Agenda For Change

Responding to the murder/lynching of Mr. George Floyd on May 25th, 2020, this Agenda for Change was shared with legislators, activists, journalists, neo-confederates and others during the week of May 28th thru June 1st.

1. PASS LEGISLATION TO REMOVE SYMBOLS AND STATUES FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY, TO CEASE DECLARATIONS BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND TO RESCIND STATUTES/OBSERVANCES WHICH GLORIFY THE DEHUMANIZATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS.

2. RESCIND ALL LAWS, STATUTES AND POLICIES WHICH ALLOW POLICE MISCONDUCT/CRIME TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY FROM CIVILIAN MISCONDUCT/CRIME. NO MORE DOUBLE STANDARDS!

3. ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT CITIZENS-OVERSIGHT AGENCIES TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT/CRIME AND TO RECOMMEND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND/OR PROSECUTORIAL REVIEW WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF COMPLAINT.

4. ESTABLISH POLICY WHEREIN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL THAT HAVE THREE (3) SUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS WILL BE REMOVED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN 7 DAYS.

5. ESTABLISH POLICY WHEREIN ANY POLICE CHIEF, SHERIFF, PROSECUTOR, JUDGE OR OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT CONSPIRES TO, ATTEMPT TO OR CARRY OUT A COVERUP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT WILL BE IMPRISONED FOR NO LESS THAN TEN (10) YEARS.

6. ESTABLISH GUIDELINES WHEREIN ALL CANDIDATES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MUST BE SUBJECTED TO INDEPTH PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF FITNESS TO SERVE AND MUST UNDERGO A BACKGROUND CHECK OF HIS, HER OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER’S INVOLVEMENT WITH RACIST IDEOLOGY OR ORGANIZATIONS.

7. ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO REVIEW AND MONITOR FAMILY COURT PROCEDURES AND ORDERS THAT UNNECESSARILY DISRUPT, HINDER AND/OR PREVENT A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FATHERS.

WE CHOOSE TO MOBILIZE AT BEAUVOIR PLANTATION IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI BECAUSE BEAUVOIR IS GROUND ZERO FOR THE IDEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY THAT DEHUMANIZES AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN, WOMEN AND MEN

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