One thing that interests me most are political projects that erode pointless left-right divisions, to unite people for actual results. @davidmirandario's police project in Brazil is to fund more mental health services for police officers: helping them & reducing brutality/abuse.
https://twitter.com/davidmirandario/status/1433427280726876161
The chances that a police officer will be killed in large Brazilian cities is higher than soldiers in war zones. Many have PTSD, mental health pathologies & very high suicide rates: confronting hideous violence for low pay. Funding programs like this reduces brutality and abuse.
When Rio City Councilwoman Marielle Franco was assassinated in 2018 (still unsolved), many on the right accused her of being anti-police: until mothers of slain police officers stepped forward to say she was the only one to help: taking public buses for hours to provide aid.
The police are going to exist. Most people -- especially the poor and those who live in the most dangerous neighborhoods -- don't want them abolished or defunded. Everyone has an interest in reform, including (especially) well-motivated cops. It doesn't have to be ideological. 
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