1. Honor mothers organizing for justice after losing their children to police violence: http://bit.ly/J2RKpw
2. "Like" the new "Communities United for Police Reform" Facebook page
3. Join our social media push by tweeting with these hashtags: #changetheNYPD #MomsSayNo
4. Help promote & publicize Mother's Day related events that CPR members are organizing:
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Share coverage of PROP’s Mothers Speaking Out forum from Thursday May 10th. Check out PROP’s fb page and twitter account for updates.
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Sat May 11th action organized by VOCAL-NY, DPA & IJJRA: “Tale of Two Cities: March and Rally to End Illegal Arrests and Biased Police Practices”, Sat May 11th, 12 noon, meet @ Foley Sq. (march to 1 Police Plaza). The action will include perspectives of mothers of color and white mothers calling for an end to discriminatory policing practices. For info, or to sign on as an endorser, contact Alfredo or Jeremy: alfredo@vocal-ny.org / 718-415-9254 jeremy@vocal-ny.org / 917-676-8041
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Monday May 14th, 10:45am “Mothers against Stop-and-Frisk” press conference, on Palmetto St. & Irving Ave (Bushwick) – organized by MRNY. For info: jose.lopez@mrny.org
5. Share these solidarity statements and resources with your Facebook friends:
- I stand with Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, & all mothers who have lost their children to police violence. End discriminatory policing now! #changetheNYPD #MomsSayNo
- On Mother’s Day, I salute Iris Baez, Kadiatou Diallo, Juanita Young, Constance Malcolm – mothers who have lost their children to police violence and have organized for accountability. #changetheNYPD #MomsSayNo
- I love this trailer for Under Siege: The Policing of Women and Girls http://vimeo.com/25195147
- While women only constitute 6.9% of all stops, 81.6% of women stopped are Black or Latina.
- Article that includes references re policing of Black motherhood: http://www.dc-sds.org/files/Law-Enforcement-Violence-Against-Women-of-Color.pdf
- INCITE! Toolkit on Law Enforcement Violence on Women of Color and Trans People of Colorhttp://www.incite-national.org/media/docs/3696_TOOLKIT-FINAL.pdf "> http://www.incite-national.org/media/docs/3696_TOOLKIT-FINAL.pdf
- "Whose Safety? Women of Color and the Violence of Law Enforcement" by Anannya Bhattacharjee, available at; http://www.sfwar.org/pdf/TJ/CBS_AFSC_01.pdf
- Profile of Juanita Young, anti-police violence activist whose son Malcolm Ferguson was killed by NYPD officers, and who has also experienced abusive policing as an outspoken advocate. http://www.gvny.com/columns/lamb/lamb07-11-03.html
- Update on the case of Schuan Reed, who was assaulted and arrested outside of the 42nd Precinct when she went to get answers about the brutal beating of her son Jateik Reed: http://occupythebronx.org/2012/04/court-support-for-jateik-reeds-mother-schuan-reed-brother-jashawn-walker-and-friend-william-reid/
- NYC October 22nd Coalition - Home of the "Stolen Lives" project, great resource for info on police violence: http://october22-ny.org/index2.html
