The trial of Derek Chauvin has begun in Minneapolis. LWV Minneapolis has put together the following action list to help you stay informed, get involved and take action during the challenging days ahead.

STAY INFORMED

• The Trial will be Broadcast live on CourtTV. WATCH HERE.
• Receive Judicial updates. SIGN UP HERE
• Listen to the trial on local radio stations: KMOJ 89.9 FM (English), La Raza 95.7 FM (Spanish), KALY 101.7 FM (Somali), WIXK AM 1590 (Hmong)
• Read Star Tribune (via Instagram) explains where/when/how to watch. SEE IT HERE
• Know Your Rights: watch a series of trainings hosted by Legal Rights Center. READ MORE

TAKE ACTION

• Ask Governor Walz for a free and fair trial. SIGN THE PETITION
• Join a peaceful protest, follow these orgs for information
  • Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar (TCC4J)
  • Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB)
  • Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence
  • Black Lives Matter Minnesota
  • OnSite Public Media
  • Minnesota Youth for Justice
  • Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC)
  • Racial Justice Network
  • CAIR Minnesota
  • Native Lives Matter
  • NAACP Minneapolis
• Thank your U.S. Representative for passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
  Last week the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed in the US House of Representatives. If enacted, the bill would ban chokeholds and select no-knock warrants, create a database to track policy misconduct and end racial and religious profiling, while also strengthening accountability measures for police misconduct in civil and criminal court.  Thank your representatives for supporting it. And, when the bill goes to the Senate floor, let’s make sure to contact our Senators to ask them to support it!
• Write letters to the Editor
• Label misinformation when you see/hear it.

SUPPORT

• Follow, join or support a local organization fighting for racial justice
  • Black Lives Matter Minneapolis
  • ACLU
  • Black Visions
  • Voices for Racial Justice
  • Take Action MN
  • NAACP Minneapolis
  • Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar
  • Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB)
  • Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence
  • Black Lives Matter Minnesota
  • OnSite Public Media
  • Minnesota Youth for Justice
  • Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC)
  • Racial Justice Network
  • CAIR Minnesota
  • Native Lives Matter

• Follow, join or support a local organization that promotes voting rights
  • League of Women Voters of Minneapolis
  • Black Voters Matter