Target: Kandace Montgomery, Director of Black Visions Collective, Minnesota-based Non-Profit
Goal: Applaud Black Visions Collective and the Black Lives Matter movement for their work to dismantle the Minneapolis police force.
The Minneapolis City Council recently voted to dismantle the police department in an effort to fight systematic racism. Details regarding the fight against police brutality can be found in this petition.
“Defund the police” has become a common chant among protesters who believe that the nation’s public safety system should be rebuilt from the ground-up. City Council members in Minneapolis say that dismantling the police force will make room for community-led responses to public safety and more funding for social services such as mental health and drug programs. This is a huge victory, not only for the Black Lives Matter movement, but for cities and innocent citizens throughout the country who have suffered from the effects of militarized policing and police brutality.
Kandace Montgomery, director of the Minnesota-based non-profit, Black Visions Collective, said, “It shouldn’t have taken so much death to get us here. We’re safer without armed unaccountable patrols supported by the state hunting black people.” Sign below to applaud Black Visions Collective and the Black Lives Matter movement for working hard to achieve the dismantling of the police force in Minneapolis.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Ms. Montgomery,
Your work leading protests in Minnesota and speaking out about the injustice facing this country have reaped incredible benefits for those who have suffered from police brutality.
Dismantling the Minneapolis police department will provide opportunity for the funding of social services and community-led responses to public safety. Thank you for fighting tirelessly to protect the black community from police brutality and working to dismantle the police force.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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