It is clear by the thousands of Tri-cities residents who made their voices heard, across all facets of identity,

that we are saying “NO MORE”! To live out the truth of Black Lives Matter, we are asking mayors, council

members, police departments, and city staff to utilize their power for change with the following actions:

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1. Acknowledge that racism, anti-blackness, and white supremacy exists in the history and present

reality of our Tri-cities communities and take an active role in anti-racism.

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2. Participate in on-going community conversations in a safe space that allows all voices to be heard

and understood so that solutions and long-term change can be collaboratively implemented.

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3.  Support Police by reforming policing, by police departments answering direct questions on use of

force, misconduct, and discrimination, and be accountable for a shared goal of establishing racial

equity.

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4. Commit to community policing to repair division and build trust between citizens and officers.

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5. Reallocate a significant proportion of police funds to provide access and resources to drug addiction,

behavioral health, education, mental health, housing, and employment in order to invest in our

communities.

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6. Establish an ongoing commission of diverse citizen advisors who have independent accountability, to

perform an equity audit of all laws, policies, city codes, and ordinances with the specific goal of

dismantling racial inequality.

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7. Publish disaggregated data within all facets of municipal organization to identify where opportunities

exist to incorporate black leadership.

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8. Reconfigure electoral boundaries and reform legislative districts that support gerrymandering by not

including electoral representation of diverse communities.

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