Rapid Response: Tell DC Council NO backroom budget cuts

Urge DC Council to eliminate the entire Metropolitan Police Department budget increase, and to further cut the budget.

As the extent of our county's financial hardship in this pandemic becomes clearer, we must be able to raise revenue in a way that is moral and that ensures everyone pays their fair share.

Updated 8/24: Tell the Baltimore County Council to hold police accountable.

On July 1, 2020, the JUFJ Board of Directors approved the following racial equity commitments that will guide our work in the months ahead:

Urge DC Council to eliminate the entire Metropolitan Police Department budget increase, and to further cut the budget.

On July 25, Maryland courts will reopen for eviction proceedings. As that day rapidly approaches, the number of Maryland renters unable to make their rent payments increases. JUFJ and our [...]

Urge DC Council to eliminate the entire Metropolitan Police Department budget increase, and to further cut the budget.

To defund Baltimore police, first we need to give Council the authority to change the budget.

In the current international health crisis, more action must be taken to ensure that all Marylanders have all the resources they need to survive. One of the most basic needs, especially with the [...]

Urge DC Council to raise revenue by asking the wealthiest to pay their fair share.