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Reimagine Public Safety Task Force: Final Meeting!

Join us on Wednesday 3/17 for the LAST MEETING of the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force! We are on the cusp of victory for our communities and we need YOUR HELP!

On the table are some of the most forward-thinking proposals in the country. Thanks to our organizing, the Task Force advisory boards have proposed a set of bold, smart, transformative recommendations that will completely reimagine public safety in the Town. These proposals are overwhelmingly popular across Oakland’s communities.

But opponents aligned with the Mayor and OPD are fighting tooth and nail to thwart the people’s will, even engaging in a series of coordinated attacks against APTP and other BIPOC-led organizations in our Defund Police Coalition.

We need a groundswell of community members to make SO MUCH NOISE that we drown out those who have forgotten or rejected the mandate of the Task Force — to defund OPD by 50% and invest in community services that actually keep us safe.

Please urge the Task Force to adopt the recommendations from our Defund Coalition Report, and add a personal touch to your comments when possible, as unique comments tend to have a greater impact. **NOTE: We’ll update this event with talking points closer to the date.***

TO JOIN:
bit.ly/reimaginefinalmtg

To make written comment or participate in other ways, visit: https://www.oaklandca.gov/.../reimagining-public-safety...

Agenda is below — public comment will likely take place an hour or so into the meeting, so hop on when you can.

AGENDA:
*Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
*Opening Remarks
*Community Outreach Presentations
*Public Comment
*Discussion and Voting on Recommendations
*Approval of Meeting Minutes
*Open Forum

Together, we forced the city to create this Task Force last summer to chart a course towards defunding OPD by 50% and refunding our communities. We hit the streets by the THOUSANDS. We gave HUNDREDS OF HOURS of public comment. Now we need EVERYONE to show out and push the Task Force over the finish line. Join us to DEMAND that the final recommendations they send on to City Council are as strong as possible. We will accept nothing less.