Weekly Email 12/27/21-1/3/2022

This Week’s BLMLA Actions/Events (12/27/2021-1/3/2022):

  • WEDNESDAY, 12/29/2021 at 4PM (and every Wednesday at 4PM) – Fund Services, Not Police! #EndPoliceAssociations at 1313 W. 8th St., Los Angeles – Join us in beloved community to #EndPoliceAssociations! Wear masks and bring your bodies, spirits, energy, drums, signs, flags and dedication. Streamed live on Instagram at @blmlosangeles.

  • THURSDAY, 12/30/2021 12-1PM #LAPDKills Twitter Storm - LAPD has been on a killing spree, murdering 5 people in 6 days, including 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was shot to death while shopping for her quincenera dress. This year, the number of people killed by LAPD has more than doubled. Voice your rage and demand justice. Toolkit and information at bit.ly/LAPDKILLS. 

  • SATURDAY, 1/1/2022 8-10AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA – It’s the “best of” This Is Not a Drill! on New Year’s Day, re-airing our Decolonizing Climate Justice show. BLM Youth Vanguard co-founder Thandiwe Abdullah, BLM Phoenix organizer Sarra Tekola, and California State Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, hosted by our own Sister Melina Abdullah. The #MoreThanAHashtag segment featured the mother of #ChristopherDeandreMitchell. Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, or download the KBLA app.


ONGOING

  • FRIDAY, 11/26/2021 - 1/1/2022 – #BlackXmas – From Black Friday to January 1st: #BuildBlack, #BuyBlack, and #BankBlack! Reject white capitalism and engage in cooperative economics! Don’t support businesses that don’t support us! Black Lives Matter will be profiling Black businesses every day of the #BlackXmas campaign so be sure to share any Black-owned business you’d like to see profiled. Email us at info@blmla.org.

Megan Castillo