Breonna Taylor was killed by Louisville, Kentucky, police when they shot her 8 times in her own house while she was asleep. Cops broke into her house in the middle of the night to do it. Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, called 911 to report an intruder had killed Breonna. What gave police the right to enter her home with a SWAT team without warning? A no-knock raid.
There's an uprising in this country because of police violence against Black men and women. All over the nation, hundreds of thousands of people are in the streets demanding cities defund the police. We know that police don't keep us safe. As a nation, we spend almost $200 billion on police and jails. The only way to stop the racial profiling, harassment, and terrorizing of Black and Brown communities is to defund the police.
Public safety agencies in Louisville comprise 52% of its budget. By comparison, Louisville spends only 8% of its budget on public services. On one side, we have cops, courts, and jails. On the other, we have affordable housing, job training, and social services.
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Divesting from Policing: Advancement Project National Office’s List of Demands
Advancement Project National Office is committed to supporting grassroots organizations across the country to build the power that will end this system. Our legal, communications and organizing teams were developed for this moment. Through collective action, we are confident that we can build a new society where communities of color can be free and safe. […]
The Price of “Public Safety”
What really makes up a city’s public safety budget? Advancement Project National Office examined the budgets of five cities during Week Against Mass Incarceration last week and found exuberant figures that keep residents criminalized.
The Genius of Ordinary People: How the Ferguson Collaborative Became the Voice of the Community
As the nation marks five years since the police killing of teenager Mike Brown and the series of protests known as the Ferguson Uprisings, a group of residents […]
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Continuing the Fight for Equality Through Latinx Heritage Month
During Latinx Heritage Month, Advancement Project National Office is reflecting on the Latinx community and continuing our fight to strengthen policies that impact members of this community. This fight includes a path towards immigrant justice. The U.S immigration policy has historically been rooted in racism with entry restrictions and exploitation based on race. Advancement Project […]
Let’s Get You Ready to Vote! Join us today, tonight and next week!
We’re another week closer to Election Day, and this week we’re watching the vice presidential debate, uplifting messaging around young voters of color, and teaming up with the Washington Football Team to encourage people to register to vote. Check out what we have going on this week: Tonight, Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will face […]
What you won’t hear at tonight’s Presidential debate
One topic that will likely be framed incorrectly during the Presidential debates? The murder of Black people and the subsequent uprisings this summer.
Six Months of Saying Her Name, Still No Justice for Breonna Taylor
Six months, 27 weeks, 194 days, have passed since Louisville police murdered 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home on March 13, 2020. After months of nationwide protest and uprisings, and both local and national demands to defund the police, Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today that only one of the three officers involved in the murder of Breonna […]
Election 2020: How to Vote State Primers
As a part of our efforts to ensure voters, especially voters of color, have the tools they need to vote safely this year, Advancement Project National Office has developed state primers that provide critical information on how to vote.
Advancement Project: Advancing Voting Rights Restoration for 6 Million Americans
Visit article via Giving Compass here. — Many of us may not realize this staggering fact: There are more than 6 million Americans banned from the polls due to felony disenfranchisement — the loss of voting rights due to the conviction of a criminal offense. “It’s important for us to remember that there is a whole […]
Women Did That! 100 Years of the 19th Amendment
One hundred years ago today, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote was ratified. Women’s suffrage was a century-long fight achieved through protest, advocacy and the legendary work of trailblazing women of color including Sojourner Truth, Mary Church Terrell and Ida B. Wells. These women organized to combat racist policies, elect people of […]
Brutality, Abuse, & Neglect at ICA-Farmville Detention Center: Local, National Organizations Expose Deplorable ICA-Farmville Conditions
The only solution is to free all people detained in ICA-Farmville, and shut it down for good. Advancement Project National Office is working with La ColectiVA, Sanctuary DMV, Detention Watch Network (DWN), and the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) to make it happen. On August 18, 2020, we released a new white paper and […]
Map the Truth Coronavirus Social Justice Guide & Webinar
Advancement Project National Office along with our national allies Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting, Demos, and The Opportunity Agenda have released Map the Truth, a COVID-19/Coronavirus Social Justice Guide. This guide is a reflection of the love, unity and uplifting positivity that we collectively aim to spread amongst all […]
Advancement Project National Office Statement: We Endorse the Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Enshrine an Affirmative and Explicit Right to Vote For All
Today, Dick Durbin (D-IL) proposed a constitutional provision finally enshrining the right to vote as a fundamental right in the U.S. Constitution. The Right to Vote Amendment guarantees “the fundamental right to vote in any public election” for every citizen of legal voting age and requires courts to apply the highest level of judicial review […]
