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grateful recipient of payphone photos and stories. Comms Director at @archcitydefense. i’m a they/them.

[z @z_gorley]

@STLMetro Odor no longer detectable. Hoping this means Spire came out & addressed it.

[z @z_gorley]

Strong odor of gas at the Grand @STLMetro metrolink platform. Noticed it on Tuesday, too. Called Spire to report & informed someone w/ Metro. 😷 #carfree #stl

[z @z_gorley]

Last night I was looking thru @STLCityGov Budget Expenditures to track how many millions in tax $$ *we* have spent operationalizing this death chamber, but the city’s budget pages have changed, can only see FY24, 25. Where can I find expenditures since FY19? #nomorejaildeaths

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

#nomorejaildeaths rally is a wrap and we are holding the press conference outside of city hall. @MikeAMilton314 of @FCCStLouis reads the demand letter co-signed by 25 organizations sent to Mayor Jones and #StlBoA President Green today.

Link to letter: https://t.co/4mTGVG2G0i

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

In a 1893 speech about lynching in the US, Ida B. Wells said, “Those who commit the murders write the reports.”

Fast forward— 18 people have died in jail in #STLCity since 2020. Why has there been so much secrecy and opaqueness? Are those responsible still writing the reports?

[z @z_gorley]

With less than 3 hours in Austin, TX I have already lost count of the number of buses and walk/bike commuters. Also scooters. Sure it’s sunny and 75. But these streets are engineered for “alternative” forms of traffic. #carsAnd

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

Fifteen years into ACD’s mission, we are honoring the past, impacting the present, and building the future.

Our Year-End Appeal, the biggest fundraising push of the year, enables us to continue providing holistic legal advocacy to the community. We cannot do that without you.

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

At the Feb 2024 Public Safety Committee Hearing, former Commissioner J. Clemmons-Abdullah stated "11 people" have died during her tenure. See clip below and here for full video: https://t.co/CvSQkJPTpW

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

In January 2024, at a "Public Safety Townhall," Charles Coyle, the Public Safety Director said: 15 people have died at CJC since 2020. The short clip is included below & full video is here: https://t.co/4j8zoLanBi

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

In the wake of another person dying in custody in St. Louis City's jail, reporters have asked us how many people have died since 2020?

Recent @ksdknews reporting states: 14 people https://t.co/KKgpN6oQ7C
However, in December 2023, they also reported 14 deaths since 2020.

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

We might not know about @taylorswift13 & Travis Kelce’s dinner convos but we’re familiar with challenging the policing-for-profit scheme in #Ferguson & #STL. And, so does our client, Umi Okoli, who is ft. on the latest @LastWeekTonight. More here: https://t.co/pYaMfXAJgK

[z @z_gorley]

I don’t know the train number. There was multiple surveillance cameras that would have caught it from different angles, though. Have you not been able to find it by looking at the footage, @STLMetro?

[Metro @STLMetro]

@z_gorley Thank you for sharing. Are you able to tell the train number so that we can get this handled?

[ArchCity Defenders @ArchCityDefense]

We've got an event update!! We're honored to have @MoEgeston aka Mo E All-Stars playing music and Tracy (T-Spirit) Stanton doing spoken word during part of our 15-year Anniversary Showcase! Have you got your tickets yet? https://t.co/PxLeS6iS2h

[z @z_gorley]

STL: Look, we’re gonna be a commuter city! Watch us as we put turnstiles in while the metro cars leaks rain water

#stl #stlwx @STLMetro

[Samuel Sinyangwe @samswey]

1 in every 3 people killed by a stranger is killed by a police officer. So you might think the biggest threat to your life is some random shooter or gang. But the one organized group that is most likely to shoot and kill you is the police, and it’s not even close.

[z @z_gorley]

“We’re tired of being disregarded and we’re tired of being disappeared” — ML Smith w/ @MADPMO supporting @AlderSheenBean’s resolution 57 and @CLOSEWorkhouse demands which call on #Stlcity to follow community recommendations on what happens to the former jail building & site.

[z @z_gorley]

Right, @iSmashFizzle! Missouri is the ‘show me’ state, so we’ll believe it when we see it!

@CLOSEWorkhouse is still calling on the City to follow report recommendations, make reparations to Wkhs survivors, & fully fund an offsite resource hub:
More here: https://t.co/vGSEdZV2fi

[SV De-Bug @svdebug]

Read our op-ed by Santa Clara Public Defender, SV NAACP, & De-Bug:
"Prop 36 is falsely guised as an attempt to reduce crime, homelessness and substance use. In reality, the proposition will only exacerbate the issues it claims to address."
#StopProp36

https://t.co/SCZrB5oDnA

[z @z_gorley]

thank you to the 70 bus driver who heard me calling out while running up the stairs to hold the bus & did #stl

[derecka @dereckapurnell]

as people have been explaining for decades? centuries? you can’t keep growing an economy on a planet with finite resources. you will lose the planet