We speak with Trische' Duckworth of Survivors Speak. We have a conversation about policing and the work that Survivors Speak does.
Visit the Survivors Speak website to learn about the upcoming events she mentions: https://www.survivorsspeak.info/
During the course of the episode, we talked about a lot of related issues.
Other organizations that she mentions working with, who are doing good work:
Washtenaw My Brothers Keeper: https://wmbk.org/
Ypsi Can I Share: https://www.ypsicanishare.com/
Poor People's Campaign of Washtenaw County: https://www.facebook.com/ppcwc/
Interfaith Coalition for Peace and Justice (ICPJ): https://www.icpj.org/
HR 7085, the Ending Qualified Immunity Act (federal level). It failed, but information about it is here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7085
Breathe Act: https://breatheact.org/
We also talk about holding local politicians accountable for actions that perpetuate racism. Trische' mentions the "Chickengate" incident. Find out more about that here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnnArbor/comments/ghfvdy/three_ann_arbor_city_council_members_mock_housing/
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