Posts in Racial Justice
Tell your Senators: Support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and strengthen it in the Senate

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is an important first step in finally achieving meaningful reform of policing on a national level. Had its provisions already been in place in 2020, George Floyd might still be alive today. The House bill is good but we hope the Senate will make it even stronger, incorporating the recommendations of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

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Tell your Supervisor: Support the Charter Amendment measure to repeal the SFPD arbitrary minimum!

The Board of Supervisors is considering proposing a ballot measure to repeal the Charter’s arbitrary requirement of 1,971 full-duty SFPD officers. Tell your Supervisor to support the measure so police staffing can be changed to reflect the City’s needs!

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Tell the Board of Supervisors by July 14: Support the Charter Amendment measure to repeal the SFPD arbitrary minimum!

At the Tuesday, July 14 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board will discuss a proposed Charter amendment to repeal the Charter’s arbitrary requirement of 1,971 full-duty SFPD officers. Call in to give public comment and support the measure so police staffing can be changed to reflect the City’s needs!

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Tell the SF Rules Committee by July 13: Support the Charter Amendment measure to repeal the SFPD arbitrary minimum!

Wednesday, July 3, at 10am, the Rules Committee will meet to discuss a proposed Charter amendment to repeal the Charter’s arbitrary requirement of 1,971 full-duty SFPD officers. Call in to give public comment and support the measure so police staffing can be changed to reflect the City’s needs!

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Tell the SF Budget & Approps. Committee: Move money from SFPD to City services!

The entire country is reckoning with the role of policing in our societies and police in our lives and our neighbors' lives—and yet Mayor Breed wants to give the SFPD another $43 million over last year's budget, while cutting other services. Call-in to the SF Budget & Approp's. Committee hearing and tell them: amend the budget!

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Tell the Board of Supervisors: Lift the curfew!

The Board is considering lifting the curfew in San Francisco. It expires automatically on Saturday, but every day it continues is another day that police—including both SFPD officers and the officers from numerous other agencies that the City has brought in to enforce the curfew—will continue to use the curfew to repress both protesters and people going about everyday business. Call your Supervisor and tell them to lift the curfew

We support lifting the curfew, and several ISF members called in yesterday to register their support for ending it, but the measure failed to come to a vote. It was continued to Thursday.

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Oppose racism against Black city workers

We've recently had two city hearings about racial discrimination against Black city workers, with hundreds of Black city workers sharing data and stories. We ask that you follow the lead of the group Wealth and Disparities in the Black Community - Justice 4 Mario Woods, and call for the City HR Director who has overseen this to be fired.

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