New Picture Book

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This sweet picture book by Junauda Petrus and illustrated by Kristen Uroda imagines a beautiful world in which our communities are safe and full of love and care. The world doesn't have police precincts or manufactured systems of scarcity. I want to go there!

I picked up a couple of copies from the bookstore next to the liberated 3rd Precinct building. Even though the City makes residents literally pay for all of MPD's reckless and violent behavior, the City is forcing the same residents, who are MPD's victims, to tell them where they should set up shop next. It's gaslighting and uncaring and needs to stop. I'm grateful for neighbors who are crowding the community meetings to shout no place is ok for the precinct.


Pick up "Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?" from the Rad Mini Library!


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