With the dawn of a new year and administration, local civil advocacy groups say they plan on kickstarting 2021 with pressure on lawmakers to address racial inequality, increase police oversight and enact other measures that would protect underserved communities.
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, Poder In Action and the W.E. Rising Project hosted many of the largest protests against police last year. The Arizona Republic interviewed leaders from each who outlined their respective goals and priorities for the new year many of which were intertwined.
Reallocate money from police budget to social programs
Chants to “defund the police” echoed across the streets of American cities after the police