OKLAHOMA CITY - OKC Beautiful’s inaugural Earth Fest will be held on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Love’s Travel Stop Stage and Lawn at
Nicole McAfee is executive director of Freedom Oklahoma, a local organization that advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. This community is often targeted by the highest levels of state government in Oklahoma, which is why McAfee says she works so hard to create a space where the community can convene to learn and build advocacy skills.
Norman activists began a #PoliceFreeFutures month social media campaign for April, encouraging participants to create 30 different visions for community safety without police.
The Norman Collective for Racial Justice â who is leading this event â is calling artists, creators, activists and revolutionary thinkers to take over their platform and share ideas on how to keep the community safe without police.Â
âSome people have the misconception that police and public safety are synonyms, and so the idea of âdefunding the policeâ provokes a response that is immediately defensive and fear-based,â NC4RJ said in an email. âBut there are other people in our community, especially young people, who are excited about the possibilities that would become available to us if we invested in other methods of creating safety.âÂ