Is Minneapolis disbanding the police department? It may be the first city to do so
Is Minneapolis disbanding the police department? It may be the first city to do so
In that document, policy advocate at the Center for Popular Democracy Marbre Stahly-Butts and Forward Justice co-...
In that document, policy advocate at the Center for Popular Democracy Marbre Stahly-Butts and Forward Justice co-director Daryl Atkinson argue for rerouting funds from policing to “long-term safety strategies
In Veto-Proof Majority, Minneapolis City Council Says It Will Dismantle Police Department
In Veto-Proof Majority, Minneapolis City Council Says It Will Dismantle Police Department
Today, Minneapolis leaders are answering that call to action,” Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular...
Today, Minneapolis leaders are answering that call to action,” Local Progress, a project of the Center for Popular Democracy, said in a statement.
Here's What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
The Center for Popular Democracy can help contextualize that number with it's Freedom to Thrive report, which...
The Center for Popular Democracy can help contextualize that number with it's Freedom to Thrive report, which profiled major cities and their police forces.
It's Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Much-Needed Public Services
It's Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Much-Needed Public Services
Big cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spent more than 25 percent of their...
Big cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spent more than 25 percent of their general fund budgets on their police departments, according to a 2017report by the Center … for Popular Democracy.
Here’s Where the Movement to Defund Police Is Gaining Momentum
Here’s Where the Movement to Defund Police Is Gaining Momentum
punitive systems that we spend incredible amounts of money on—namely, police at the local level—and shift that to the...
punitive systems that we spend incredible amounts of money on—namely, police at the local level—and shift that to the types of resources that will actually allow communities to be safe and to thrive,” says Kumar … Rao, director of the Justice Transformation program at the Center for Popular Democracy, a progressive advocacy group.
U.S. protesters call to 'Defund the Police.' What would that look like?
U.S. protesters call to 'Defund the Police.' What would that look like?
Policing and corrections accounted for about 30% of general funding in Atlanta and Orlando in 2017, and nearly 40% in...
Policing and corrections accounted for about 30% of general funding in Atlanta and Orlando in 2017, and nearly 40% in Chicago, according to a report from the Center for Popular Democracy, an advocacy group
En fila medidas a favor de los pensionados
Julio López Varona, coordinador del movimiento Construyamos Otro Acuerdo, indicó que es necesario que la Legislatura...
Julio López Varona, coordinador del movimiento Construyamos Otro Acuerdo, indicó que es necesario que la Legislatura exprese su postura ya que este grupo, los propios legisladores y otros expertos entienden
Councilors look to defund police programs, force reforms
Councilors look to defund police programs, force reforms
Baltimore, by comparison, spends $480 million, or 25 percent of the general fund allocation, according to a 2017 study...
Baltimore, by comparison, spends $480 million, or 25 percent of the general fund allocation, according to a 2017 study by The Center for Popular Democracy.
Police Budgets Versus Education Budgets in America
In Oakland, California, according to budget reporting conducted by The Center For Popular Democracy, 41.2 percent of...
In Oakland, California, according to budget reporting conducted by The Center For Popular Democracy, 41.2 percent of city spending goes to policing.
Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden.
Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden.
Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, which endorsed Bernie Sanders in the...
Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy, which endorsed Bernie Sanders in the primaries, said the only way for Biden to really make amends is to build specific
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