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Legal Defense Fund

Jun 17, 2020 • 10 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X

@Sifill_LDF

In just a few moments, the Creative Artists Agency's town hall will begin. @Sifill_LDF will join a diverse group of creatives to discuss actions to dismantle systemic racism in business and culture. Follow along with us as we live-tweet.

@Sifill_LDF

Tune in to the conversation happening right now between @Sifill_LDF and @YaraShahidi. Watch it live here:

"When you do this work, these are the moments you've been waiting for...when people in fifty states are out talking about an issue that you know lies at the heart of the problem of white supremacy and race in this country."

@YaraShahidi

"I remember, vividly, when Dylan Roof was apprehended, the level of care he was given, which I think highlights the utter disregard that we've been seeing, not only for Black lives at the hands of police, but also the disregard for the many protestors..."--@YaraShahidi

@Sifill_LDF

"This is a very imperfect democracy that constantly requires vigilance...Your job in the moments of progress is to make sure that you push out ahead, so that when the backlash comes, you don't go all the way back." --@Sifill_LDF

"Our focus at this moment is on accountability. I can tell you that even police officers know the truth, that the lack of accountability--that is the ability of police officers to kill innocent Black people with impunity--is one of the key reasons that it keeps happening."

"People know what this means. People know that [qualified immunity] has become the cloak in which police officers who kill can arm themselves to avoid accountability."

@Sifill_LDF

Watch as @Sifill_LDF describes her "moment of activation" and the driving forces behind why she became a civil rights lawyer.

@YaraShahidi

.@YaraShahidi: How do we hold these systems that we are a part of and that benefit from our presence accountable?

@Sifill_LDF: White supremacy is made up of...the complicity of powerful institutions. We have to burrow inside those institutions and shape them and bend them...

@Sifill_LDF

.@Sifill_LDF has two critical assignments for you:

1. Call your reps! Tell them we need a reimagining of our policing system, and it starts with passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. 📞: 202-224-3121

2. Make sure you're #PreparedtoVote and show up on election day.

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