Defund2Fund

George Floyd was murdered because of a flawed system. Guilty verdicts do nothing to address the underlying issues that allowed Derek Chauvin to be a decorated officer and field trainer.

This wasn't justice. This was truth being acknowledged—and the bare minimum for a punitive justice system.

We must remember that if it were not for a teenager having the foresight to record a murder as she witnessed it, we would have been left with the initial police report and made to believe this account of things:

On Monday, November 23 Send Council a message: Defund the Police and Fund Our Communities. Register on our website: https://www.projectcalgary.org/d2f_send_council_a_message_at_budget OR directly with the City at: calgary.ca/publicsubmissions.

These are our priorities:

1. The police must reallocate at least 5% of their budget - Council must direct the Calgary Police Service to reallocate at least 5% of their current 2020 budget to communities, as approved by Council on November 3.

2. The police must keep their promise to reallocate their existing 2020 budget - The Calgary Police Service must keep their promise to reallocate a portion of their current $401 million budget, and not simply forgo future budget increases.

3. The police must tell us how they spend our money - The Calgary Police Service must be more transparent and release their itemized line-by-line budget.