Letter to New York Legislators Re: Creating Safe & Supportive Schools for All

Today, a jury found Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the murder 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Advancement Project’s national office released the following statement:

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Reimagining safety at the grassroots.

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Safety does not exist when Black & Brown young people are forced to interact with a system of policing that views them as a threat and not as students.

Supporting athletes that advocate for change to our country’s unjust policing practices.

After a 27-year bout, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch – the prosecutor who failed to charge Ferguson Police Department Officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown, Jr. four years ago this week – was defeated in the St. Louis prosecutorial election. McCulloch has a long history of defending police violence and was responsible for the attack on front line protesters during the Ferguson Uprising following the death of 18-year-old Brown. McCulloch targeted Ferguson protestor Josh Williams, who is enduring an eight-year prison sentence, as well as Brittany Ferrel and Alexis Templeton, who suffered a year-long prosecution. On…

50 years later, the Black Lives Matter movement represents a similar threat to the FBI.

Research supports the use of mental health professionals like counselors, restorative justice programs, and other alternatives to police.