Take Action

First and foremost, we encourage everyone who can to stay in the streets! Our wins will be proportional to the pressure we can keep on! Stay safe!!

Image description: The front of a 12,00 person march, image shows protestors in the street with streetlight and green trees above, Black and Indigenous leaders of march hold drums and megaphones. Many people's hands in the air or holding signs, masked faces, some shirts reading Block the Bunker and Decolonize. Overlay on image reads "Defund SPD, Decriminalize Seattle"
Image description: The front of a 12,00 person march, image shows protestors in the street with streetlight and green trees above, Black and Indigenous leaders of march hold drums and megaphones. Many people’s hands in the air or holding signs, masked faces, some shirts reading Block the Bunker and Decolonize. Overlay on image reads “Defund SPD, Decriminalize Seattle”

1. Sign on to the #DefundSPD Demands!

Hundreds of organizations and over 35,000 individuals have signed on to these #DefundSPD demands!Defund the SPD by at least 50% 

  1. Re-allocate those funds to community-led health and safety systems; and
  2. Release protestors arrested during this uprising without charges.
  3. Sign your organization on here, or sign on as an individual here.

2. Keep the pressure on the Mayor and City Council and spread the word about our demands, through calls, e-mails, and social media!

Mayor Durkan Needs to Hear From YOU.
Calls, emails, tweets, tagging on Instagram and Facebook — click here for contact info and scripts.

Seattle City Council Needs to Hear From YOU.
Calls, emails, tweets, tagging on Instagram and Facebook — click here for contact info and scripts.

3. Are you part of an organization that has signed on (see action item 1)? Ready to take the next step? You could: 

Send a message to your organization’s email list, recruiting your community to take action on the fight to defund SPD and defend Black Lives. Click here for a sample template.

Reach out to Mayor Durkan and the City Council on behalf of your organization and let them know you support the effort to defund SPD. Template coming soon.

Post on your organization’s social media account about your support of the effort to defund SPD. 

4. Download these graphics and share them!

Click here to download different graphics and posters. Share the graphics in support of the Decrim demands, tell people why you support defunding the SPD!