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Hello,

I am writing today to advocate for my neighbors and my community in saying: we must fund our community services at a greater rate to benefit and advance our oppressed communities. To find these funds for our opressed and specifically Black communities, we must defund the police.

This money must be taken away from the police because policing as an institution is inherently violent towards Black people and other marginalized groups. I do believe we must develop a model of safety that do not involve police, because police do not promote public safety.

Please let me know what you are using your power to do specifically, to make sure  our marginalized communities are advanced and cared for. Please let me know specifically, how you are reallocating funds within the city budget to benefit our Black residents.

Sincerely,
Jamie Reeves

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