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We ALL want schools to be safe but we also must be clear that there is no evidence that increasing the number of police in schools actually improves school safety. Instead it takes critical resources from what actually keeps schools safe and helps ALL kids thrive.
On July 6th, Sonya Massey called the Sangamon County Police in need of safety and protection. Instead, they fatally shot her. Mothers, like Sonya, deserve safety, dignity, and respect, not violence. Mothers, like Sonya, deserve safety, dignity, and respect, not violence.
The death penalty is as cruel as it is ineffective in deterring crime. Revenge is not justice and murder for murder does not provide healing to families or society as a whole.
On May 31st, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation raided and arrested Adele MacLean, 42, Marlon Scott Kautz, 39, and Savannah Patterson, 30, on charges of charity fraud and money laundering. These activists were the leaders of the Atlanta Solidarity fund, an organization providing bail money for arrested "Stop Cop City" protesters. This incident is a continuation of months of excessive police intimidation tactics in efforts to deter protesters. MomsRising continues to support and stand with the organizers and protesters on the front lines of “Cop City”. We support the relentless advocating for safe communities and an end of police brutality and violence. Sign our Petition and tell Georgia Police to drop the charges against the Atlanta bail fund organizers!