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An unprecedented number of Black leaders and organizations have come together to issue a list of demands for justice during the global pandemic.
Research indicates that Black people are suffering disproportionately from COVID-19. The needs of our community are specific and immediate, so this list of demands for changes both in immediate response and structural realities is crucial in the struggle for justice.
People’s Budget
It’s almost never been as important to demand #CareNotCops as Chief Michel Moore equates people peacefully protesting injustice with the four murderers who ended the life of #GeorgeFloyd.
Los Angeles needs a people’s budget that will dial back the LAPD raises padded into the three billion dollars Moore wants while vital services and programs see employees furloughed and lose funding.
When their officers literally get away with murder, they want more money and the things we need — clean air, arts programs, wildlife protection — get the short end of the snub nosed revolver.
New Black City
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the Museum of Social Justice have partnered to curate an outdoor art exhibition. Black artists were invited to imagine a world without police. The exhibition documents the Black Lives Matter movement and illustrates what Los Angeles could be without policing and other carceral systems. The exhibition seeks to amplify the movement’s policy demand: to reclaim the billions of dollars that systems of law enforcement drain from Black communities and invest those resources in community-driven, life-affirming systems of care and services that truly keep us safe.
Visitors are invited to contribute to the community altar, a sacred space for Black men, women, and children who have been killed while in police custody. Bring a photo, candle, flower, or other item of personal significance to add to the altar.
Walk the black carpet and take a photo as you dream of a world where Black people can flourish.