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In honor of the legacy of community member Margy Wilkinson, join Berkeley United 4 Community Safety and @FOASouthBerk tonight for a (social distanced) rally for a just budget: one that defunds the police and reinvests in real community safety. 5:30pm, Berkeley Civic Center.
@berkeleyside published my tribute to Margy Wilkinson, who died suddenly this weekend.
She was the type of person who gives you some faith in a terrible world because at least it made her to make it better: berkeleyside.com/2020/06/29/…
City council will be voting on the 2021 budget TONIGHT 6pm. Show up to tell our elected officials we will not accept a budget that does not include ~at the minimum~ a 50% cut to Berkeley PD and a substantial reinvestment in non-carceral health affirming services
Tune in via Zoom ID 871 9978 5160. To call in dial 1-669-900-9128 and enter zoom ID. To submit a public comment ahead of time, email [email protected] with the subject "PUBLIC COMMENT #40" (note 150 word limit)
Join as we gather THIS SATURDAY from 10am - 2pm to amplify Black experiences in Berkeley and envision a path to real community safety & a People’s Budget for our city: facebook.com/events/28408326…
Action steps to take today to #DefundtheSheriff
Two years ago the Alameda County Sheriff's Office murdered #DujuanArmstrong. Join us as we honor his memory and push to #DEFUNDtheSheriff! #Justice4Dujuan #DefundThePolice #FreeSRJ
Talking points and links to take action: decarceratealameda.org/calen…
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City Council Meeting TONIGHT 6PM! City officials have started making vague commitments to "reenvisioning public safety" in Berkeley. Any plan around public safety must include steep cuts to BPD and real investments in health-affirming services. Zoom ID 810 1837 8132.
Chief Greenwood says he wants to move towards data-driven policing. Read below for why the fight to #AbolishPolice means a fight to #AbolishBigData too
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They pushed up budget presentations from each dept (Berkeley PD going last) so it may be a while before we get to the public hearing #berkmtg
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Reforms don't work! #DefundThePolice
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Interested in getting involved in defund & reinvest efforts here in Berkeley? Fill out the form below forms.gle/swasXCNkTNSQCrwE7
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TOMORROW Tuesday 6/16, 2:30pm: Let's pack the city council's public hearing on the budget and demand our city officials defund Berkeley PD and adopt a budget that actually supports community wellbeing, especially for Black Berkeley residents. We want #CareNotCops !
The avg cost of a Berkeley PD officer is ~$222K, including skyhigh OT costs up to ~$112K/cop. Berkeley PD only wants to cut its budget by 4.8% while other departments- already seriously underfunded due to COVID-19- have to cut up to 15%? Hell no! #DefundThePolice
We're outside of Richard Valle's house to demand he stops funding killer Cops
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City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley has a huge influence over the city budget and the police department. Tonight 7pm let's flood her + @BerkeleyPDChief's town hall on "race, health and policing in a pandemic" and demand Berkeley defund BPD + invest in real health-affirming resources
At last night’s #berkmtg during a discussion re: banning tear gas during the pandemic, Berkeley PD Chief Greenwood suggested shooting people as the only alternative to tear gas. This is the same chief who praises his department’s skills in deescalation. Is this public safety?
Thank you all for joining in on a very long meeting tonight. While the official public hearing on the budget was pushed to 6/16, our demands were loud & clear with a record ~300 ppl tuning in and so many powerful testimonies given. The people of Berkeley want to defund BPD.
When asked what options for crowd control his officers would have if tear gas is banned, Chief Andrew Greenwood responded "we could shoot them". The city is watching you @berkeleyPDchief #disbandberkeleyPD #abolishpolice
For those of you with us on the city council call, hang tight! Public hearing on the budget is still on the agenda and coming up after the urgent items
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If you're able to be out on the streets today, show up for Black youth and attend this student-led protest.
Before you go: Email [email protected] with the subject line "PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM #1" to submit a public comment demanding city council defund Berkeley PD
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