"Defunding the police is not simply withdrawing funding for law enforcement and doing nothing else. … It is about shifting public funds to new services and new institutions." ~Angela Davis
#DefundThePolice
Now more than ever, we have to demonstrate a heightened sense of responsibility for & to each other.
Don’t call the police on Black people for being asleep in their cars, selling water without a permit, etc.
We need systemic change & deconstruction, but we also need community.
@NYGovCuomo Wow. This is meta-level American evil and racism... doubly exploiting black people by tweeting rhetorical questions you will never have any interest in solving and are the problem of. Integrity is determined by actions, not by cleverness Governor
'We do not want to recognize the level of poverty in this country, because if we did, it would be a national scandal.'
— @AOC on her Recognizing Poverty Act, which directs the government to finally acknowledge the real level of poverty in the U.S.
I’ve worked w a LOT of kids in my past educational work.
The ones who “act up” almost always have issues at home or otherwise.
Esp when it comes to elementary students, suspension + detention can make things worse.
What kids need is healing tools+policy that helps families ⬇️