Defund the NYPD: Contact Your City Councilor
1. Enter your address to find your city councilor:
2. Refer to this spreadsheet (made by Lu Merriam) to find your Council Member’s detailed contact info and their current stance.
3. Use the call script below to generate talking points. This is a general idea of what to say but you should feel free to use your own words. It’s especially important to reword when sending an email, to sidestep email filters and effectively fill their inbox. Use the info on their current stance to tailor your demands.
Call Script
Hello, my name is ________, and I live in [neighborhood]. [Name of your city councilor] is my Council Member.
I am outraged at the NYPD's abuse of protesters, driving cars into crowds of people, and treating the lives of New Yorkers with contempt. So it's unbelievable that Mayor de Blasio has proposed a city budget that calls for huge cuts in New York’s social and human services while leaving the NYPD untouched.
You have three days left to finalize the City’s budget and cut at least $1 billion from the NYPD to reinvest that money into ending homelessness, overdose, and growing income inequality. New York City needs housing, healthcare, and social services, not more violence and over-policing.
Will you commit to #DefundNYPD by $1 billion this year, and reinvest money back into our communities?