Campaigns to Defund Police Have Seen Major Wins -- and They're Not Stopping
During last yearâs uprisings against the ongoing anti-Black violence of police, âdefund the policeâ emerged as the demand and rallying cry. Today, as we mark one year since George Floyd was murdered in the Cup Foods parking lot in Minneapolis by police, abolitionist organizers are still issuing that call, waging fights to defund police and invest in their communities â and experimenting with more holistic ways to keep communities safe. In the past year, defund police campaigns have seen material wins, gained traction and grown in numbers. As Interrupting Criminalizationâ...
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