Weekly Email 5/2/2022-5/9/2022

This Week’s BLMLA Actions/Events (5/2/2022-5/9/2022):

  • MONDAY, 5/2/2022 at 4:30PM – Demand Justice for #AnthonyMcClain at the Pasadena City Council Meeting on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/161482446 – Let’s keep demanding justice for #AnthonyMcClain! Find more information at the Black Lives Matter-LA Pasadena team toolkit. Please submit speaker cards prior to the public comment period at the link here. To participate by phone, call 1-669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 161 482 446. 

  • TUESDAY, 5/3/2022 at 9:30AM – Los Angeles Police Commission Meeting on Zoom at https://lapd.zoom.us/s/289225944 – Now that Mayor Eric Garcetti’s budget is out with an 8% increase to the LAPD’s already bloated budget, we need to flood the police commission’s public comment period with the call to #DefundThePolice! Coalition talking points 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, 5/3/2022 at 6:30PM – Torrance City Council Meeting for #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell at TorranceCA.gov and facebook.com/TorranceCA/ – We continue to organize and demand that Torrance City Council make #BlackLivesMatter in Torrance, in the names of #MichelleShirley and #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell. These are our demands to uplift during public comment: 1) Establish an independent civilian oversight commission of the Torrance police department 2) Fire all of the officers involved in the messaging scandal 3) Resume in person meetings so the public can be heard 4) Reject the $30 million police budget increase 5) Reject the vote to give raises to theTorrance police department. To make a public comment during the meeting, call 310-618-2404 or you can email your comment in by Tuesday at 3pm to CouncilMeetingPublicComment@TorranceCA.gov.

  • WEDNESDAY, 5/4/2022 at 2PM -Cal State L.A. University Student Union (rear entrance, closest to street); 5154 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032 - Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, the NAACP Southern Area, and the California Faculty Association will be hosting a press conference condemning the violent removal of Dr. Abdullah from the mayoral debate and the undemocratic practices that led to the despicable actions of the university and its police force.

  • WEDNESDAY, 5/4/2022 at 4PM (and every Wednesday) – Fund Services, Not Police! #EndPoliceAssociations at 1313 W. 8th St., Los Angeles – This week’s #EndPoliceAssociations will honor all of the mothers who have to fight for justice while also grieving the loss of their loved ones stolen by police violence. Come out to give the mothers revolutionary love and protest the police associations that block them from receiving any type of justice for losing their loved ones. Wear masks and bring your bodies, spirits, energy, drums, signs, flags and dedication. Streamed live on Instagram at @blmlosangeles.

  • SATURDAY, 5/7/2022 8-10AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA – Topic and guests to come. Listen live on KBLA Talk 1580 AM, kbla1580.com, download the KBLA app, or watch the livestream with ASL interpretation by ProBonoASL on facebook.com/BLMLA. Taking your calls at 800-920-1580.

*Monthly Black Lives Matter-LA general meeting will be held May 15th instead of May 8th because of Mother’s Day.


Megan Castillo