education and legislative reform in order to increase police accountability (Thank you Sam!)
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org
Black Visions Collective: Organization primarily focusing in the Twin Cities area that advocates for legislation that provides “a future where all Black people have autonomy, safety is community-led, and we are in the right relationship within our ecosystems.”
https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
National Bail Fund Network: A network of various bail funds nationwide that provides links to donating. (Does not include legal defense funds--see NAACP and others)
https://www.innocenceproject.org
The Innocence Project: An organization focused on ending wrongful convictions using methods such as DNA testing. Donations are used for legal fees so that their lawyers may fight for removing or minimizing sentences.
https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com
Know Your Rights Camp: Uses donated funds to help educate Black and Brown people about their rights and how to empower each other.
https://tinyurl.com/JusticeforSeanMonterrosa
Sean was murdered on June 2, 2020 by Vallejo police who mistook his hammer for a gun while he was kneeling on the ground. Donate to this fund to support his family, half of the funds will go to legal fees, half will go to funeral costs.
Petitions
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/free-grace-now?source=direct_link&referrer=group-color-of-change
Free Grace, a teen who was sent to jail for not completing a homework assignment.
Stop the deportation of a Guatemalan man.
Protect families from COVID-19 and family separation, shut down the Berks County Detention Center.
https://www.greenfoothills.org/campaigns/juristac/
Support local cultural sites.
https://www.change.org/p/morristown-police-department-justice-for-amani-kildea
Justice for Amani Kildea.
Free Grace. She got sent to jail for not doing homework. End the school to prison pipeline.
Get police out of San Jose schools!
Sign now to get the KKK to be considered a terrorist organization by the United States government.
Justice for Vanessa Guillén.
https://share.colorofchange.org/176/208359?action_id=281912252&akid=43920.8008723.D6GnC0&ar=1&rd=1
Demand justice for Elijah McClain
Add your name right now to demand federal investigations into the murders of Botham Jean, Ahmaud Arbery, Michael Dean, Darius Tarver, Jemel Roberson, Cameron Lamb, Antwon Rose, Everett Palmer, and Atatiana Jefferson.
https://pendingpetition.carrd.co
These petitions have not met their goal yet.
Stop Mark Zuckerberg from colonizing Kauai.
Reunite Visa Workers with Families
https://www.freemichaelthompson.com/#letter
His name is Michael Thompson. In 1994 he sold weed to an undercover informant in Michigan. He has been in prison ever since. It has been 25 years. And he still has 35 years left to serve. Michael is 68 years old now. In other words, he was given a life sentence for selling weed.
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-law-enforcement-accountability/psf/promote_or_share
Support Law Enforcement Accountability.
Make Juneteenth a national holiday.
Justice for Cameron Lamb.
Justice for Julius Jones: sign petition and post on social media.
Free Chrystul Kizer.
BLM petition to defund the police.
Sign this petition for justice for Breonna Taylor and more police accountability in Louisville.
Stand with Breonna Taylor.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/justice-for-breonna-taylor
Justice for Breonna Taylor.
Text Enough to 55156
Justice for Breonna Taylor.
Justice for Breonna Taylor.
Justice for Breonna Taylor. Sign the petition and make calls from this website.
https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
Sign the petition and donate for the justice of Breonna Taylor.
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-tamir-rice-appoint-a-special-prosecutor
Calls for a special prosecutor to investigate the murder of Tamir Rice so the officers involved can be appropriately charged.
Text Floyd to 55156; https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis
Sign a petition that demands George Floyd’s murderers are charged. You can also make a 30 second video calling for the officers to be charged.
Text Justice to 668366
Sign a petition to demand that all four cops involved in Floyd’s death be charged with murder and held fully accountable.
https://blacklivesmatter.com/petitions/
Two petitions listed that support racial data and better support for black people disproportionately suffering from COVID-19.
Sign this petition to demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery.
Petition directed at Nancy Pelosi that calls for national police reform, specifically targeting police officer investigations that should be conducted by a democratically-elected official and not other police officers.
(Thanks to Maya for suggesting this)
https://tinyurl.com/JusticeforEmeraldBlack
“Emerald had a miscarriage after San Leandro police stomped on her stomach after pulling over her fiance on June 7, 2019. Sign this petition for an investigation of the San Leandro Police Department”
Petition calling for the release of Julius Jones, a Black man wrongly charged with murder when he was 19. He has lived on death row for 20 years.
https://www.change.org/p/michelle-obama-reopen-case-for-lavena-johnson
Justice for Lavena Johnson
Justice for George Floyd
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-tony-mcdade
Justice for Tony McDade
https://www.change.org/p/donald-j-trump-justice-for-darrius-stewart
Justice for Darrius Stewart
https://www.change.org/p/louisville-mayor-greg-fischer-justice-for-david-mcatee
Justice for David McAtee
Text Sign SEUDKP to 50409
To sign the “Ending Qualified Immunity Act” and have it delivered to your officials
Create a curriculum for curly and textured hair in all cosmetology schools!
https://www.change.org/p/us-congress-make-the-kkk-illegal
Make the KKK illegal.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice4saraya
Free Saraya Rees, who was arrested after induced psychosis from improper medication caused by pediatrician
Standwithsean.com
Demands firing, arrest, and conviction of Officer Jarrett Tonn, who murdered Sean Monterrosa.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-ice-freethefamilies/
Petition to tell ICE to free entire families due to COVID-19 as opposed to just the children.
Remove Nixon’s name from USD and state that Black Lives Matter
Call/Email
Letter campaign to free Grace, a teen who was sent to jail for not doing a homework assignment.
Call Gov. Tom Wolf: (717) 787-2500
Lt. Gov. Fetterman: (717) 787-3300
PA DHS Secretary Miller: (717) 787-2600
Commissioner Rivera: (610) 478-6136
Commissioner Barnhardt: (610) 478-6136 ext. 4
Protect families from COVID-19 and family separation, shut down the Berks County Detention Center. See script in scripts section.
govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail
(916) 445-2841
Findyourrep.legislature.ca.govomg
Call Gov. Gavin Newsom and your representatives to release elderly and medically vulnerable people from jails.
From the Action PAC:
His name is Michael Thompson. In 1994 he sold weed to an undercover informant in Michigan. He has been in prison ever since. It has been 25 years. And he still has 35 years left to serve. Michael is 68 years old now. In other words, he was given a life sentence for selling weed.
Call Gretchen Whitmer's office. She’s a kind, compassionate woman. She’s the Governor, and I respect her. Be respectful and kind, but also be clear and direct. Ask to speak to someone in her office. An actual human. And let them know that you would like for Gov. Whitmer to commute his sentence and let him go free immediately. He’s done enough time. He’s paid his price. Do this in your own words.
Here is the number to our phone dialing system: 517-334-0054. Save it in your phone. When you dial, there's a recording of me walking you through everything you need to know before connecting you to her office.
https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com
Follow the instructions on this website to email officials to demand justice for Julius Jones, a man wrongfully accused and risks the death penalty.
https://findvanessaguillen.com
Website seeking justice for Vanessa Guillén
https://defund12.org/santaclaracounty
Defund Santa Clara County Police Department. Note: If you live in a smaller city in SCC, such as Campbell, Los Gatos, etc., it is more effective to ask SCC to defund the police. I contacted Campbell and they told me most community services are managed by the County. However, definitely check your city’s police budget and make sure they are not buying unnecessary shit!
Defund SJ PD.
tinyurl.com/BreonnaTaylorJusticeNow
Pre-written email to officials calling for justice for Breonna Taylor.
Call for Breonna Taylor now!
“I am calling on behalf of Breonna Taylor. We demand that John Mattingly, Detective Myles Cosgrove, and Detective Brett Hankison are fired immediately and charged with manslaughter and negligence. We demand that a special prosecutor be appointed to investigate the Louisville Police Department immediately. We demand that a special session be convened to ban no-knock warrants immediately. We demand justice for Breonna Taylor. You cannot shoot an innocent civilian and call it a “clerical error”-- we will not stand for it.” - @jacksonhinklle on IG
Numbers to call/Twitter accounts to demand justice for Breonna Taylor: (I have found that emailing can be more effective because they can just turn their voicemail box off)
Mayor Greg Fischer
(502) 574-2003
Call Interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder
502-574-7111
Press 6 then 4
Demand: He complete the investigation immediately and turn it over to Breonna’s lawyers and the Attorney General.
Governor Beshear
(502) 564-2611
@GovAndyBeshear
DA Tom Wine
(502) 595-2300
Attorney General Daniel Cameron
(502) 696-5300
@djaycameron
@danielcameronag
LMPD Chief Steve Conrad
(502) 574-7660
Sen. Rand Paul
(202) 224-4343
(270) 782-8303
@RandPaul
Sen. Mitch Mcconnell
(202) 224-2541
@senatemajldr
Rep. John Yarmuth
(202) 225-5401
@repjohnyarmuth
Kentucky Senator General Hotline
1-800-372-7181
Numbers to call to demand justice for Elijah McClain:
Governor Jared Polis
(303) 866-2471
Mayor Mike Coffman
(303) 739-7015
A.G. Phil Weiser
(720) 508-6000
District Attorney Dave Young
(303) 659-7720
Say: I am calling on behalf of Elijah McClain. We demand that D.A. Dave Young resign from his role for finding that the officers did not violate any criminal laws and more recently, wrongly stated on national television that Elijah experienced no injuries from the incident. We demand a timely investigation of this case as it is nearly a year since Elijah’s death at the hands of Aurora officials. Elijah McClain was a 23 year old man with limitless potential. Our world lost an incredible person and we demand justice. Take accountability.
916-445-2841
Call Gov. Newsom and demand that Chanthon Bun not be taken into ICE custody.
Joshua Williams #1292002
Missouri Eastern Correctional Center
18701 Old Highway 66
Pacific, Missouri 63069
“Joshua Williams was 18 when he was arrested during the Ferguson uprisings for lighting a trash can on fire, and you can write to him at this address”. “Josh is up for parole in June of 2020. In order to strengthen his chances for release, he needs letters that attest to his character and the support he’ll have once he’s home. You can write a letter on your own addressed to the parole board, but sent to Josh”. If you have questions, email: freejoshwilliams@gmail.com
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z2wDq1OJqnYvCvzmvFhG_c--YG04fXsIli9bXRBs0g4/edit
Letter script for CA legislators. @darya.kaviani
612-348-5550; citizeninfo@hennepin.us; hennepinattorney.org/about/contact
Contact Minneapolis District Attorney, Mike Freeman, to demand justice for George Floyd. Note that you must call between 8am-5pm Minneapolis time (2 hours ahead of CA). Sample Script from @sza: “I want justice for the murder of George Floyd. I demand the prosecution of the 4 officers involved. This is a racist hate crime and an abuse of power.”
213-356-3400
From BLM Los Angeles: demand the immediate release of our beloved Baba Akili...arrested for trying to retrieve his hat after being ejected from Los Angeles Police Commission’s “public hearing” on “community policing”.
612-673-2100
Contact Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to demand justice. This number is not working right now (at least from my phone) due to technical difficulties but it may be back up later.
612-788-8444; info@mpdfederation.com
Call the Minneapolis Police Union to demand the arrest of all four officers involved in the murder of George Floyd.
https://www.runwithmaud.com/call; 770-800-0689
Read the instructions on the link to make calls to demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery. (Doesn’t seem to be working)
502-574-2003
Leave a message for the Louisville Mayor and demand justice for Breonna Taylor.
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/mayor-greg-fischer/contact-mayors-office
Contact Louisville, KY mayor demanding an assessment of the police’s use of deadly force and reforming the police department in light of the murder of Breonna Taylor.
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#action
Use this interactive map (near the bottom of the page) to understand policing laws in your state. Then use the site to look up your representative and find out their position on violent policing. After that, you can contact them to demand change and get involved in other projects by this organization.
template/emails:tinyurl.com/sanjoseemail
Email Mayor Liccardo and Chief of Police Garcia
Tinyurl.com/reportsjpd
Report San Jose police abuses of power
tinyurl.com/emailforfloyd//
“This link will take you to a pre-written email template you can then send to officials. Just plug in your name, city, and state”
https://tinyurl.com/SanJoseFindYourDistrict
https://tinyurl.com/SanJoseCouncilContact
https://tinyurl.com/SanJose8CantWait
Find your district representative and email/call them requesting they support policies to decrease police violence. Full information about these policies: 8cantwait.org
Automatic email generator integrated with iOS/MacOS that calls for the defunding of LAPD and reallocation of resources.
Contact SJ City Council Members
408-535-4901; Chappie Jones; Chappie.jones@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4902; Sergio Jimenez; Sergio.jimenez@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4903; Raul Peralez; Raul.Peralez@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4904; Lan Diep; Lan.Diep@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4905; Magdalena Carrasco; Magdalena.Carrasco@sanjose.gov
408-535-4906; Dev Davis; Dev.davis@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4907; Maya Esparza; Maya.esparza@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4908; Sylvia Arenas; Sylvia.arenas@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4909; Pam Foley; Pam.foley@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4910; Johnny Khamis; Johnny.khamis@sanjoseca.gov
Text Support to +18474570063
Each Text Means $1 Donation
Email Tallahassee’s City Attorney--Cassandra Jackson--and demand the officer responsible for Tony McDade’s death be identified, arrested, and charged accordingly.
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-justice-for-tony-mcdade?source=email&
Pre-written emails to officials to demand justice for Tony McDade.
https://komirisetti.com/EmailThem/
Nikhil Komirisetti (@nikhilkomirisetti) made this website to “make it easy for anyone to find and email [or tweet] their local reps from any state about police brutality”.
503-823-4120
Call Portland Mayor’s office demanding that PPD does not cooperate with federal agents
248-858-0355
This is the public phone listed for Judge Mary Ellen Brennan, who sentenced a child to jail for not doing her homework.
707-209-7176
Demand arrest of Jarrett Tonn, murderer of Sean Monterrosa (see standwithsean.com)
Script from @TrillMulticultural:
I’m calling to demand justice for Sean Monterrosa. I urge your office to do the right thing and seek justice for Sean, who was brutally murdered while surrendering to police. We demand that Vallejo PD and Attorney General Xavier Becerra fire, arrest, and charge Officer Jarrett Tonn with Sean’s murder. Public pressure will not stop until we secure justice for Sean.
Educate Yourself
Policies to defund the police and invest in community care. You can use this as a reference to email officials!
Read: African Americans of San Jose and Santa Clara County
https://blacklivesmatter.com/whatmatters/
Watch the web series made by Black Lives Matter. From their website: “What Matters combines documentary narrative with interviews to illuminate specific, timely issues, aiming to create safe dialogue to promote freedom, justice, and collective liberation.”
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a27075028/black-lives-matter-explained/
An article explaining why “all lives matter” is a hurtful phrase.
https://blacklivesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Toolkit-WhitePpl-Trayvon.pdf
A tool-kit for white people on the fifth anniversary of Trayvon’s death.
https://twitter.com/thebryreed/status/1266071139115241473?s=12
“Is this moment radicalizing you? Let’s get some readings lined up for you. A thread:”
(Thank you Annabel!)
Jasmin Ross’s Book Recommendations:
(Thank you Annabel for sharing)
Nonfiction
- The New Jim Crow -- Michelle Alexander
- Assata: An Autobiography -- Assata Shakur
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race -- Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Rest in Power (The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin) -- Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin
- Between the World and Me -- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation -- Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir -- Asha Bandele & Patrisse Cullors
Fiction
- The Hate U Give -- Angie Thomas
- Small Great Things -- Jodi Picoult
- Dear Martin -- Nic Stone
Boycott
24-Hour Fitness; https://www.blmla.org/organize/
From BLM LA: “24 hr Fitness has engaged in a policy of calling the police on its Black members, resulting in the killings of Dennis Todd Rogers in 2017 and Albert Ramon Dorsey in 2018. Both were unarmed and posed no threat. After the murder of Ramon by LAPD while he was naked and exiting the shower at 24-Hour Fitness’s Hollywood location, BLMLA attempted to engage the company and asked them to do three things. 1) Issue a public statement affirming the value of Black life. 2) Hold a company-wide day-long implicit bias and cultural competency training. 3) Implement alternatives to calling police in non-life-threatening situations. The company refused and BLMLA began a weekly boycott and picket, encouraging patrons to cancel their memberships and workout somewhere else. To honor social distancing, we continue these efforts online”
Donald Trump’s Largest Donors:
- WWE
- UFC
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New England Patriots
- Houston Texans
- Cleveland Browns
- Los Angeles Rams
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Atlanta Braves
- Anaheim Angels
- The New York Jets
- Washington Redskins
- Houston Rockets
- Miami Dolphins
- Formula One
- Marvel Entertainment
- NextVR
- ULINE
- PayPal
- VaynerMedia
Companies Supporting Trump’s Re-election:
- In-N-out
- Pizza Hut
- KFC
- IHOP
- Applebee’s
- Outback Steakhouse
- Olive Garden
- Waffle House
- Urban Outfitters
- Coachella
- Wendy’s
- Chick-fil-a
- Taco Bell
- Carl’s Jr.
- McDonald’s
Follow
- @blklivesmatter
- @colorofchange
- @naacp
- @showingupforracialjustice
- @civilrightsorg
- @reclaimtheblock
- @ethelsclub
- @unitedwedream
- @blvckvrchives
- @vintageethiopia
- @blackwomenradicals
- @blackhistory
- @africanarchives
- @nowhitesaviors
- @rachel.cargle
- @privtoprog
- @laylafsaad
- @opalayo
- @chasinggarza
- @osopepatrisse
- @hood_biologist
- @ijeomaoluo
- @lilnativeboy
- @bad_dominicana
- @indigenouswomenrising
- @foodempowermentproject
- @femmefeministe
Scripts
To local officials such as Mayors, City Council Members, Independent Budget Office, Director of Office and Management for the Mayor: (replace SJ if you don’t live in SJ)
Hello, my name is --- and I’m a (San Jose) resident. I am calling to demand that San Jose Mayor Liccardo and City Council redirect money away from the San Jose Police Department and invest into community resources. This year San Jose spent 40% of its general funds on police, and only 0.05% on housing. This is unacceptable. At this moment, Black people and their allies across the globe are demanding systemic change to policing, and we need to protect our crucial community resources from proposed budget cuts as a result of COVID19. I demand my city’s funds be redirected away from SJPD and into SJ programs that directly support Black lives and the needs of our community: mental health, addiction recovery, housing, education, parks, libraries, arts (enter your own here)
(your personal experience here)
https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1BnYjnotcBt5rpFOfD3HSlTDZ1oXIrAf-IKFA2q1Z-PE/mobilebasic
Scripts directed at Bay Area mayors persuading them to take action
Note: does not support defunding police, just reform. For defunding script, please see above
