Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund
An initiative to help Americans rethinking public safety. Email: [email protected] IG: @defund2refund linktr.ee/Defund2refund Joined February 2021-
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Defund is not dead. People are still working to #defund2refund their communities to make them safe and build them up.
Defund is not dead. People are still working to #defund2refund their communities to make them safe and build them up.
Read this entire thread. The abusive policing of Black children runs deep and it must end. We must start investing in their futures, not stealing them.
Read this entire thread. The abusive policing of Black children runs deep and it must end. We must start investing in their futures, not stealing them.
yep! “reform not defund” elides the fact that police departments are largely outside of lower-case democratic control, and “reform” rests on a two-way assumption of legitimacy. can’t reform anything that doesn’t view the reformer as legitimate to begin with.
yep! “reform not defund” elides the fact that police departments are largely outside of lower-case democratic control, and “reform” rests on a two-way assumption of legitimacy. can’t reform anything that doesn’t view the reformer as legitimate to begin with.
Another community-driven alternative to policing for violence prevention that is WORKING! Jacobi Medical Center’s SUV initiative is based on the premise that violence is a public health issue that can be treated like any other disease. bit.ly/3y2Pqgj
Another community-driven alternative to policing for violence prevention that is WORKING! Jacobi Medical Center’s SUV initiative is based on the premise that violence is a public health issue that can be treated like any other disease. bit.ly/3y2Pqgj
Excellent thread on how attempts to #defund2refund can get shut down through fear and how that is completely detached from reality.
Excellent thread on how attempts to #defund2refund can get shut down through fear and how that is completely detached from reality.
This Edweek story shows a few examples of the challenges faced when it comes to replacing police in schools. People will push back, but we must show them that safety is a shared goal and there are more effective tactics to reach it than police. More: defund2refund.org/stories/readin…
This Edweek story shows a few examples of the challenges faced when it comes to replacing police in schools. People will push back, but we must show them that safety is a shared goal and there are more effective tactics to reach it than police. More: defund2refund.org/stories/readin…
A good step that will save lives. Now let’s keep going. Learn about other ways we can support public safety without violence at defund2refund.org.
Today is the anniversary of the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philly. MOVE was a group of Black folks organizing towards Black liberation. On May 13, 1985, the city dropped a bomb on them, killing 11 people, injuring many, & leaving 200+ Philadelphians homeless. We don’t forget.
Reimagining public safety begins with this simple realization. Public safety is bigger than police. It’s a goal and police are a tactic. One that isn’t working. Learn how we can build safety through investing in alternatives and communities at defund2refund.org
Reimagining public safety begins with this simple realization. Public safety is bigger than police. It’s a goal and police are a tactic. One that isn’t working. Learn how we can build safety through investing in alternatives and communities at defund2refund.org
Everybody wants safety. The conversation is about what is most effective to achieve that. Time and time again, it is shown that police are failing to keep us safe and can actively harm folks. We encourage all of the NY mayoral candidates to check out defund2refund.org.
Everybody wants safety. The conversation is about what is most effective to achieve that. Time and time again, it is shown that police are failing to keep us safe and can actively harm folks. We encourage all of the NY mayoral candidates to check out defund2refund.org.
DC's police budget is over $500K. A portion of that would be more productively used giving these kids a place to play than it would be over-policing Ivy City.
DC's police budget is over $500K. A portion of that would be more productively used giving these kids a place to play than it would be over-policing Ivy City.
Here’s an opportunity to advocate for a police alternative that could reduce harm and support the LA community.
Ideas like these are not out-of-this-world, but rather common sense reallocations of budget dollars from solutions that don't work to solutions that do. Traffic enforcement is just one area where we can increase safety and reduce harm without overfunding police.
Last week, we visited with @AskMixedCompany about #Defund2Refund, how we got here and where we're going. As fate would have it, it was right after the #chauvinverdict so we also spoke about that moment and what it means.
Last week, we visited with @AskMixedCompany about #Defund2Refund, how we got here and where we're going. As fate would have it, it was right after the #chauvinverdict so we also spoke about that moment and what it means.
We mourn #MakiyahBryant. She had her whole life ahead of her and was trying to get help. Are police the right resource when you need help? Too many times police do more harm when they arrive and their first response is violence. We need new solutions. defund2refund.org/stories/help-o…
We mourn #MakiyahBryant. She had her whole life ahead of her and was trying to get help. Are police the right resource when you need help? Too many times police do more harm when they arrive and their first response is violence. We need new solutions. defund2refund.org/stories/help-o…
"Budgets are moral documents. They communicate our priorities." - @AOC What are we communicating when we fund police and the militarization of police instead of our schools, communities, and healthcare? #DefundThePolice #defund2refund #defundtorefund
Whatever the outcome, systemic problems require systemic solutions. The need to #Defund2Refund and rebuild our communities will remain. Our work continues.
Whatever the outcome, systemic problems require systemic solutions. The need to #Defund2Refund and rebuild our communities will remain. Our work continues.
There are many ways to improve public safety. Decriminalization and #Defund2Refund can work hand-in-hand to help limit the opportunities for police violence in our communities.
There are many ways to improve public safety. Decriminalization and #Defund2Refund can work hand-in-hand to help limit the opportunities for police violence in our communities.
Imagine the communities we could build, lift up , and support if we invested in them instead of investing in violence. #AdamToledo should be alive today. Stop the killing. Stop the looting of community budgets. Defund2Refund.org
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