Our Continued Commitment to Ending the Police Crisis
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Dear Friend --
Today marks International Day Against Police Brutality. This day of action and solidarity against the violence of policing was founded twenty-five years ago, but police forces still have enormous powers and far too little accountability.
Policing doesn’t simply begin and end at the hands of police officers, it includes structures that criminalize Indigenous, Black, racialized, and low-income people and traps them within an expansive criminal legal system.
People are harassed in the streets by police. Activists haven’t gotten accountability for illegal spying by police. Policing institutions continue to target and oppress poor and racialized people.
The BCCLA remains committed to challenging these large systems of power through a diverse range of tactics. We fight on multiple fronts to advocate for real change including:
- Demanding a complete ban on the racist and illegal practice of street checks carried out by the Vancouver Police Department
- Supporting the decriminalization of simple drug possession and sex work
- Calling for an end to the unlawful use of exclusion zones by... the RCMP at Fairy Creek
We’re a small organization taking on big powers. Challenging unjust police practices is a core part of our work.
This is the time for a reckoning for criminalizing systems.
Land defenders deserve better, the next generation deserves better, people experiencing mental health issues deserve better.
We know we cannot allow state violence to go unaddressed.
This work takes creative tactics, energy, resources – and time. The BCCLA is here for the long haul to see these changes come through. We’re supported by thousands of people across the country who believe in justice and change.
Learn more about our work challenging police powers.
Sincerely,
Sambriddhi Nepal (she/her)
Director of Engagement and Development
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