For what?
To put and end to the harm from racist policing.
We’re not interested in the mayor’s lies. Portlanders want action now. Money out of PPB!!
[image 1: Drawing of cop in riot gear holding a crowd control munitions gun. On the top right it reads: “Invest in safety and care now. Defund police. Rally October 24 4:40PM Pioneer Courthouse Square.” Below that it reads: “Community Demands for the Fall Budget:..
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continued.. End Militarized & Surveillance Units, Fire Violent Cops and Freeze All Hiring, Ban Crowd Control Munitions, No Overtime for Cops, Participatory Budgeting for Community Care”]
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The people in every city and jurisdiction in the US are asking, led by Black + Brown + Indigenous people: how can actual people have a say in how police do harm on them?
The answers for so long have been: you have no say.
This harmful institution needs to be defunded:
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Oh hey, was just flipping through the hundreds of pages the Mayor released saying why we need to tighten our belts on the backs of city workers (otherwise known as the Mayor's proposed budget) and we found some quick resources for the city that the Mayor must have missed 👉
Boom! 1️⃣ found $6,007,842 for you, by disbanding the Gun Violence Reduction Team and ending the racist outcomes that their team has had for decades on black and brown community members.
2️⃣ (you're going to love this one) there's $4,357,372 that is today going to the Transit Police. Have you been paying attention this year?! We're going to get free transit, making the demeaning and discouraging presence of armed officers totally unnecessary.