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Hashtags: #SafetyIs #NOSL17
Join us in Oakland, Richmond, Sacramento, or Stockton as we redefine and reimagine what public safety really means for our communities!
Every year, the National Association of Neighborhood Watch sponsors block parties on the first Tuesday of August promoting “police-community” partnerships. But it’s time we stop watching our neighbors and start building community with our neighbors.
#SafetyIs building communities
On Night Out for Safety and Liberation, communities across the country are starting a different conversation about what #SafetyIs—one that's focused on how we can build equity, power, and opportunity.
More policing won’t stop the brutality that Black folks are facing in this country.
Locations
Oakland
DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St.
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at 5 p.m.
Register »Richmond
RYSE Youth Center
205 41st St.
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Register »Sacramento
Sol Collective
2574 21st St.
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at 5 p.m.
Register »Stockton
Fathers & Families of San Joaquin in Stockton and Reinvent South Stockton
328 South Sutter St.
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 at 5 p.m.
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Can't make it in person?
Join the conversation online! Check the hashtags #SafetyIs and #NOSL16 on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.