Rally for Stolen Lives

7625 South Central Avenue,Los Angeles CA 90001

30 October, 2021

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In Loving Memory of Dana Mitchell Young Jr. (aka Malik) and the 936 other Loved Ones Killed by police in LA County LASD continues to kill our loved ones without any real accountability to the public or to the families of those who have lost a loved one. Since 2000 , 939 loved ones have been killed at the hands of police in LA County. When a person is killed by police, it has ripple effects impacting thousands of people who are closely tied to these individuals, including their families, communities, friends, and partners who will never see their loved one again. This grief most often falls on women, specifically Black and Brown women who are left to pick up the pieces and hold families and entire communities together when a loved one is so brutally and rapidly taken from us. We, the families of the 939 loved ones killed by the police in LA County, are powerful in our grief and search for justice. We will come together for one day to demand justice, transparency, and Sheriff accountability for our loved ones’ lives taken at the hands of police in LA County — including at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The event will feature the following: a press conference, a panel of families who have lost a loved one, opportunities to learn more about LA-based organizations working on police accountability, healing resources, live entertainment, and food! https://www.latimes.com/projects/los-angeles-police-killings-database/ https://www.foxla.com/news/inquests-to-be-conducted-into-lasd-shooting-deaths-of-dijon-kizzee-samuel-herrera-jr-dana-young-jr Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) is a human rights education organization providing training and anti-racism resources to counter racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia. Founded in 2014, MuslimARC Creates spaces for learning and developing racial equity, Connects multiracial and multifaith network using digital media, dialogue, and storytelling and Cultivate solutions to advance racial equity through research and curriculum design.  MuslimARC has over 100 active members across the US and Canada, with founding Directors in Michigan and California. They have  worked with grassroots organizations, community centers, Islamic schools, and universities across the country through consulting, participating in roundtables, as well as giving workshops, talks, and keynote speeches on on interfaith and multiracial coalition building to address Islamophobia and racism. MuslimARC has organized screenwriters rooms, consulted media firms and collaborated on noteworthy crowdfunding campaigns, including Respond With Love: Repair Black Churches Destroyed by Arson, Muslims United for San Bernardino, and #Muslims4Flint.