Defund. Re-Envision. Transform

We are a grassroots campaign which seeks to defund SLMPD, re-envision public safety, and transform St. Louis.

 

FY25 Budget Toolkit

 
 

What’s In The Toolkit?

  • Campaign Overview

  • Our Demands

  • St. Louis City budget background

  • St. Louis City General Fund facts

  • Why Defund the Police?

  • Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected 


DEFUND SHOTSPOTTER: A Community Toolkit

 
 

What’s inside?

  • What is ShotSpotter?

  • Ineffective at Deterring Crime

  • Endangers Communities of Color

  • ShotSpotter is Expensive

  • Investing in Communities Instead

  • Get Involved


FY24 Budget Toolkit

 
 

What’s In The Toolkit?

  • Campaign Overview

  • Our Demands

  • St. Louis City budget background

  • St. Louis City General Fund facts

  • Why Defund the Police?

  • Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected 


FY23 Toolkit & People’s Budget Tool

 
 

What’s In The Toolkit?

  • Campaign Overview & Demands

  • St. Louis City budget facts

  • Alternatives for Public Safety

  • Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected 

People’s Budget Tool

How do you want St. Louis City to spend your money? We developed this simplified version of St. Louis City's proposed General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023) so that you can see exactly how your tax dollars will be spent.

Make your own alternative budget, then share with your alder, friends, and networks! Your money, your voice.

Learn more about the FY23 budget season and why we’re releasing these resources by reading the press release

 

We seek divestment from institutions that harm, surveil, incarcerate, and kill Black & Brown communities. We seek investment into what actually makes us safe.

 
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Statement on Downtown Public Safety

On September 14th, Mayor Tishaura Jones announced that her administration will increase the police presence in downtown St. Louis in response to recent reports of violence and disruption. We oppose this approach because we have seen that doubling down on increased policing endangers vulnerable St. Louisans instead of keeping our communities safe.

We call on Mayor Jones and her administration to stand firm in her earlier commitments to reject the status quo, and to repudiate the idea that more police equals more safety.


Anchor Organizations

 

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