#communitycontrolnow

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

“I can’t breathe, the pepper spray is hurting me.” These are the words spoken by Tauris Sledge, a highschool student attending Hamilton County Public school in the Chattanooga area. The police do not provide safety in our schools, they are a ticking time bomb of anti-Black racism, brutality, and violence against young people and children. Tyler McRae’s abusive behavior against young Black people is a systemic issue, and it’s not just a case of a bad apple; having police in schools is rotten to the core.

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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has a history of violent offenses against community members, particularly Black people, in the Chattanooga area. School should be a learning environment and not a place of brutal punishment. Children and young people should be able to learn from their mistakes at school, or take a break from class when they’re not feeling themself, not face humiliation and police brutality for minor misbehavior or taking rest. School should not be modeled after the systems of brutality that impact our daily lives. This was an instance of kids being kids, and cops being cops.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, and the Hamilton County Department of Education, both need to be held accountable for allowing Tyler McRae to be around children and work as a School Police Officer. The family of Tauris Sledge, his classmates, the students at East Ridge High school, the Chattanooga community, and Tarius himself deserve justice. The SRO contract with Hamilton County Schools states that “SRO’s are not to be used as disciplinarians”, and yet Tyler McRae was allowed to act as the School Police disciplinarian.

(Swipe right to view full statement or visit https://bit.ly/StopTheViolence-Schools)

#nocopsinschools #accountabilitymatters #communitycontrolnow #JusticeforTauris

image: Zoe Berg

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

💥The verdict came in: Kim Potter GUILTY on all COUNTS. 💥

This is a victory from the people’s movement to the people! We say justice to all victims of police crimes! Jail all killer cops NOW!

#JusticeforDaunteWright

Via National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

#CommunityControlNOW https://t.co/vNios46NAv

[slcpyratepunx]

Utah Against Police Brutality and SLUT City PUNX are teaming up to give you rad live music and the chance to hear from UAPB activists in the struggle against police crimes between sets. Give your frustrations and rage the floor! Come support! Tickets are $6 #SLCPACNOW #Justice4Cody #CommunityControlNow #EndPoliceBrutality #EndWhiteSupremacy #BuildCommunityNotJails link to event: https://ift.tt/2SrjRre --copied from Jack McGuire-- Eco-Fascist Jail City Rockers Anonymous Press Gang Union Power Beer $6 at the door doors 6:30ish starts 7:00ish march 1st @ The Beehive Social Club 666 s state st Guest speakers from Utah Against Police Brutality will go up in between bands sets, they will also have a booth set up so make sure to show em some love too all Proceeds will go to the venue and Utah Against Police Brutality — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Xr9oQ1

[mikeltod]

#Repost @jaxtakesaction with @get_repost ・・・ The Jacksonville Community Action Committee is calling for community groups, organizations, churches, labor unions, neighborhood leaders and individuals to rally on July 1 for police accountability. We want an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Council with the power to investigate police misconduct, subpoena evidence, rewrite JSO codes of conduct, set hiring guidelines and fire delinquent officers. We call on all members of the city council to oppose any and all funding increases for the JSO in the 2019-2020 budget. Instead, we call for a working people’s budget aimed at raising wages, repairing schools, expanding public transportation and tackling poverty. We cannot afford another four years of handouts to the JSO. It’s time to stand up together and get community control of the police. Our numbers matter—Let’s show the city we’re organized and ready for action! #CommunityControlNow #AbolishLEOBOR #NoNewJSO — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2Nd8o14

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

“Of the 1596 signatures that the Commission rejected, the Coalition found more than 300 to be wrongfully rejected, their rejection of a questionable nature, and not in compliance with Tennessee code of elections section 2-1-107. The Community Control Now ballot initiative only needs 226 additional signatures to be certified to meet the required amount of petition signatures.”

#CommunityControlNow #BestTownForWho?

#AccountabilityMatters

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

“Kenosha, WI. I was raised in a city like this, only it was in the S.E. USA, instead of the Midwest. A place called. Chattanooga, Tennessee. It had more even of a racist violent city reputation than Kenosha The KKK was always strong in this NN. area, until Black people drove them out in the 1980's. In fact, during the 1980's-90's Chattanooga had more police killings than anywhere in the USA (for a city of less than 150,000 residents. when I finally left in 1999, 58 cases were unearthed by researchers and activists of city and area cops. It was suspected that the Klan killed or brutalized even more. You can only survive and win in such a place by organizing a resistance movement, which is what we did.” - Lorenzo Komboa Ervin (Former CCJ President)

Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat “Defacement”

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

🗣From COVID in the Spring to the uprisings in the Summer, and the #CommunityControlNow petition drive in the Fall; 2020 has been a wild ride with many ups and downs.

Join CCJ for our FINAL General Membership call of the year on Tuesday, December 8th @ 6:30 pm EST.

Register at tiny.cc/CCJMEMBERSHIP

#EducateAgitateOrganize #SouthernPeoplesPower #GetInvolved

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

On this day, December 2nd, 1983, Wadie Suttles, father of CCJ co-founder Maxine Cousin, died after being brutally beaten while in the custody of the Chattanooga Police Department. Today we celebrate his life and the lives of his family members and friends who have continued to fight for justice on his behalf.

Join us tonight in-person or at home as we gather to commemorate the life of Wadie Suttles. 1000 Lindsay Street 6:00 pm EST

#BestTownForWho? #EducateAgitateOrganize #SouthernPeoplesPower #CommunityControlNow #AccountabilityMatters

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

As the The Movement for Black Lives states, “The legacy and effectiveness of our movements means our right to protest has always been under attack, from the 10,000+ protestors arrested during the current uprising to Black political prisoners Assata Shakur, Mumia Abu Jamal, and the Move 9 to Josh Williams and other protestors arrested during the Ferguson and Baltimore uprisings.”

Read the Open Letter to Judge Starnes and DA Pinkston, demanding Amnesty for All Protestors from CCJ and the Unity Group of Chattanooga

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

A broken tail or brake light can lead to brutality, an arrest by CPD, or worse. Because Chattanooga doesn’t haven’t accessible public transportation, our people have to choose between driving illegally or losing their jobs. Concerned Citizens for Justice is joining forces with Chattanooga Democratic Socialists of America Brake-Light Clinic, to change folks brake and headlights for free. We’ll see y’all this Sunday from 11am to 2pm on East 3rd Street next to the Family Dollar.

Come out for new brake lights, food, great company, and an opportunity to learn about Community Control Now: Independent Civilian Oversight of the Chattanooga Police department.

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

”There is a disproportionate rate of use of force for BIPOC residents compared to White residents. There is a clear disproportionate percent of BIPOC individuals involved in a Use of Force occurrence compared to census estimates.

For reference, the Chattanooga city population according to ACS 2019 estimates is 61.7% White Alone and 32.6% Black or African American. [Clearly from the graph, we can see there is a disproportionate amount [of Black people being arrested in Chattanooga].”

_________ Chattadata.org

We need Community Control Now to protect and defend our communities from state violence. This data only illustrates what Black folk have known and experienced for decades in this city!

#CommunityControlNow

#BlackLivesMatter

#accountabilitymatters

#BestTownForWho?

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

The Community Control Now coalition is made up of organizations that have been dedicated to fighting for human rights, civil rights, and keeping our communities safe beyond policing. We know that the police cannot continue to police themselves. We need a separate governing body made up of community members with the ability to hold the Chattanooga Police Department accountable.

Join CCJ and the Community Control Now Coalition on Tuesday, Nov. 10th @ 6:30 pm EST

➡️Register @ tiny.cc/CCNORGS

➡️Visit communitycontrolnow.org for more info

#educateagitateorganize #accountabilitymatters #communitycontrolnow #indefenseofblacklives

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

Pop up Petition drive! If you haven’t had the chance to sign the petition for Independent Civilian Oversight of the Chattanooga Police Department, come thru this evening for the WassUpBusUp petition drive.

The Blackest Bus in America and our family Black Voters Matter is stopping by for a brief visit this evening to support the campaign to put Community Control Now on the ballot for March 2021 city election.

See y’all tonight!

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

💥A broken tail or brake light can lead to brutality, an arrest by CPD, or worse. Because Chattanooga doesn’t have accessible public transportation, our people have to choose between driving illegally or losing their jobs.

The Brake light Clinic last month was a huge success! Join CCJ, Chattanooga Democratic Socialists of America and the Community Control Now coalition for another brake light clinic held on Sunday, October 25th from 11:00am - 2:00 pm.

💥Come out for new brake lights, food, great company, and an opportunity to learn about Community Control Now: Independent Civilian Oversight of the Chattanooga Police department.

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

The Black and Queer Liberation March yesterday was the perfect way to conclude a fired up week of solidarity and movement building.

When we say Black Lives Matter, we mean ALL Black lives. Radical movements for Black liberation must be inclusive of everyone that is oppressed under a white supremacist system. We have lost too many of our beloved sisters, brothers and cousins this year alone. The fight to abolish prisons, policing and other oppressive systems, is a fight that calls for a united front across race, class, sexuality and gender. None of us are free until all of us are free!

[concernedcitizensforjustice]

@blackvotersmatterfund #WeGotPower tour is coming to Chattanooga! Join CCJ and The Unity Group on October 3rd at 4:30 pm to show solidarity and demand amnesty for all protestors facing charges in defense of Black life. All ages are welcome to attend and masks are required

➡️ A thrift store will be on site and the Haven will be providing fish and chicken plates for purchase (CASH only)