Senate Must Improve the House-Passed Justice in Policing Act
YWCA USA joined this letter demanding the Senate make meaningful improvements to the House-passed George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (JPA), as a bipartisan group of legislators look to advance a version of the JPA with deliberate speed.
We Still Deserve Safety Executive Summary
This YWCA USA executive summary outlines recommendations to advance racial justice and safety measures that protect women and girls of color from harm by law enforcement, school resource officers,i immigration authorities, and other state actors.
Racial Justice & Police Violence Policy Statement
YWCA USA sets forth three core policy priorities to address the on-going racial justice crisis addressing police violence and racism.
Strengthen The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (JPA)
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging Congress to Strengthen The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (JPA) and include the policy changes our coalition offers in order to perfect this bill and rectify the systemic racism that has taken the lives of countless Black and Brown people.
YWCA USA CEO's Statement on the Justice in Policing Act
YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, emphasizes YWCA's support for the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R.7120/ S.3912) which takes important, foundational steps to implement long overdue police accountability measures that get to the underlying systems, policies, and structures that reinforce and embed racism in our justice system.
Denounce Racism, White Supremacy, and Police Violence
YWCA USA joined this letter calling on all child care and early learning advocates to denounce racism, white supremacy, and police violence; we call upon each of us to do the vital individual and collective anti-racist work that is required as we advocate for a more just and equitable child care system that truly demonstrates that Black families, Black educators, Black children, and Black lives matter.
Request to Investigate the Death of George Floyd
YWCA USA joined this letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death as well as the Minneapolis Police Department’s long history of brutality against Black and Brown individuals in the community it serves.
Request to Investigate the Death of Breonna Taylor
YWCA USA joined this letter requesting asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the recent fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky.
Request for a Special Session on the Escalating Situation of Police Violence and Repression of Protests
YWCA USA joined this letter urging members of the U.N. Human Rights Council to convene a Special Session on the situation of human rights in the United States in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide given the recent history of racist policing in cities across the country that continues with seeming impunity from the killing of Michael Brown and the repression of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, to the murder of George Floyd.
Federal Reforms Urgently Needed on a Range of Policing Issues
YWCA USA joined this letter urging leadership to take legislative action in response to ongoing fatal police killings and other violence against Black people across the country to hold law enforcement accountability.