Budget cuts & funding freezes
How resistance works
Crime is being used as a smokescreen. From gutting safety-net programs to expanding detention, militarizing cities, and overriding local control, these moves share one goal: consolidating power—not keeping communities safe.
Our response
What we are doing about it
We are exposing how fear-based politics and power grabs undermine real public safety through tracking policy changes, sharing evidence-based research, and amplifying solutions that center care, prevention, and accountability over punishment and control.
Getting involved
What you can do
Lasting change happens when people are informed, organized, and engaged. Whether you’re voting, contacting leaders, or sharing facts in your community, your voice helps push back against fear-driven policies and demand what actually keeps us safe.
Participate in elections
Register to vote
Voting is one of the most powerful ways to protect your community and shape public safety priorities. Register, check your status, and make a plan to vote so decisions about care, justice, and accountability aren’t made without you.
Make your voice heard
Contact legislators
Elected officials pay attention when constituents speak up. Use our talking points and resources to call, email, or meet with your representatives and demand policies that invest in safety, not fear.
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Get the facts
A concise, source-backed breakdown of where safety funding is being cut, where the money is going instead, and why it matters. Built to inform, organize, and mobilize.
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