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Posts tagged ‘Defund the GRPD’

1July 17, 2022Commissioner O’Connor’s fake apology, civility and Business as usual Politics in Grand Rapids

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

0May 10, 2022A six year defunding of the GRPD plan: First Divestment, then Investment as reparations for the historical harm done by policing in Grand Rapids

2April 17, 2022Don’t be seduced by proposals to reform the GRPD: Now is the time to work towards Defunding the GRPD and the Abolition of Policing in Grand Rapids

0February 14, 2022Participatory Budgeting Process in Grand Rapids in now open, with limitations

2December 22, 2021GRIID End of the Year in Review: Part IV – Documenting Social Movements in Grand Rapids

0August 3, 2021Chief Payne announces his retirement, continues to present a managed narrative about the function of policing in Grand Rapids

0July 20, 2021A short history of the GRPD Budget

5July 14, 2021Justice for Black Lives organizer once again arrested for using a megaphone at rally before marching to a City Commission meeting

1June 1, 2021Reflections on One Year After the May 30th Rebellion in Grand Rapids