Oakland
CA
On the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, APTP & Defund Police Coalition demand Oakland keep its promise to defund the police.
When George Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin, mass demonstrations erupted across Oakland, the US and the rest of the world. Defunding the police became a national rallying cry. But since then, police officers continue to kill Black and Brown people with impunity.
Last month Alameda police murdered Mario Gonzalez and lied about it in almost the exact same way as Minneapolis police when they murdered George Floyd.
Law enforcement will keep doing this until we defund their departments. It’s that simple. We need to reduce the number of contacts between law enforcement and the beloved members of our community to the maximum extent possible so that we can save Black and Brown lives.
The Oakland City Council are in the middle of budget negotiations and will soon respond to the budget proposed by mayor Libby Schaaf. The Anti Police-Terror Project and the Defund Coalition will demand that the city rejects Libby’s budget and instead fund the people by redirecting resources to community services, such as housing, mental health, libraries, parks and recreation, and more.
Speakers:
- Cat Brooks, co founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project
- George Galvis, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
- Kimi Lee, Bay Rising
- Zach Norris, Ella Baker Center
- Addie Kitchen, Grandmother of Steven Taylor
- James Burch, Director of Policy, Anti Police-Terror Project
- Minister Cherri Murphy, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME)
- Barbara Doss, Mother of Dujuan Armstrong