It is critical to be aligned and clear that divesting from the police is one of the top ways to keep our communities safe. This educational opportunity aims to expand upon that while informing people of the alternatives to policing that people are scheming and dreaming around. Each topic is facilitated by North Carolina organizations and community members.
History of Policing & the Prison Industrial Complex
She Safe We Safe: Black Women, Girls, Queer & Trans People
Policing in Schools & the School to Prison Pipeline
End Money Bail
Possibilities of Police Review Boards
Policing & Migration: ICE, Detention & Border Control
Voting Suppression: Incarceration, Gerrymandering, and Early Voting.
Alternatives: A Vision for Building Black Futures and Participatory Budgeting
One Nation Under a Groove (A Virtual Election Night BLOC Party)