On Tuesday, October 22, Stop Cop City COS Organizers held a rally outside of City Hall to protest police spending and police violence.
According to Stop Cop City COS, October 22 has been observed as a day of protest against police brutality, repression, and “the Criminalization of a Generation” since 1996.
Stop Cop City COS as well as a coalition of other organizers came together on October 22 to fight militarized police training centers known as “cop cities”.
The coalition demands an end to police violence around the country, and deeper investment in public infrastructure, including the following:
- affordable housing
- mental healthcare services
- drug treatment programs
- high-quality public education
According to protester John Crowe, who is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Colorado Springs Democratic Socialists of America, Tuesday’s group was specifically protesting “against police brutality and the killing of black and brown people.”
The group was also protesting against “some nonspecific proposals in the city budget” as well.