Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition

Official Twitter of CMDC. Est. June 2020. Legal action and policy advocacy in support of Cincinnati's #BlackLivesMatter protesters. RTs are not endorsements.

[ACLU of Ohio @acluohio]

Black students make up 63% of Cincinnati Public Schools but:
-93% of out-of-school suspensions
-89% of police referrals
-85% of in-school suspensions
-78% of expulsions

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

This is Casey Christian Goodson Jr. Reports indicate he was shot several times in the back as he returned to his own home with a Subway sandwich in hand. #Cincinnati stands with #Columbus in demanding #justiceforcasey #CaseyChristianGoodsonJr

[Morgan Harper @mh4oh]

Law enforcement officers killed a 23 year-old man in Columbus today.

Yes, he was Black.

And yes they shot him in the back.

“The US Marshal confirmed the man who was killed was not the person the task force was searching for.”

https://t.co/rBiB2r0QPS

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

What kind of city do we want to be?
Join us in demanding #CincyDropTheCharges

[ACLU of Ohio @acluohio]

📢#THREAD - #qualifiedimmunity explained.

Tomorrow we have oral arguments in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals fighting for the rights of protesters (and everyone else) to be free from unreasonable force.
⚖️🗣️🚓

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

Vigil for Elijah McClain starting now with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

Marchers gathering at the Hamilton County Courthouse to protest curfew charges against roughly 500 people who participated in Cincinnati's George Flyod protests. Attorneys w the Mass Defense Coalition (member groups attached) will serve motions to dismiss at city hall at 3 pm.

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

March to drop curfew charges against Cincinnati George Floyd protesters starting now from courthouse to city hall

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

March pushing for dropping curfew charges against Cincinnati George Floyd protesters has arrived at Cincinnati City Hall

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

Pastor Leslie Jones speaking now https://t.co/fqpRtCgZeJ

[Nick Swartsell @nswartsell]

https://t.co/PA9HdjuDlM

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

Starting now! Join for the rally at Hamilton County Courthouse steps!

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

Will you join tomorrow afternoon in #Cincinnati to demand #CincyDropTheCharges on 500+ of our neighbors arrested during the #BlackLivesMatter protests?

No one should face jail time for exercising their 1st Amendment rights & demanding an end to racial injustice
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[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

Sign the petition here:

https://t.co/RiWyOf0H9k

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

Will you join tomorrow afternoon in #Cincinnati to demand #CincyDropTheCharges on 500+ of our neighbors arrested during the #BlackLivesMatter protests?

No one should face jail time for exercising their 1st Amendment rights & demanding an end to racial injustice
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻

[The Appeal @theappeal]

In Cincinnati, protesters say sheriff’s deputies ignored the medical needs of the people they detained. “This one girl had a seizure that was so bad, we thought she died, because after her seizure ended, she didn’t wake up.” https://t.co/Q3LuqTfhww

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

“I think that it is clear that [HCSO’s] efforts were ‘let’s show them for standing up to us.’ And they accomplished that because the people we’ve talked to said, ‘I’m never going to go to a protest again because I don’t want to go through this again” - @SamiSilverstein
READ! 👇🏽

[The Appeal @theappeal]

In Cincinnati, protesters say sheriff’s deputies ignored the medical needs of the people they detained. “This one girl had a seizure that was so bad, we thought she died, because after her seizure ended, she didn’t wake up.” https://t.co/Q3LuqTfhww

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

@SharonCoolidge @realDanHils Do you know if this will be available via livestream anywhere online? Thanks!

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

#Cincinnati folks walking out to protest from the City Council budget hearings — re-upping the info below. May everybody stay safe, free, energized, and hydrated tonight.

#Cincinnatiprotests

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

#Cincinnati marchers: here are numbers to call if you are arrested or witness an arrest. Go forth! #cincinnatiprotest #Cincinnatiprotests #blacklivesmattercincinnati #blacklivesmatterohio

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

Take a look at the huge array of protests and demonstrations still happening across the world this week. This is a movement, not a moment.

See you this weekend, #Cincinnati

[Read Jackson Rising @JPHilllllll]

I don't know why these images have disappeared from our TLs, but the #BlackLivesMatter protests have not stopped.

Dozens happened around the world today. This is Boston 👇

[Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition @CincMassDefense]

#CINCINNATI - if you were arrested, or witnessed arrest, force, or other abuse by LEOs during the #BlackLivesMatter protests - follow the directions below NOW to preserve evidence (managed by Public Defenders) & share widely!

Don’t let a lost/damaged phone mean justice denied!