Weekly Email 5/15-5/22/2023

This Week’s BLMLA Actions/Events (5/15/23-5/22/23):

  • MONDAY, 5/15/2023 at 6PM – ALL OUT for #AnthonyMcClain IN-PERSON at Pasadena City Hall 100 Garfield Ave. – City Council is reviewing the shooting of #AnthonyMcClain by Pasadena police. Let’s MAKE #BlackLivesMatter and stand with the Pasadena community to demand accountability and justice in the name of #AnthonyMcClain.

  • TUESDAY, 5/16/2023 at 6:30PM – Department of Justice Listening Session on (corruption and abuse at the) Torrance Police Department ONLINE at tinyurl.com/TPDoversight – Share your stories and experiences with Torrance Police Department with the Department of Justice. 

  • WEDNESDAY, 5/17/2023 at 4PM – #EndPoliceAssociations at 1313 W. 8th St. – Bring your voices, energy, and commitment to building a just and free world, where police associations no longer have control over public safety policy. Wear a mask! Snacks and water provided! Streamed live on Instagram at @blmlosangeles. Every Wednesday at 4pm!

  • THURSDAY, 5/17/2023 at 10AM – Los Angeles City Council Meeting LAST MEETING BEFORE BUDGET ADOPTION at 200 N. Main St., 3rd Floor – It’s the last chance to make our voices heard before City Council adopts its final budget plan and sends it back to the mayor for her signature. Still in their plan is an additional $87 million for police, while our people need housing, healthcare, youth programs, and good jobs. Attend in person and sign up for general public comment.

  • THURSDAY, 5/18/2023 at 5PM – Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela (grandson of Nelson Mandela) at Santa Ana High School, 520 W. Walnut in Santa Ana – Black Lives Matter Grassroots, Palestinian Youth Movement, USPCN, Centro CSO, and global freedom fighters welcome Chief Mandela as he talks about the global fight for Black liberation and freedom. FREE and open to the public!

  • SATURDAY, 5/20/2023 8-10AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA – Talking about the life and legacy of Minister Malcolm X. Guests to be announced. Hosted by our own Melina Abdullah.

Upcoming and Ongoing:

  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 8:30AM – Court Support for the Family of #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell at Criminal Courts Building, 210 W. Temple St., Dept 108, DTLA – Stand with Christopher’s family as Torrance cops Anthony Chavez and Matthew Concannon are prosecuted for stealing the life of this 23-year-old Black man, who was unarmed and complying with orders.

  • Saturday, July 15, 2023 - Black Lives Matter Turns 10! Shutting it all the way down in AfricaTown (Leimert Park) as we celebrate 10 years of Black Lives Matter. Let’s mark this milestone! Save the date!

Recap:

  • Last Wednesday’s “Fund Services, Not Police” rally to #EndPoliceAssociations honored Black mamas against police associations that enact pain, hurt, harm, and loss. Let’s do justice for all the mothers in the movement by organizing and demanding justice in their loved ones name!

  • Last Saturday, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles stood alongside the family of #GuillermoMedina, on what should have been his 40th birthday. Guillermo was killed by Culver City police on December 18, 2022 while he was in the midst of a mental health crisis. 

  • Last Saturday on This Is Not a Drill! Joseph Williams, core organizer with Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, hosted an important conversation about Los Angeles teachers fighting for our students. United Teachers Los Angeles President Cecily Myart-Cruz joined the conversation. Our #MoreThanAHashtag conversation was with the mother of #JaylenLewis, a 25-year-old Black man shot and killed by Mississippi’s Capitol Police task force on September 25, 2022. Missed it? Watch here.

Megan Castillo