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We are a coalition of abolitionist organizations in Northern Virginia dedicated to abolishing police, prisons and ICE detention centers.

Joined November 2020
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From a comrade that asked me to share: “My home was raided by Fairfax SWAT on Wednesday morning. Since then I've watched a comrade drug out into the street naked and then beaten in front of me. I have been arrested twice, and spent 19hrs cumulatively in two different jails. The warrant they were serving was for a vandalism charge in Loudoun but now I have charges in three counties. They charged me with things that weren't on the warrant and now I have 3 felonies in fairfax. When I was arrested again in Alexandria, they called in the bomb squad and shut down king st and evacuated everyone while they x-rayed my car. I was charged with possessing a smoke grenade (the official charge is having a firework in Alexandria, which violates the fire code). The raid on my home involved them driving a tank onto my lawn, 30+ call of duty cosplayers, and an attack dog. they gave my comrade a contusion on her chest wall and tortured her with triple cuffs so tight they cut off circulation to her hands they left scratches and the officer had to cut her skin to get them off. The violence, including sexual violence, was supposedly justified because the graffiti case had pro-palestine messaging. The cops commented on my political tattoos when I was being held in my yard as well. They made sure to turn the pride flag upside down when they searched also. I believe this is political persecution and I'd like as many people as possible to know what happened.”
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On Monday night at 11:35 pm, Alexandria Police responded to a wellness check on a person experiencing a mental health crisis by shooting and killing the person in crisis (1/11). wusa9.com/article/news/crime…
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@DefundNoVaPD organizer speaking before the board, on increasing funding for police and decreasing essential services: “Your priorities are totally backward” names the priorities shared by speakers tonight #defundnovapd
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Several speakers are addressing the needs of trauma and abuse survivors, and violence prevention. There are so many in our community who need #carenotcops We could dream better for our folks, y’all!
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Hearing articulated needs around disability services and accessible public transportation, elections, housing, etc. Disabled people are deeply impacted by police violence as well. What else would you fund to create safety? #defundnovapd
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Reps from Fairfax Parks speaking about all the services and activities they provide the community. Accessible public spaces build safety. What else would you fund once we #defundnovapd?
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Defund FCPD. More safety, less cops! #defundnovapd #defundnovapolice
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Chair of the Trustees of @fairfaxlibrary speaking about the growth of the libraries. What other public services would you invest in when we #defundnovapd?
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@ProvidenceFCPS talking about how underfunded our schools are. All the more reason to #defundnovapolice
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We’re here at @fairfaxcounty Board Budget hearing with @defundnovapd to say we want investment in our communities NOT more cops!
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Join us on Monday, April 1 at 7:00pm for a Defund Nova Police Coalition virtual orientation and FY25 budget action hour! RSVP at tinyurl.com/DNPApril1. (Zoom link will be emailed to folks who RSVP.)
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Join @ForUsNotAmazon for this very important virtual teach-in next week! RSVP at bit.ly/AmazonsHarms
📢Upcoming FUNA Event‼️ Join @ForUsNotAmazon next Thurs. Sept. 7 at 6:30pm ET for a virtual Community Teach-In on Policing, Displacement & Environmental Destruction: Amazon's Harms Across Our Communities. RSVP➡️ bit.ly/AmazonsHarms. ASL & Spanish interp. will be provided.
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Please send peace, love and light to Lazarus David Wilson Family. A year today Jason Bagshaw, a Cop with the @dcpolicedept senselessly took his life. Their has been no transparency or accountability for David unjust death. We are demanding #justice4lazaruswilson #FireKillerCops
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Coming up this week! 🌟 Join us, @interruptcrim & @wearedissenters on Wednesday, July 19 at 6:30 pm ET for a virtual screening of the new documentary, "#NoCopAcademy," and a discussion about #StopCopCity. ASL + close captioning provided. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/nocopacadem…
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Join us this summer to discuss Let This Radicalize You by @MsKellyMHayes & @prisonculture! Our first meeting is Sunday 7/16 from 5-7pm on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/summerstudy2023.
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Our monthly reading & discussion group is back this Sunday from 5-7pm on Zoom! We’ll be discussing @study__struggle’s November 2022 curriculum: studyandstruggle.com/fall-20… Register at tinyurl.com/studystruggle202…!
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