To learn more about the broader goal to abolish police, and how to talk to the people you know about the issue, see our guide on relational organizing for abolition.
Campaign Resources
Defund MPD Roadmap
- A diverse coalition of DC community groups endorses this roadmap: a list of concrete demands that our political leadership defund the police and invest in our community.
It Doesn’t Stop Itself
- An archive of police violence and abuses of power by MPD and other DMV-area police agencies.
Alternatives to Policing
- Don’t Call the Police Washington, D.C.: What you can do instead
- [Video] MTV Decoded: How to defund the police
- [Video] Newsy: ‘Defund the Police’ Experiment Underway in Austin, Texas
- NHPR: How Policing Works in the Suburbs
- MEL Magazine: The Case for Defunding Police Is in Our Affluent White Suburbs
- Instead of Prisons: A Handbook for Abolitionists
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