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Census deadline extended to Oct. 31. Fill it out!

October 5, 2020

Thanks to a recent federal court ruling, the last day to complete your 2020 Census is October 31. Don’t wait any longer; complete the Census today!

Remember that the Census determines how money is allocated for schools, roads, clinics and other important services. The Census count also goes toward determining the amount of representatives our communities have in Congress.

Visit my2020census.gov to answer the nine simple Census questions in your preferred language. Your immigration status does not matter; there are no questions about citizenship. Be counted!

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Crucial Budget Vote Coming Up in Dallas

September 22, 2020

Working with In Defense of Black Lives Dallas, we have demanded transformational change to policing in the streets and at City Hall. We can’t let up now. A final vote on the city budget takes place this Wednesday.

We have to continue urging our elected city leaders to deliver that transformational change through a budget that reallocates funds away from the police department toward programs that build up and heal our communities.

If you’re a Dallas resident, sign up to speak at this Wednesday’s City Council meeting to let our elected leaders know that we can build a safer community by divesting from policing and investing in our communities.

Call the Dallas City Secretary’s Office at 214-670-3738 to sign up to speak on agenda item #92 or on the open mic portion. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m.

For more information, call or text Carvell Bowens at 214-934-8558.

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Reimagining public safety in the Dallas city budget

September 8, 2020

Dallas City Council will vote on a new city budget September 23. TOP and In Defense of Black Lives Dallas are demanding that the budget invests less in policing and more in building up our communities with needed resources and services.

The chair of the city’s Public Safety Committee, Councilman Adam McGough of District 10 needs to hear from us that we need to divest from policing, and INVEST in our community!

If you’re a Dallas resident, call Councilman McGough at his office at 214-670-4068 to share why it matters to you that we #DefundDPD and invest more in the community.

For more information on how you can get involved in this campaign, call or text Carvell Bowens at 972-997-1026.

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Don’t be left out of the Census. Complete it now.

While the deadline for the Census is uncertain, don’t risk losing your chance to be counted.

In addition to not having the representation we deserve in Congress, for each person that is not counted, our cities, counties and schools miss out on as much as $10,000. That’s $10,000 that won’t go to funding services that benefit our families and communities.

Don’t wait until the last minute. Go to my2020census.gov to fill out the nine simple Census questions in your preferred language. Your immigration status does not matter; there are no questions on citizenship. Be counted!