Community Demands
This is the work we must do. We need allies. We need solidarity. Let’s all get free together✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
We demand that SB City Council adopt a resolution condemning police brutality and declare racism a public health emergency.
Email Mayor Cathy Murillo and city council members: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/contact/council/sbcitycouncil/default.asp
We demand transparency and accountability from the SB Police Department.
No more "community conversation" without changes to policy and practices
No more internal investigations of misconduct
Create a civilian review board, with members selected by community
Prioritize mental health services and rehabilitation
Email Police Chief Lori Luhnow: lluhnow@sbpd.com
We demand transparency and accountability from the SB County Sheriff.
Update use of force policy to center deescalation
No isolation/quarantine for inmates attending court or contacting their lawyers
Reduce jail admissions by redirecting people to community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
Email Sheriff Bill Brown: wfb4029@sbsheriff.org
Email the Board of Supervisors: dwilliams@countyofsb.org, ghart@countyofsb.org, jhartmann@countyofsb.org, peter.adam@countyofsb.org, steve.lavagnino@countyofsb.org
We demand protection and preservation of Black landmarks, rather than monuments to white supremacy.
St Mark AME, Friendship Baptist Church, and Franklin Neighborhood Center have been symbols for Black unity and peace.
Prioritize the restoration of these spaces and name their Black creators.
Email the Historic Landmarks Commission: HLCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
We demand institutional support for an annual Juneteenth celebration.
A city and county commitment to allocate funds for this annual celebration of black emancipation and liberation
Email Mayor Cathy Murillo and city council members: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/contact/council/sbcitycouncil/default.asp
Email the Board of Supervisors: dwilliams@countyofsb.org, ghart@countyofsb.org, jhartmann@countyofsb.org, peter.adam@countyofsb.org, steve.lavagnino@countyofsb.org
