Divest in policing. Invest in communities.

Freedom Lifted teamed up with Jessica Bratt, founder of Libraries For Black Lives, to create this padlet of resources on the problem of policing. The categories are meant to serve different learning styles. This resource is offered for free. If you would like to make a donation, we urge you to support The Movement for Black Lives.

From slave patrols, to Selma, to Ferguson, to Minneapolis, policing has always been a tool to uphold white supremacy and exercise social control over poor and non-White people. We believe communities should divest from policing and reinvest in social infrastructure including schools, libraries, mental health services, trauma care, parks, and clinics. These resources help explain why.