This week, we all have a critical opportunity to take action to reduce the Baltimore City Police budget and invest in Black communities. The current proposed budget includes a proposal of an almost $3 million increase to the city’s police department, while other critical city services are being cut. This is unacceptable. The BPD should not receive more funding, especially at a time when it is clear that they do not protect Baltimore residents equally. We, as Baltimore residents, must collectively advocate for less funding for police and more funding for departments we really need, such as education, housing & community development, and health.
These efforts are being undertaken in coordination with Organizing Black and our other partners in the Campaign for Justice Safety and Jobs (CJSJ), who we have been working with on police accountability for more than five years. We continue to fight alongside them for the changes that must be made to root out racist, violent, and corrupt police practices and invest in meeting the basic needs of the people of our city.
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