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June 19, 2020

Thousands march for third straight weekend in Jacksonville, demand community control of the police

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We are canceling our meeting tomorrow due to shift

We are canceling our meeting tomorrow due to shifting updates related to Hurricane Ian.

Instead we encourage our community to take this time and prepare for potential impact to Jacksonville later this week. Swipe through for some general reminders, and visit bit.ly/JAXReady for the full local emergency preparedness kit.

Stay safe and check in on your loved ones! ❤️

#HurricaneIan #Jax #PeoplesBudgetNow

The city budget proposed by Mayor Curry is current

The city budget proposed by Mayor Curry is currently under review by City Council, and if approved, will include an over $37 million dollar increase to JSO’s already excessive budget.

We reject the Mayor’s proposal and instead encourage the city to adopt a People’s Budget, which would cap JSO’s budget at 25% of our city budget. This releases city funds for new and existing initiatives that will actually service our community, as a wider access to social, healthcare, and other services is consistently proven to reduce rates of crime, whereas JSO is clearly incapable of doing so.

Join us this coming Tuesday for our monthly meeting to learn more about the #PeoplesBudgetNow campaign and how you can get involved! Contact your city council person and tell them you oppose criminalizing poverty and to vote NO on the bloated JSO budget!

#PoliceAccountabilityNow #FundThePeopleNotPolice
#BlackLivesMatter

We’re back with our monthly meeting! Join us th

We’re back with our monthly meeting!

Join us this Tuesday, 9/27 at The Jessie! We’ll be discussing our current campaign at city council for a #PeoplesBudget, ways you can get involved, and more. Tell a friend to tell a friend!

“When those below move, those above come tumbling down.”

#PeoplesBudgetNow #NoNewJSO #FundThePeople #NotPolice

ICYMI: City council is considering and ordinance

ICYMI:

City council is considering and ordinance to further criminalize poverty by way of fines and possible arrests for both drivers and “panhandlers”.

Join us at city council today at 5 PM to speak out against this unjust ordinance as well as demand a #PeoplesBudgetNow. Instead of our elected officials brainstorming ways to further develop entrench our community into the (in)justice system, they should be working for us by introducing caps to JSOs budget, more funding for mental health resources, rent stabilization, and more.

#PeoplesBudgetNow
#RentStabilizationNow

💥 ALL OUT FOR A #PEOPLESBUDGETNOW 🚔 JSO cu

💥 ALL OUT FOR A #PEOPLESBUDGETNOW

🚔 JSO currently eats up almost 40% of our city budget, and is asking for yet another increase of over $37,000,000 dollars!

🎤 Join us next Tuesday 9/13 at City Hall as we demand that JSOs gross budget isn’t padded any further, and instead that money go into resources our community needs!

Check out this years 2022-2023 People’s Budget on our website! (Link in our bio)

#FundEducation #FundHealthcare #FundThePeople #NotCops #PeoplesBudgetNow #PoliceAccountabilityNow #PeoplePower

Thank you to everyone who made it out tonight to o

Thank you to everyone who made it out tonight to our #CommunityActionMeeting! We discussed the current housing crisis across the state as well as what wins we’ve seen, such as rent stabilization on Orange County’s ballot, and how to build for real change in Jacksonville.

Stay tuned for upcoming calls to action at city council and future meetings! #PeoplesBudgetNow #BlackLivesMatter #PoliceAccountabilityNow

Join us tomorrow for an in-person community action

Join us tomorrow for an in-person community action meeting!

We’ll be meeting at 6 PM to discuss our current #PeoplesBudgetNow campaign and the call for real solutions amid the housing crisis. Come out and bring a friend!

#FTP #FundThePeople #RentStabilizationNow

TONIGHT! Join Theory of Change table partners for

TONIGHT!

Join Theory of Change table partners for a forum today with Candidates from House District 14!

#Elections2022
#AbolishLEOBOR
#PoliceAccountabilityNow

It’s okay if you missed todays City Council meet

It’s okay if you missed todays City Council meeting because we’ll be mobilizing again soon! #PeoplesBudgetNow

💥 ALL OUT FOR A #PEOPLESBUDGETNOW 🚔 JSO cur

💥 ALL OUT FOR A #PEOPLESBUDGETNOW

🚔 JSO currently eats up almost 40% of our city budget, and is asking for yet another increase of over $37,000,000 dollars!

🎤 Join us tomorrow at City Hall as we demand that JSOs gross budget isn’t padded any further, and instead that money goes into resources our community needs!

#FundEducation #FundHealthcare #FundThePeople #NotCops #PeoplesBudgetNow #PoliceAccountabilityNow #PeoplePower

Sharing from @jaxdemands “Let's get down to bus

Sharing from @jaxdemands

“Let's get down to business- where do each of the Sheriff candidates stand when it comes to #CommunityControl and transparency? Scroll through for answers from the 5 candidates.”

#CitizensReviewBoard #PoliceOversight #PoliceAccountability #CommunityControlNow #PoliceTransparency #PowerToThePeople #CommunityPolicing #JSO #Duval #Florida #JaxElections #August23rd #VoteNow #VoteEarly

SPEAK OUT AT CITY COUNCIL! All across Jacksonville

SPEAK OUT AT CITY COUNCIL!
All across Jacksonville- from our local business owners, to working families, and single income households- there is a rental crisis where we are at the mercy of the landlords in the face of 400% rental increases.

Jacksonville saw the highest rate of rental increase in THE NATION during 2021, a rate of 31%. Almost 50% of Jacksonville renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent, while 23% is spending greater than 50% of their income on rent.

What else is on the up and up? JSOs budget. JSO is now asking for a $38 million dollar increase- a $540 million dollar budget- while our residents are seeing no support from our city to ensure we’re able to remain residents!

This is not normal and we should not accept it. Fund affordable housing, not police!

Join us alongside @flrising next Tuesday, 8/9 at 5 PM to make it clear that we will no longer accept this status quo!

#HousingIsAHumanRight
#TenantsBillOfRightsNow
#StopRentHikes
#PeoplesBudgetNow

Full article at the link in bio! Amazing job by

Full article at the link in bio!

Amazing job by the workers at Starbucks on Ricky Drive and San Jose for organizing the first strike at a FL Starbucks!

Thank you to our wonderful community members who have been stopping by to show support! The people united can never be defeated!

#UnionStrong
#StrikePower

A great info-graphic on the upcoming FL primaries

A great info-graphic on the upcoming FL primaries by @unfsds!

“Although the deadline to register for the primaries has passed, there is still time to take part in the election coming up!!! Your vote is your voice in how November rolls out so let’s use it powerfully.”

We support the workers at the Starbucks location o

We support the workers at the Starbucks location on Ricky Drive who’ve called for a #strike all day today at their workplace as a result of the unfair labor practices committed by Starbucks.

Come join and show your support for organized labor! Remember, the reason for the weekend is UNION POWER!

#UnionPower
#WorkerPower
#ReviveTheStrike

Come out to show support anytime tonight from 5-10

Come out to show support anytime tonight from 5-10 PM!

This event was planned in part by one of our very own CAC members, @llmollie and we are eternally grateful and proud of her!

Support our youth and their efforts to not only help local organizations but to do so sustainably in a way that bridges communities together!

#WeGotUs
#PeoplePower

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