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DESCRIPTION:WOMEN'S MARCH: Defund the Police 101 (webinar)\n\nWe’re hosting a Defund 
 the Police 101 webinar this Friday to discuss what it means to shift 
 resources and how you can help lead this charge in your community. Our 
 speakers include powerful Black feminist leaders and long-time criminal 
 justice reform and police accountability organizers, Charlene A. Carruthers 
 and Dr. Barbara Ransby.\n\nFriday, June 5, at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm 
 ET)\n\nOnline via Zoom\n\nIn solidarity with the Movement for Black 
 Lives\n________________________________________________________________\n\nAs 
 the case of George Floyd makes clear, the presence of police even for the 
 slightest thing can be a death sentence for Black people. The only way 
 we’re going to stop this endless cycle of police violence is by defunding 
 the police and investing in our communities instead.\n\nThousands have 
 taken to the streets to demand an end to police brutality. We know that 
 many of you are wondering how you can get involved and what concrete 
 changes we can call for to protect Black lives once and for all.\n\nMore 
 officers, guns, jails, and prisons are not a solution – they are part of 
 the problem. The Minneapolis Police Department was considered by some as a 
 “model” for progressive police reform. Even with implicit bias, 
 mindfulness, and de-escalation training, body cameras, and early 
 intervention systems to identify problematic officers, George Floyd was 
 still murdered.\n\nWe need to immediately redirect funds away from the 
 police and into emergency \nresponse programs that don’t kill Black 
 people. That’s why we’re joining our partners at \nthe Movement for 
 Black Lives to call for divestment from the police and investment in 
 \nBlack communities.\n\nThe solution to ending police violence and 
 cultivating a safer country lies in reducing the power of the police. 
 Cities can begin by changing policies so police officers never respond to 
 certain kinds of emergencies, such as ones that involve substance abuse, 
 domestic violence, homelessness, or mental health. \n\nWe are at a 
 crossroads in this nation and the moment is ripe for real change, but only 
 if we keep pushing forward. \n\nRSVP now to reserve your spot for our 
 Defund the Police 101 webinar this , and we’ll send you the link to join 
 live. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/03/18833703.php
SUMMARY:Women's March: Defund the Police 101 (webinar)
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/03/18833703.php
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