#KeepMarching RSVP: Defund the Police
Participants will receive the event access information (Zoom room link and password) via text confirmation a few hours before the event starts.
What: Online meeting talking about what it means to defund the police
When: Tuesday, June 16, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT
Where: Online, from anywhere with a good Internet connection, via Zoom
Meeting registration ends at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.
In the clamor for change, a long-called-for-strategy of divesting budget resources away from policing and reallocating those resources to areas like healthcare, housing and education in order to increase community health, economic wellness and safety seems, to many, to have burst upon the public consciousness as something new and powerful. In fact, there’s a long history behind this strategy, including generations of civil rights leaders. This #KeepMarching online meeting is focused on examining what defunding the police has meant and can mean.
Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President of MomsRising, who also serves on the Leadership Table of the Movement for Black Lives, will host this conversation about defunding the police, challenging us to “dream big” about real solutions in this critical moment.
We are excited to also be welcoming the following special guests:
- Andrea J. Ritchie, Researcher in Residence on Race, Gender, Sexuality and Criminalization at Barnard College. Andrea’s projects include, “Interrupting Criminalization: Research in Action,” and “Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color”
- Kim Ellison, Chairman of the Minneapolis Board of Education, which was one of the first school systems in the nation to cut ties with the police department following George Floyd’s death
- Phillip McHarris, Lead Research & Policy Associate at Community Resource Hub for Safety & Accountability
You won't want to miss this powerful and illuminating meeting. Sign up to join now.
This meeting will be recorded, so if you can’t make the meeting, no worries! We’ll be sharing the recording with everyone who RSVP’d.