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.
Resources
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 […]
News
We Must End Immigration Detention TODAY!
The “immigration detention system” dehumanizes individuals at every level.
“Detention centers” are prisons with atrocious conditions. The immigration detention is part of this country’s mass incarceration crisis. We’ve seen this firsthand.
5 Ways Advancement Project’s National Office Shaped Black History
This Black History Month, we’re reflecting on our legacy.
Players Coalition Charitable Foundation Partners with Advancement Project, #FreeAndSafe Campaign
We are honored to move forward in our work to fulfill this country’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy with the Players Coalition by our side.
The legacy of Jim Crow is a cyst that must be treated before it can heal
On this National Day of Racial Healing, we must recognize that people of color are not given the chance to heal from their past.
Affirming and Uplifting Transgender People and Activists on Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today, Advancement Project acknowledges the 22 trans lives that have been lost this year and those prior. We mourn their deaths and honor the legacy of trans activists such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera by continuing to fight for a world that’s not only free of transphobic violence, but also actively embraces and uplifts the identities of transgender people everywhere.
Faces of Advancement Project
Get to know the folks who make our work happen.
Replacing Criminalization and Disenfranchisement with Citizenship and Voting Rights
Together, let’s vote – let’s ready ourselves for 2020.
What to Do if You Experience Intimidation at the Polls
If you’re a voter wondering what you should do if you feel intimidated or targeted at the polls, you are not alone.
‘The Hate U Give’: Another Resource in the Youth Organizing Toolkit
In this heightened moment of political activity, young people are in need of an outlet to voice their concerns and feel empowered to impact what’s going on around them. The film, “The Hate U Give” makes an important point about what many young people of color experience, what they are witnessing and how to be politically engaged by it.
There is opportunity in darkness. Let the movement lead the way.
There is an opportunity in this darkness for us to organize deeper and wider, tapping the incredible energy we have seen in the streets, at the courts and at our state houses.
