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AFSC is joining with movements across the country to demand the defunding of police departments and investment in education, healthcare, and community-based systems of safety and accountability.

But how, and why, should the police be defunded? Watch this explainer to learn more, and then tell your governer to invest in communities, not policing!

Recently I have heard several Quakers say they prefer softer language like “demilitarize the police” to “defund the police.” While the call to demilitarize is certainly important, I feel the language in the current demand is a portal to deeper change—and I hope Quakers will widely support it. Here’s why.