Defund2Refund

An initiative to help Americans rethinking public safety.
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[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Defund to Refund is live! We want Americans to rethink public safety. We tell stories to illustrate the human cost of over-policing. Our mission is to amplify support for budget reinvestments that redirect resources to build safer, healthier communities https://t.co/1tzuMvcbuS

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Defund is not dead. People are still working to #defund2refund their communities to make them safe and build them up.

[Defund MPD @Defund_MPD]

Today, we are starting with an introduction to the Defund MPD coalition.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Read this entire thread. The abusive policing of Black children runs deep and it must end. We must start investing in their futures, not stealing them.

[Ken Armstrong @bykenarmstrong]

Three police officers went to an *elementary* school in Tennessee & arrested four Black girls.

One girl fell to her knees. Another threw up. Police handcuffed the youngest, an 8 yo with pigtails.

Their supposed crime? Watching some boys fight — and not stopping them. (THREAD)

[b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie]

yep! “reform not defund” elides the fact that police departments are largely outside of lower-case democratic control, and “reform” rests on a two-way assumption of legitimacy. can’t reform anything that doesn’t view the reformer as legitimate to begin with.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Another community-driven alternative to policing for violence prevention that is WORKING! Jacobi Medical Center’s SUV initiative is based on the premise that violence is a public health issue that can be treated like any other disease. https://t.co/PdCRd6Lu1n

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

It’s called Stand Up to Violence (SUV), a cutting edge program run out of @JacobiHosp (a PUBLIC hospital!), and it is hands down one of the most effective treatments we‘ve seen to reduce incidents of violence like shootings and stabbings.

I’m asking for fed resources to grow it.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Excellent thread on how attempts to #defund2refund can get shut down through fear and how that is completely detached from reality.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Thread. You're going to hear a lot about how cops need more resources because "crime is surging" in the next few months. It's propaganda, and here's how you can respond:

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

This Edweek story shows a few examples of the challenges faced when it comes to replacing police in schools. People will push back, but we must show them that safety is a shared goal and there are more effective tactics to reach it than police.

More: https://t.co/2MO3avak1e

[Eesha Pendharkar @Eeshapendharkar]

We asked districts across the country that got rid of school resource officers last year how a year without SROs had been. Read to find out what they said. @s_e_schwartz @Stephen_Sawchuk @IleanaNajarro
https://t.co/R5DXDH40dL

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

A good step that will save lives. Now let’s keep going. Learn about other ways we can support public safety without violence at https://t.co/BlXjXUi0oY.

[Black Lives Matter (BLM) @Blklivesmatter]

Today is the anniversary of the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philly. MOVE was a group of Black folks organizing towards Black liberation. On May 13, 1985, the city dropped a bomb on them, killing 11 people, injuring many, & leaving 200+ Philadelphians homeless. We don’t forget.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

@Dianne4NYC https://t.co/BiQJXhriBb

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Reimagining public safety begins with this simple realization. Public safety is bigger than police. It’s a goal and police are a tactic. One that isn’t working.

Learn how we can build safety through investing in alternatives and communities at https://t.co/BlXjXUi0oY

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Reimagining public safety begins with this simple realization. Public safety is bigger than police. It’s a goal and police are a tactic. One that isn’t working.

Learn how we can build safety through investing in alternatives and communities at https://t.co/BlXjXUi0oY

[Dianne Morales @Dianne4NYC]

Policing ≠ public safety.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

@NPRinskeep One way people can help others understand police alternatives and what out it can mean is to share https://t.co/BlXjXUi0oY and read our stories about how we can build safer communities.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Everybody wants safety. The conversation is about what is most effective to achieve that. Time and time again, it is shown that police are failing to keep us safe and can actively harm folks.

We encourage all of the NY mayoral candidates to check out https://t.co/BlXjXUi0oY.

[Gloria Pazmino @GloriaPazmino]

“People don’t want to live by a bumper sticker,” @ericadamsfornyc says referring to defund movement. “Let’s use dollars to keep our city safe,” he says.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

DC's police budget is over $500K. A portion of that would be more productively used giving these kids a place to play than it would be over-policing Ivy City.

[Perry Stein @PerryStein]

Really excellent piece from @paulschwartzman on the longstanding fight over the future of Ivy City -- a neighborhood where new condos are going for $800k and kids are still fighting the city for a rec center https://t.co/EvNvlNha3p

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Here’s an opportunity to advocate for a police alternative that could reduce harm and support the LA community.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Ideas like these are not out-of-this-world, but rather common sense reallocations of budget dollars from solutions that don't work to solutions that do.

Traffic enforcement is just one area where we can increase safety and reduce harm without overfunding police.

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Last week, we visited with @AskMixedCompany about #Defund2Refund, how we got here and where we're going. As fate would have it, it was right after the #chauvinverdict so we also spoke about that moment and what it means.

[Mixed Company Podcast @AskMixedCompany]

.#AnotherOne #NewEpisode @Defund2Refund is an initiative founded by @hugeinc to help Americans rethink public safety and redirect resources to build safer, healthier communities through storytelling. Learn more about their mission. #StreamingNow https://t.co/ct0OOuwYcj

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

We mourn #MakiyahBryant. She had her whole life ahead of her and was trying to get help.

Are police the right resource when you need help? Too many times police do more harm when they arrive and their first response is violence.

We need new solutions.

https://t.co/JWopco09ea

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

UPDATE: According to Hazel Bryant, who said the 15-year-old was her niece, the teen called the police because someone in her house was abusing her. Bryant went on to say police shot her four times https://t.co/7IinLjDzBZ

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

"Budgets are moral documents. They communicate our priorities." - @AOC

What are we communicating when we fund police and the militarization of police instead of our schools, communities, and healthcare?

#DefundThePolice #defund2refund #defundtorefund

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

@TorreySmithWR A better future is possible. We can avoid these tragic outcomes if we defund solutions that don't work and start investing in community support.

https://t.co/aYKS6IY81I

[Defund2Refund @Defund2Refund]

Whatever the outcome, systemic problems require systemic solutions.

The need to #Defund2Refund and rebuild our communities will remain. Our work continues.

[ACLU of Wisconsin @ACLUofWisconsin]

We hear the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial is coming shortly.

A reminder: Real justice would be George Floyd being able to return to his daughter Gianna.