Defund2Fund

More on Council’s latest decision.

'Not what we asked for': coalition disappointed over Calgary's police budget decision - LiveWire Calgary Defund2Fund coalition spokesperson Courtney Walcott said their request to Calgary city council was simple. Take $20 million from the $414 million Calgary Police Service (CPS) budget and put it towards better social service response in [...]

The Calgary Police Service now has more money than they even asked for.

The Police Offered to Reallocate $8 Million of their Annual Budget To Communities. Council Said No Thanks. Yesterday, City Council failed in their promise to tackle systemic racism. Calgary City Council, in a time of fiscal need, ignored calls for police reform from a broad coalition of Calgarians (as well as the Police Chief) and instead voted against Calgary Police Service’s own proposal to fund the ...

Over 2,000 Calgarians from all across the city have signed our petition calling on City Council to reallocate Calgary Police funding to reinvest in our communities. Read our message to City Council here:
https://www.projectcalgary.org/d2f_budget_message

Police budget debate is happening NOW. Let council know you want reallocation of at least 5% of the police budget to communities— it'll take you 2 minutes.
https://www.projectcalgary.org/d2f_theres_still_time

Take 2 minutes and let Council know 5% of the police budget should be reallocated to fund communities.

Email City Council Today: Fund the Community Safety Investment Framework Email Council Today: Fund the Community Safety Investment Framework. We need to keep the pressure on City Council to reallocate the police budget to fund the Community Safety Investment Framework.

What leads someone to commit a crime in the first place?

The Root Causes of Crime Neither did two-year-old Will (name changed to protect his privacy). But when his abusive father shot and killed his mother in front of him, it was the catalyst that started him on an arduous path—one that is extremely difficult to adjust without support.