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Invest in our futures<\/h1>\n

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\n\u00a9 Koshu Kunii<\/span>
\nDefundAustinPolice.com was put together in hopes it is useful to those who want to know more about defunding policing. If you are on this page, you probably fall into one of the next three main categories:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. You see the calls to defund policing in Austin, and you agree this is what we need because you have been harmed by policing or working towards abolition for a while. If this is you, please know we are open to feedback and want to make sure we present a holistic framework and tools for your friends and loved ones to interact with policing and defunding content.<\/li>\n
  2. You recently heard about efforts to defund the police in Austin and want to learn more about what this means. Maybe defunding doesn\u2019t sound like the right approach or slogan, but you genuinely want to learn how to be in solidarity with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and other communities who are calling for defunding. If this is you, welcome! We hope this site helps you understand this effort. Please let us know how you are interacting with the content and any feedback you may have.<\/li>\n
  3. You\u2019ve heard about defunding the police, and you think it\u2019s absolutely ridiculous, laughable, and unfair. You may have also made up your mind that it’s the wrong approach and the wrong slogan. We hear you. Thinking of a world without policing asks us to defy everything we have been taught about safety and who can provide it, and it may seem like we are asking for a world without accountability. If this is you, we hope that you are here to at least try to see and hear what we are saying. As Paula Rojas writes, the biggest cop to overcome is the one in our hearts and in our minds<\/a>. If you are here to leave bad vibes or to see how you can bring down the movement and momentum, know that you have centuries of ancestral protection, knowledge, and hard work to overcome, and we wish you healing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In general, we invite you to interact with the page and the content. Please feel free to share anything and sign the pledge to remain in touch and receive action alerts. We are working on getting content in Spanish and other languages, and will let you know when that is up and running. If you want to help us make that happen, please send us a message info@grassrootsleadership.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Policing around us at a glance<\/h1>\n
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