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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

1June 7, 2022We need to think about and develop strategies in the event that Officer Schurr is not charged or found guilty of killing Patrick Lyoya

0June 6, 2022Grand Rapids has the largest percentage of the budget going to the police than any other urban communities in Michigan

5June 5, 2022DeVos-led Amphitheater Project will likely receive $30 Million in State public money, with no public input

2June 2, 2022The only time the Mayor of Grand Rapids has called for a State of Emergency was to protect property, never to stop police violence against the Black Community

3June 1, 2022What I learned at the Press Conference hosted by the Grand Rapids Association of Pastors, speaking out on the GRPD killing of Patrick Lyoya

1May 27, 2022Michigan Senator Gary Peters proposes more funding for cops during National Police Week

1May 26, 2022Is the family of Patrick Lyoya being used for political purposes again?

1May 25, 2022More Billions for war while the planet burns: 5 Reasons why I oppose US Military Aid to Ukraine

1May 24, 2022The Grand Rapids Office of Oversight and Public Accountability is receiving $750,000 from the Kellogg Foundation despite their ongoing complicity in the GRPD murder of Patrick Lyoya

9May 23, 2022MLive article on Officer Christopher Schurr normalizes White Supremacy and White Saviorism