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Jesse Hagopian talking about wealth inequality as the "violence of organized abandonment" which is exactly what our government does to everyone except the rich and white. #DefundSPD
"All my favorite activists have mug shots" as Jesse talks about how police have always been on the wrong side of history, from labor rights to racial justice.
An update by Nikkita Oliver, after reading more than 30 names of our unsheltered population who had died in the past couple months.
Nikkita talks about what it's like living in a neighborhood where you have to constantly dodge cars.
Rainier Ave is the most dangerous road in Seattle.
Rainier Ave is the most dangerous road in Seattle.
Ramy Khalil talking about council member's weaksauce counters against defunding 50% - mainly that it's "too fast" and that the police contract won't allow it (which is false.)
Sundar Sharma talks about how there's only 10 investigators in the city's civil right department - compared to 1500 police officers.
Wage theft is approximately 4x the amount of loss compared to property crimes - and mainly affects working class people.
Wage theft is approximately 4x the amount of loss compared to property crimes - and mainly affects working class people.
Jesse Hagopian, answering a question about incrementalism: We don't just stop at the abolition of the police - we also have to transform the education system that teaches us that "this is the best that we can do." 
Police aren't the ONLY system that guard wealth.
Nikkita reminds us about intersectional solidarity - that unity CAN further dehumanize marginalized peoples, often putting their needs last. Not all comprises are created equal.
