HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE:

DEFUND THE POLICE
A one-stop-shop for organizers and advocates looking for tools, resources, trainings, legislation and policies.
A one-stop-shop for organizers and advocates looking for tools, resources, trainings, legislation and policies.
#DefundPolice means divesting from institutions that kill, harm, cage and control our communities, and investing in housing, health care, income support, employment, and community-based safety strategies that will produce genuine and sustainable safety for all.
This site is a one-stop-shop information source for campaigns to defund police, and a place to ask questions, connect with existing networks, and find inspiration!
SINCE MAY 2020, ORGANIZERS IN OVER 20 CITIES HAVE:
Additionally, over 25 cities canceled contracts with local police departments operating in schools, saving an additional $34 million to be invested in student, family and community supports and restorative justice.
Click on a state, region or city to find local campaigns, resources, legislation & policies!
You can also find cities and states that have materials on particular topics by using the filters to the left of the map.
Once you find a city that has the type of materials you want, click on the city on the map. Then click the yellow “Visit City Page” button on the right hand side of the map. Once you are on the city page, use the filters to the left to narrow down to the topic or resource type you want.
Browse or search a national database created by Data for Police Abolition to find examples of legislation and policies to #DefundPolice
Borders don’t come between Black people demanding to defund police and invest in our communities. In a long tradition of global Black solidarity, communities across Turtle Island and around the world are sharing strategies and joining together to demand divestment from criminal punishment systems that kill, harm and loot resources from our communities, and investments in Black communities, and in genuine and lasting public safety.
Our intention is for this site and defundthepolice.org, which highlights struggles to defund police in Canada, to be read together as a shared tapestry of resistance.