(Thread) King County Equity Now calls to reinvest SPD funds into pro-community, public safety initiatives that actually work.
Our communities deserve safety. We deserve to be safe. Public safety comes from investing in communities—not policing them.
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Safety comes from investments in housing & land ownership that builds wealth, opportunity, and economic security/stability.
Safety comes from investments in equitable education for our children & youth—in interventions that cultivate their brilliance & honor their identities.
The Seattle Police Department has failed to keep us safe. They have not, will not, and do not prevent violence from occurring in our communities.
We know this because we are not safe from violence today. Seattle's Black community faces tremendous violence and loss RIGHT NOW.
Police over-patrol our neighborhoods and respond to violence by using violence. They do not prevent it. Police create and exacerbate violence.
Now, Seattle City Council reps have the opportunity to be on the right side of history.
On Mon, Aug. 3rd Council will vote on our & @DecrimSeattle's proposal to reinvest 50% of SPD funds in solutions that will lift up our communities, honor those who have fallen & keep us safe.
Because of your voice, your marching, your calls, your actions, we are making progress! Together, we can win this historic vote to bring true safety and justice to our communities.
Now, we must not only keep up the momentum but accelerate it.
Indeed, the last few months of unrest have made abundantly clear that the pace & scale of change has long been inadequate to achieve equity for Black peoples – in Seattle-King County and beyond. It’s time for bold, sustained action by each of us and our elected representatives.
This is a movement, not a moment. And this vote is not the end. It’s just the beginnings—a small, long-overdue step towards true public safety for all of us.
Call, email, tag your Council Reps and urge them to reinvest in true public safety. #EquityNow
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