Black Lives Matter 804 Demands & Supporting Links
- Invest in communities, not policing. Pass the BREATHE Act. The police were born out of slave patrols. We cannot reform an institution built upon white supremacy. We need a new, radical approach to public safety and community investment. The BREATHE Act paints a vision of a world where Black lives matter through investments in housing, education, health, and environmental justice.
- Establish a federal commission to study the legacy of slavery in the United States and its ongoing harm. Develop proposals for redress and repair, including reparations. H.R. 40 has been introduced at every congressional session since 1989 but has not yet reached a full committee vote, normally the first step toward passing legislation. Join the movement to pass H.R.4 0.
- Repeal, Repair, & Reparations: Repeal the marijuana prohibition as youth are still being impacted. Repair people's lives by releasing, resentencing, and expunging. Fund reparations for the failed war on drugs. Payback and reinvest in the communities that have been traditionally targeted by Virginia’s war on drugs.
- End qualified immunity. We must pass a law that will create a way for people in Virginia to sue police for the harms caused by police violence. Virginia needs law enforcement accountability to protect Black and Brown communities from police violence.
- Free Those Wrongfully Convicted. This includes those who are not guilty yet serving life. Exonerate Terrence Richardson & Ferrone Claiborne.
- Establish and implement a Civilian Review Board. Every locality should establish a Civilian Review Board, a law-enforcement civilian oversight body that may receive, investigate, and issue findings on complaints from civilians regarding conduct of law-enforcement officers and civilian employees.
ACT NOW
Send a message to Mayor Levar Stoney, and tell him to support the Richmond Civilian Review Board recommendations from the COMMUNITY task force.