By AFSC-AZ Staff |

AFSC-Arizona co-signs our national organizational statement condemning the police killing of George Floyd and police violence against protesters, and we stand in solidarity with our colleagues and partners doing this work.

“The brutal murder of George Floyd is the consequence of a racist system that disproportionately targets people of color for violence, imprisonment, and premature death,” said Shanene Herbert, director of AFSC’s Healing Justice program in St. Paul, Minnesota. “Firing these police officers is not enough. We need resources directed away from the police forces that occupy our communities. We need investment in our young people, in our schools, in our health care, and in transformative forms of justice that address the root causes of harm.” 

Click here to read AFSC’s full statement on the police killing of George Floyd.

Most importantly, you should take action in your Arizona community. Review the resource list below for organizations and bail funds you should financially support, elected leaders you should contact, and Black-owned businesses you should patronize.

• Local and state leadership must condemn police brutality and demand change. Contact them at the numbers listed below:
  
  Tucson
  Mayor Regina Romero
  Email: Mayor.Romero@tucsonaz.gov
  Phone: 520-791-4201
  Twitter: @TucsonRomeroPolice Chief Chris Magnus
  Email: chris.magnus@tucsonaz.gov
  Phone: 520-791-4444
  Twitter: @ChiefCMagnus

  Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall
  Email: Barbara.LaWall@pcao.pima.gov
  Phone: 520-724-5600
  Twitter: @PimaCountyAtty

  Phoenix
  Mayor Kate Gallego
  Email: mayor.gallego@phoenix.gov
  Phone: 602-262-7111
  Twitter: @MayorGallego

  Police Chief Jeri Williams
  Email:
  Phone: 602-262-6151
  Twitter: @PhxPDChief

  Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel
  Email: adela@mcao,maricopa.gov
  Phone: 602-506-3411
  Twitter: @AllisterAdel @MarcoAttorney

• Donate to These Bail Funds:
  Tucson
  Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund

  Phoenix
  Phoenix Black People’s Justice Fund

• Donate to Organizations Working on Community Healing and Police Accountability:
  Tucson
  Black Lives Matter Tucson
  UArizona Black Student Union

  Phoenix
  Black Lives Matter Phoenix

• Support Black-Owned Businesses:
  Tucson
  Click Here for A Comprehensive List
  This is Tucson

  Phoenix
  Downtown Phoenix
  Local First AZ – How to Support Black Businesses
  Restaurant Guide