The Reverend Dr. William Barber challenged us to use our anger to change the world. We are angry, and therefore we are working to change the racist culture of policing in this country. Since Michael Brown's murder six weeks ago, brutal officers who had sworn to serve and protect have killed many people. Those lost lives matter. The killers took those lives from us and poisoned their families and friends with lifetimes of grief, despair, depression, and horror. A moment of silence while we honor their names and faces:
Know Their Names:
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Kajieme Powell, 25, killed by St. Louis Metropolitan police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Andrew Scott Gaynier, 26, killed by Dallas police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | John Crawford, 22, killed by Ohio police in Walmart. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Diana Showman, 19-year-old suffering with bipolar disorder, killed by San Jose police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Ezell Ford, 25, killed by South Los Angeles police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Dillon Taylor, 20, killed by Salt Lake City police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Dante Parker, 36 year old father of five, killed by San Bernardino County Sherriff deputies. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Omar Abrego, 37, beaten to death by Los Angeles police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Jacinto Zavala, 21-year-old military veteran, killed by Greeley, Colorado police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Michelle Cusseaux, 50-year-old mentally challenged woman, killed by the Phoenix police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Joseph Jennings, 18-year-old suicidal teen, killed by police in Ottawa, KS. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Guillermo Canas, 36, killed by the St. Paul Police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Maria Godinez, 22, killed by Orlando police who then arrested someone else for her murder. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Joshua Paul, a 31-year-old from Carpentersville, Illinois, beaten to death by the police. |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. ![]() | Darren Hunt, 22, killed by police in Utah. |
Know Their Faces:
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For these we take action.
And now we have work to do. Please help us edit the following law. In the comments, we can plan how to get our new law passed. It is not too soon to think about how you will promote this law.