Kate Jopson

Professional Theater/Film Director, outdoor enthusiast, history nerd, fledgling activist

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

📢 CALL TO ACTION for TODAY & TUES 1/26 @ 8:30AM! 📢

🔸 TODAY: Send in written comment to @CountyOfLA #BoardOfSupervisors to support motions that advance a #CareFirst vision! ➡️ https://t.co/vCdPo6wCeU

➡️ ON JAN 26TH: Call-in #PublicComment:

#CareFirst #JusticeLA

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

📢 CALL TO ACTION for Tues. Sept. 15th! 📢

🔸 Send in written public comment TODAY to the @LACountyBOS to support motions that advance a #CareFirst vision!

➡️ AND give call-in #PublicComment at 8:30AM on Sept. 15th!

Instructions here: https://t.co/BIULyxDvZg

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

When Donald Trump says tonight you won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America, look around and ask yourself: How safe do you feel in Donald Trump’s America?

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

Why do people think that the riots could help @realDonaldTrump get re-elected? Like his “law-and-order” stance has ended riots so far? Like he’s addressed anything that caused the riots in the first place? Like systemic racism in policing? Income inequality?

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The billionaire's daughter is telling unemployed Americans to "find something new."

Thanks for the advice, Ivanka.

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

STOP @LASDHQ SPENDING! Tell @CountyofLA to stop wasting our tax dollars on law enforcement & start investing in #CommunityCare . Visit https://t.co/vnSJ6ek0hS for instructions RE how to submit #PublicComment ! We need your voice! #JusticeLA #CareNotCages #DefundTheSheriff

[#BlackLivesMatter-LA @BLMLA]

The Los Angeles Police Protective League is not a union; it's a gang. It buys off politicians, intimidates critics and covers up the crimes of its members. This band of bullies won't silence us. We will expose them and stand in our power. #ProtectPeopleNotPolice #PeoplesBudgetLA

[BlackPast.org @BlackPastOnline]

Frederick Douglass’s Fourth of July oration, given on July 5, 1852, interrogates the celebration of independence & freedom for the 3.2 M enslaved people in the US. Join us in reading “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July.” 🇺🇸
Full text here: https://t.co/kWnxnn5yp8.

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

@bejaypea We’ve been doing the same thing! Many of the films do not hold up to me. For Noir/thriller one that I was really surprised that I liked was The Third Man

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

. @LASDHQ has murdered at least 336 people since 2000. We CANNOT continue to fund murder! #DefundLASheriff Pass a #CareFirstBudget #CareNotCages #CareNotCops #JusticeLA

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

I am a huge fan of #IraAldridge who left the US in 1833. He was the first black actor to portray #Othello on an English stage and an important anti-slavery advocate. Sad he had to leave the US to get that freedom and acclaim. #blackartistsmatter #shakespeare #blackhistory

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

CA’s bail orders are often double what they are in other states for similar crimes. Wealthier people standing trial can pay those bails, people who struggle with poverty. This feeds class divides and keeps people in prison instead of helping support their families #endbail

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

What is LA's $0 bail order? LA County judges have set bail for most lower level charges at $0, an important move to stop jail overcrowding during the pandemic. $0 bail should be permanent.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Imagine being a “billionaire” and the President of the United States and having the audacity to whine about things being rigged against you.

[NPR @NPR]

Black progressives appear to have surged in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, while some Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump did not fare as well on the GOP side. https://t.co/oyD6yyr0s0

[Jennifer Wright @JenAshleyWright]

Sometimes I wish we knew what happened in Germany in the 1940's but they tore down all the statues so it is impossible.

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

CA’s incarceration rate is over 4x that of the UK! We need #alternativesToIncarceration

[JusticeLA @JusticeLANow]

. #AB109 Motion passing at @LaCountyBOS level yesterday is a good 1st step towards divesting from law enforcement! Now we must go FURTHER & FULLY FUND #AlternativesToIncarceration at @CountyOfLA level & beyond! We MUST pass a #CareFirstBudget #DefundTheSheriff #CareNotCages

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

The webseries opera I directed has been feature by @AmericanTheatre glad we’re helping offer ideas in this unprecedented time #opera #webseries #QuarantineLife #COVID19

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

#GeorgiaRobinson became the first black female LAPD Officer in 1916 and founded a woman’s shelter because she saw the need for social services while investigating juvenile and homocide cases. #investincommunities #blackhistory #lahistory #herstory @BlackPastOnline

[Kate Jopson @JopsonKate]

#HattieMcDaniel not only was the 1st black woman to win #BestSupportingActress she also led a courtcase that used the #14thAmendment to desegregate West Adams in LA in 1948. @BlackPastOnline #lahistory #blackhistory #herstory #BlackWomenLead

[March on Washington 2020 @MarchOnWash2020]

In light of recent events, we have to decided to follow in the footsteps of MLK and lead a second March on Washington on August 28 just as he did. Please spread this message on all platforms and help support the fight against police brutality and oppression of all forms.