Weekly Email 12/13-12/20/2020

SUNDAY, 12/13/2020 7PM – BLMLA General Meeting on facebook.com/blmla – This month’s meeting will be virtual, but our work remains all the way REAL! Join as we discuss why we must #BlockGarcetti from Biden’s cabinet, what’s at stake, and how we win. All are welcome, except police, elected officials and their staff, media, and haters.

·     EVERY SINGLE DAY 9AM – #BlockGarcetti from the Biden Cabinet at the Mayor’s Mansion, 605 S. Irving, Los Angeles – Bring your mask and signs, physically distance, and raise your voice! Make sure the world knows why we must #BlockGarcetti from Biden’s Cabinet. His policing, housing and transportation policies are deadly in Los Angeles and must not become national ones.

·     Monday, 12/14/2020 by 6PM – Submit Public Comment to #DefundLASPD – Join Students Deserve to defund school police and use resources to support student services like counselors, nurses and librarians. Submit public comment here and/or call to leave a message at (213) 443-4472.

·     Tuesday, 12/15/2020 9:30AM – Los Angeles Police Commission Meeting on Zoom at https://lapd.zoom.us/s/289225944 – (Virtual) ALL OUT for this week’s LA Police Commission meeting!  Push back against facial recognition technology used to both surveil and criminalize. Email public comments. Toolkit and more info here. Please use the “raise hand” function to speak. To participate by phone, call (855) 880-1246, Meeting ID: 289 225 944. Press *9 to be put in the cue for public comment.

·     Tuesday, 12/15/2020 2PM – #DefundLASPD Public Comment -  Join Students Deserve by giving live public comment to support the call to defund school police. Our children need support, not police. 213-443-4472. More information and sample tweets here.

·     Tuesday, 12/15/2020 7PM – Torrance City Council Meeting for #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell at TorranceCA.gov and facebook.com/TorranceCA/ - To make a public comment during the meeting, call 310-618-2404 or you can email your comment by 3pm to CouncilMeetingPublicComment@TorranceCA.gov. Please make comments demanding justice for #ChristopherDeandreMitchell, who was killed on December 9, 2018 by Torrance police officers Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon. The officers still haven’t been fired or prosecuted and Torrance still has no civilian review board to hold police accountable. Sign and share the petition!

·     Thursday, 12/17/2020 7PM – This Is Not a Drill! “Why Black Folks Are Wary of Coronavirus Vaccines” facebook.com/blmla – As they prepare  folks for a COVID-19 vaccine, only 14% of Black folks are trusting it. Let’s talk about the long and terrible history of medical racism and why so many of us are wary. We’ll speak with medical professionals, holistic practitioners, and organizers. You don’t have to have Facebook to watch! Just go to the link.

·     Saturday, 12/19/2020 3PM – Annual #BlackXmas Shut-Down-White-Capitalism – Location TBA – #BlackXmas wouldn’t be complete without our annual shutdown of white capitalism. Save the date and stay tuned for location and details about the plan for this year.