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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

0June 18, 2020State Representative Lynn Afendoulis is crafting legislation that would classify rioting as Social and Domestic Terrorism

1June 17, 2020Acton Institute says looting hurts the poor, but fails to cite one single person who is actually poor in their argument

12June 17, 2020How did a third of the City’s Budget get designated to the GRPD: The Safety 95 Campaign and White fear in Grand Rapids

0June 16, 2020New Toolkit on Defunding the Police from the Movement for Black Lives

3June 15, 2020What would it look like to have life without the GRPD in Grand Rapids?

0June 14, 2020The wealth of Betsy DeVos expanded by $100 Million in 2019, but none of the West Michigan news sources have reported on that fact

6June 11, 2020If Grand Rapids really wanted to promote anti-racism and equity, then they would embrace Defund the GRPD

3June 11, 2020They are going to do what they want: Grand Rapids, the GRPD and the illusion of Democracy

16June 9, 2020DeFunding the GRPD should also include never voting for candidates that accept money from the Grand Rapids Police Officers Association PAC

1June 8, 2020Michigan Senator Gary Peters condemns anarchists for property destruction while he consistently votes to approves massive US military budgets which murder thousands of civilians around the globe annually