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4 actual proposals for cutting Chicago’s police budget right now
We likely won’t see the 75% cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.
Abolition
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Listen: Youth organizers discuss Black joy, West Side history and the future
“We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”
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‘My ancestors were freedom fighters, and they’re teaching me how to fight’
Let Us Breath organizer Kaleb Autman, 18, reflects on his awakening as a West Side activist and how he’s responding to the needs of his community.
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Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake spotlights systemic racism, police spending in Wisconsin
Wisconsin cities with the highest numbers of Black residents tend to spend more on policing. Those police forces are also a lot whiter than the cities they serve.
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Abolition: ‘They said what they said’
To educate ourselves, and our readers, Injustice Watch hosted a conversation with six Chicago-area abolitionists. Here’s a snapshot of what we heard.
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Amara Enyia: Chicago must defund—not just reform—the police
“Reform is a perfectly warm, comforting blanket. It is comfortable and sedating. But it also smothers.”
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Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show
For activists and city leaders calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to cut the police budget, it’s clear that the money could be better spent elsewhere.