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Washtenaw General Defense Committee
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Although we’d been planning and building capacity for more than a year, 2020 was when we began regularly posting bail for people arrested and charged with crimes in Michigan. Like many other community bail funds around the country, we were galvanized and inspired by the uprisings against anti-Black police violence that started in the late spring, and our work benefited from the generous solidarity of thousands of people who donated money to free those facing legal repression in the days following May 30th from pretrial detention.
New Year's Eve 2020 is the fourth annual #FreeThePeopleDay! Check out the link in our bio for more information and please join us if you can in pushing for freedom from cages and freedom to thrive.
The five protesters who had been in jail since Saturday, when Shelby Township police brutally attacked a march organized by @detroitwillbreathe and @shiftmichigan, finally got out last night. They should never have been locked up in the first place, but we're glad to have been able to post their bail and we sincerely thank everyone who has helped make this possible with your donations. Please follow @detroitwillbreathe and @shiftmichigan for continuing updates on how you can help get these outrageous felony charges dropped. The struggle to end police violence will continue in Shelby and everywhere.
On Wednesday, September 23rd, the GRPD came out in riot gear to intimidate those who were in the streets of Breonna Taylor's hometown mourning her death and expressing anger at a system that was never capable of delivering justice. Two protesters were arrested and we were able to bail them out within hours. In West Michigan and beyond, in Breonna Taylor’s memory, the struggle for abolition will continue.
We want to express our gratitude to everyone who spread the word and donated to support our work over the weekend, and to everyone who contributed in so many ways to Kalamazoo's communal rejection of fascism on Saturday. The fascists never made it into the park for their intended rally; the anti-racists who defended Kalamazoo were blatantly targeted by the police; some were arrested and then bailed out; this rainbow showed up. Most of the charges have now been rightly dismissed, though it's not out of the question that more will follow. Please drop us a line at michigansolidaritybailfund@gmail.com if you know of a need for support with bail.
We’re glad to be able to keep bailing people out in Michigan, but the best outcome is always no arrest in the first place. It’s important to know that talking to the police is never safe and you have no obligation to do it. Here are some of our favorite resources and reminders from @nationallawyersguild, @nlg_detroit, @antirepression_bayarea, @sproutdistro, and @grrapidresponse.
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