BLMLA Weekly Email 1/8/2024-1/15/2024

This Week’s BLMLA Actions/Events (1/8/24-1/15/24):

  • TUESDAY, 1/9/2024 at 9:30AM – Los Angeles Police Commission Meeting at 100 W. 1st St., DTLA – Hold the Commission accountable that is supposed to hold LAPD accountable! Tell them to #FireChiefMoore for his mis-leadership of the most murderous police department in the nation. 

  • TUESDAY, 1/9/2024 at 6:30PM – Torrance City Council Meeting in the Name of #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell at Torrance City Hall, 3031 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, CA – It’s been four years and the City of Torrance still hasn’t created a police oversight body. Demand that they do. Demand justice in the name of #ChristopherDeAndreMitchell!

  • WEDNESDAY, 1/10/2024 at 4PM – #EndPoliceAssociations Rally at 1313 W. 8th St. – In the name of the #RadicalKing, let’s END POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, that bully and bribe elected officials, pilfer the public purse, and cape for even the most violent and corrupt cops. Meet us in these streets! Wear a mask. Streamed live on Instagram at @blmlosangeles.

  • FRIDAY, 1/12/2024 at 9AM – Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission at Loyola Law School, 919 Albany St., Los Angeles – After two years of skirting subpoenas, former sheriff Alex Villanueva will testify under oath about #LASDGangs. Let’s also hold current sheriff Robert Luna accountable for the murder of 27-year-old Black mama #NianiFinlayson and demand that he fire two-time murderer Deputy Ty Shelton. 

  • SATURDAY, 1/13/2024 8-9AM – This Is Not a Drill! on KBLA Talk 1580AM or facebook.com/BLMLA – This week we’ll have a one-hour show as KBLA begins coverage of the DA debate at 9AM. Let’s talk about our justice intentions for 2024. Our own Sister Dr. Melina Abdullah hosts, with Kim Holmes in the co-host chair. #MoreThanAHashtag with Kappa Alpha Psi polmarch Stuart Tooles, father of #StephenRomero.

  • SUNDAY, 1/14/2024 at 7PM – BLMLA Monthly Organizing Meeting “Setting Our 2024 Intentions” at the Center for Black Power, 3423 W. 43rd Place, AfricaTown/Leimert Park – Let’s celebrate our victories, set our intentions, and begin to chart our course for 2024. Join in the “beloved community” that Dr. King spoke of. Arrive by 6pm for healing justice services, including bodywork. Hot, healthy, lovingly prepared dinner and fresh produce bags for all. Open to ALL Black folks, non-Black allies, elders, families, youth, returning and new folks. Closed to media, politicians, and haters. 

 

Upcoming:

  • TUESDAY, 1/23/2023 at 6PM – Los Angeles Police Commission Evening Meeting at Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), 10950 S. Central Ave. – Out of the people’s demands, the Los Angeles Police Commission committed to move some meetings to the evening to allow for greater attendance by the public that they are supposed to represent. After years of shirking this commitment, they have finally scheduled an evening meeting. Please mark your calendars and let’s plan to show up in force to demand that they #FireChiefMoore!

  • WEDNESDAY, 1/24/2024 at 4PM – Special #EndPoliceAssociations Rally in Solidarity with the California Faculty Association Strike at Cal State LA, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles – Join the CFA picket line at Cal State LA as we demand an end to police associations, police-free campuses, fair wages and conditions for workers, and strong universities for students. 

 

Recap:

  1. Last Wednesday’s #EndPoliceAssociations Rally, Week 151, Dr. Melina Abdullah led a discussion on using 2024 as time to be intentional with our spiritual gifts and radical imaginings, building energy towards the world we want and deserve. The legendary Kayo inspired us with his gift of song, and the chosen family of #VanessaMarquez spoke powerfully and we were joined by organizers from Cancel the Contract, who encouraged us to organize for justice in the name of #NianiFinlayson.

  2. Last week BLMLA, BLM Birmingham, BLM Atlanta, BLM Mississippi and BLM Florida gathered with the family of #StevePerkins and local organizers in Decatur, Alabama to demand justice in Steve’s name. Steve should have been celebrating his 40th birthday with his wife, children, family and community; instead his life was stolen by Decatur police.  A panel discussion featured the families of #MikeBrown, #RonaldGreene, and #AndrewJosephIII, along with organizers from Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Streamed live on IG @blmgrassroots.

  3. Saturday’s This Is Not a Drill! focused on ending the criminalization of Black girls, women and gender non-confirming folks. Brilliantly hosted by our own Joseph Williams with Baba Akili in the cohost chair. Missed it? Catch it wherever you get your podcasts under BLM This Is Not a Drill.

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