Reclaim the Block explained

Formation:2018
Type:grassroots

Reclaim the Block is a grassroots organization founded in 2018 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.[1] The group organized protest and started petitions to pressure the Minneapolis City Council to divest money from the Minneapolis Police Department to be spent instead on subsidized housing, addiction resources, youth homelessness causes and crime prevention programs.[2] [3] [4] They also invest in these causes.[5] Instead of the police department, the group support community-based safety initiatives.[4]

In some cases, the group has been partially successful in its lobbying for divestment of the police department's budget.[4] [6] In December 2018, $1million planned for the police department was instead allocated to violence prevention programs, including youth violence prevention programs and support for survivors of domestic violence. However, Reclaim the Block had advocated a $9million divestment.[7]

After global protests beginning in late May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis City Council announced at a rally jointly held by Reclaim the Block and the Black Visions Collective their intent to disband the Minneapolis Police Department.[8] After a surge in donations, the Minnesota Freedom Fund recommended Reclaim the Block on June 2, 2020 as an alternate organization to donate to.[9]

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  1. Web site: Here's how you can support the fight against systemic racism, inequality and police brutality. DJ Mag. June 3, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611183255/https://djmag.com/longreads/here%e2%80%99s-how-you-can-support-fight-against-systemic-racism-inequality-and-police-brutality. live.
  2. Web site: Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police. City Pages. Jones. Hannah. June 4, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611063744/http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-members-consider-disbanding-the-police/570993291. live.
  3. Web site: Seven Causes the Philly Restaurant Community Is Supporting During the Protests. Eater. Vigoda. Rachel. June 3, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152143/https://philly.eater.com/2020/6/3/21279092/justice-causes-funds-philadelphia-restaurants-donations. live.
  4. A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police. Rolling Stone. Stuart. Tessa. June 3, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612015826/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/defund-the-police-1007254/. live.
  5. Web site: George Floyd Was Murdered. We Must Not Be Silent—Here's How to Help. Marie Claire. Epstein. Rachel. June 1, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612003822/https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a32712559/how-to-help-george-floyd-protests-donate/. live.
  6. Web site: Minneapolis Activists Ask Local Leaders to Invest in Communities, Not Cops. Yes! Magazine. Garcia. Isabella. January 9, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152151/https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/01/09/invest-communities-not-cops/. live.
  7. Web site: Minneapolis Police Department budget cut by $1M to fund public safety programs instead. City Pages. Jones. Hannah. December 4, 2018. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152404/http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-police-department-budget-cut-by-1m-to-fund-public-safety-programs-instead/501824851. live.
  8. Web site: What Minneapolis Will Look Like After They Abolish Their Police Department. Refinery29. Ewart. Asia. June 9, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612152406/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/06/9858170/minneapolis-city-council-abolish-police-meaning. live.
  9. Web site: Minnesota Freedom Fund: What to Know About the Organization That Raised $20 Million Amid George Floyd Protests. Complex. Fagenson. Zachary. June 4, 2020. June 12, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612061959/https://www.complex.com/life/what-is-the-minnesota-freedom-fund-explainer. live.

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