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Web ArchiveMake It Right - Independent Media Institute The Make It Right (MIR) Project is a multimedia campaign dedicated to righting social justice wrongs. From the website: "The inaugural project is focused on the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials, which are tangible eulogies to heroes of a treasonous anti-American campaign and a reflection of U.S. investment in white power and supremacy." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2022
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Web ArchiveData for Black Lives "Data for Black Lives is a group of activists, organizers, and mathematicians committed to the mission of using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2021
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Web ArchivePakistani Truck Artist pays homage to George Floyd - Mashable Pakistan Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBlack Trans Advocacy Coalition "Established in 2011, The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC) is the only national organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.BTAC, through our national advocacy center and affiliate state chapters work daily to end discrimination and inequities faced in health, employment, housing and education to improve the lived experience of transgender people. BTAC’s work…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveReclaim the Block Reclaim the Block is a community coalition representing activists, organizers, faith and community leaders united by the demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives that would decrease the scope of Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and promote healthier, safer, more diverse communities. From website: "Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money…
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveHouse Bill 1910; Regular Session 2019-2020 - PA General Assembly From the Pennsylvania Governor's website: "House Bill 1910, sponsored by Rep. Dan Williams, requires mental health evaluations with a focus on PTSD of law enforcement officers as a condition of continued employment. The evaluation may be upon request of a law enforcement officer or a police chief or within 30 days of an incident of the use of lethal force. The bill also requires…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveThe Okra Project The Okra Project is an American grassroots mutual aid collective based in New York City that provides support to Black trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people. The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveHouse Bill 1841; Regular Session 2019-2020 - PA General Assembly From the Governor of Pennsylvania's website: "House Bill 1841, sponsored by Rep. Harry Readshaw, requires a thorough background check for law enforcement applicants prior to being employed and requires a law enforcement agency to disclose employment information. The bill also establishes an electronic database housed and maintained by the Municipal Police Officers’ Training and Education Training Commission (MPOTEC) that contains separation records of law…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBlack Visions Collective - Minnesota Black Visions Collective (BLVC) is a non-profit organization for black liberation based in Minnesota. BLVC is based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and is a coalition dedicated to divestment from the police, redistribution of public funds, and is focused on intersectionality, especially the intersection of transgender, gender non-conforming, and queer Black identities. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Cuomo Signs Policing Reform Legislation - New York From the Governor of New York's website, on June 15, 2020: "Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed policing reform legislation requiring state and local law enforcement officers to report within six hours when they discharge their weapon (S.2575-B/A.10608); requiring courts to compile and publish racial and other demographic data of all low-level offenses (S.1830-C/A.10609); and requiring police officers to provide medical and mental health attention…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveOffice of the Mayor - City of Seattle - Sixteen Mayors of Major American Cities Call on Trump Administration to Halt Plans and Remove Federal Forces from Cities From the Office of the Mayor of Seattle, WA, on July 22, 2020: "As federal forces remain in Portland and the President plans to announce expand[ed] federal actions in cities, sixteen mayors of major American cities have now joined Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s calls on the Trump administration to immediately halt plans to send federal forces from major American cities and withdraw any forces…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveDecriminalize Seattle Decriminalize Seattle is a coalition that builds power in Seattle to invest in pro-community, pro-people initiatives and divest from policing and the criminal legal system. Discussion includes the following topics: Policing and Criminalization Drain Resources and puts Black Lives at Risk; Police Reforms Consistently Fail to Protect Black Lives; We Need to Divest from Police, Prisons, Courts, and Prosecution. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Newsom Announces New Policing and Criminal Justice Reforms - California From the Office of the Governor's website, on June 5, 2020: "After a week of engagement with civic leaders and law enforcement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and demonstrations nationwide, Governor Newsom today announced his support for new policing and criminal justice reforms. Governor Newsom will work toward a statewide standard for policing peaceful protests and ending the carotid hold."…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGov. Wolf of PA Signs First Two Law Enforcement Reform Bills From the Governor of Pennsylvania's website, on July 14, 2020 : "Governor Tom Wolf signed House bills 1841 and 1910, which both passed unanimously in the House and Senate. The bills are the first two pieces of legislation from the governor’s comprehensive police reform executive actions announced in early June in the wake of the death of George Floyd when in Minneapolis police custody…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveGovernor Whitmer Expands Law Enforcement Commission to Include Civil Rights Director, Community Leaders From the Governor of Michigan's website, on June 12, 2020, "Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-121 to add four seats to The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and three community members appointed by the governor will occupy these seats. The governor’s order will bring more community voices to the table as the…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBlack Lives Matter at School - NEA EdJustice Black Lives Matter at School observed that racism and xenophobia have become more prevalent and overt in our schools and communities. The organization asserts "it is [now] more important than ever to listen to and elevate the voices, experiences, and history of our fellow citizens and communities under attack." From the website: "The goal of Black Lives Matter at School is to spark an…- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveRacial Justice The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a distinct and diverse community of Christians, who accepts everyone as they are. The UCC asserts that their intention is to "disrupt and dismantle structures and systems that perpetuate racism. Racism has no place in our world. Racism must never be taught as a Biblical principle because God did not create superior people groups and cultures. Racism…
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBlack Lives Matter - South Carolina From website: Earlier this year [2020], Lawrence Nathaniel founded Black Lives Matter South Carolina as a response to the killing of George Floyd. BLM-SC, Inc, a statewide organization, has as its goal to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by anyone (group or government.) Members seek to facilitate conversation surrounding the injustices, fears, and disproportions…
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveBLACK LIVES MATTER - Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington Black Lives Matter (BLM B-town) chapter, Indiana, confront institutional racism, which allows deplorable conditions to persist and in some cases flourish. Since February 2019, BLM B-town has focused: anti-racism education, policy, racial food justice, and collective liberation through intersectional actions. Currently, they are creating new working agreements, projects, committees, and ways of looking at local issues that concern BLM and the black, brown,…
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveOffice of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison On June 12, 2020, Attorney General Ellison charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with 2nd-degree murder of George Floyd, and charged three former officers with aiding and abetting 2nd-degree murder. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveCivil Rights Investigation into Minneapolis Police Department From the website of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights: "On June 2, [2020] Commissioner Rebecca Lucero stood with Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage Executive Director Justin Terrell to announce that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights opened a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. The death of George Floyd launched this investigation."…
- Date: 2020
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Web ArchiveINDIVISIBLE LITTLE ROCK & CENTRAL ARKANSAS Indivisible Little Rock & Central Arkansas is a local chapter of Indivisible National, an organization focused on fighting President Trump's and the GOP's agenda. This organization accomplishes their mission by taking direct action, electing local officials, and promoting progressive policies. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
- Date: 2020