It is Day #2 of IndiMarin's Week of Action for Racial Justice. Throughout the week, we will send you a concrete action that you can take each day to support the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement. Some actions, like yesterday's, will involve contacting elected officials at the local, state and federal level. Others, like today's, will involve ways for us, as individuals, to learn, better empathize, and become stronger allies in the movement.

DAY 2 ACTION

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman and an EMT who lived her life on the frontlines as an essential worker, was shot to death while asleep in her home in Louisville, KY. Three police officers with no warrant broke down her door and took her life. Nearly three months after these officers killed her, they have faced no consequences and are still employed by the LMPD.

Indivisible Marin supports Color of Change in calling for Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer to IMMEDIATELY fire the three police officers.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1) Sign this petition.
2) Email the Mayor's Office to demand #JusticeforBre. You can use this script if desired.

Let’s honor Breonna and hold the officers responsible for this tragedy accountable!

FURTHER BACKGROUND

Breonna's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, thought someone was burglarizing their home when the officers broke down the door unannounced. He fired his gun to defend himself. But in turn, the officers responded with a round of bullets that killed Bre. It turns out that the police were at the wrong house. There was no search warrant that gave them the right to be there in the first place. A recent lawsuit filed against the officers reveals that police were actually searching for another person more than 10 miles away, who had already been arrested that morning. An investigation by the FBI is underway regarding criminal charges.

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SUGGESTED READING RELATED TO BLACK LIVES MATTER 6/8 - New York Times - What Would Efforts to Defund or Disband Police Departments Really Mean?
6/8 - Opinion piece in the NYT by Michelle Alexander - America, This Is Your Chance

Thank you for stepping up to the moment. Keep watch for the Day 3 Action tomorrow!

In Solidarity,
The IndiMarin Steering Committee - Laurie, Susan S, Betsy, Justine and Susan M