Educational inequity, health inequity, housing inequity - none of that gets addressed by putting more police on the street. Overall, Virginia is putting more money into police departments at the state and local level than we should if we want to address the real issues. A jail is a potential hot spot for the virus. When police arrested 233 people in one night for breaking the curfew, they put those people in situations without personal protective equipment or social distancing. It should be used only in the most difficult of times, and this was not that. As told to Sarah Elson Claire GastañagaĪ citywide curfew is an incredibly draconian measure to impose on the people who live here. So while we're out there, marching for Black Lives Matter, let's keep on doing it, and let's be ready to enhance these steps after that. But with those margins, we have to have something attached to it, we have to have demand attached to it. That is a piece of the puzzle or a really, really, big piece of the puzzle. But I say to my other organizers, and especially to the younger organizers, that marching alone is not effective. We recognize that these demands are not the only demands, and that there are more voices out there. Lastly, the immediate removal of the five statues on Monument Avenue. We had our fourth demand as dropping all of the charges of those members of the community who have been arrested in connection with the recent protests against police. The third demand was a community meeting with Mayor Stoney and the city officials to address police policies, procedures and accountability. The second demand was for a citizens’ review board with subpoena power. Recently, five clear demands were stated. I'm also the organizer and leader of Justice and Reformation. Sister of Marcus-David Peters, who was killed by Richmond Police in 2018 during a mental health crisis Princess Blanding with a photo of her late brother, Marcus-David Peters (Photo courtesy Princess Blanding) Princess Blanding Amy Wentz, City Council candidate and co-founder of Richmond Black Restaurant Experience.Alex Zavaleta, co-owner, Charm School Social Club.Shawn Utsey, chair of the Department of African American studies at VCU.Jordan Scott, detained by police for violating the city’s curfew.Stephanie Rizzi, member of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project and assistant professor at VCU.Ayanna Ogdalez and Kalia Harris, members of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Richmond.Tameka Jefferson, Richmond Region Tourism and BLK RVA Action Team member.Daya, student protester from Midlothian.
Claire Gastañaga, executive director, ACLU of Virginia.Princess Blanding, sister of Marcus David-Peters.Richmonders are taking to the streets to protest racial injustice and police brutality, resulting in promises from the governor and mayor to remove Confederate monuments - but what comes next? We asked activists, business owners and citizens for their thoughts on what needs to happen to effect lasting change. The following is an online extra from the "Rising for Justice" feature in our July 2020 issue.
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