Resolution 6: In support of organizing for the accountability of government, police, and corporations

Resolution 6 :

IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZING FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENT, POLICE, AND COPORATIONS

Presented by:
Seconded by: Cumbre de Miembros 2024 Delegates
Testimony by:
Date: September 14, 2024

Whereas: The government, police, and corporations greatly influence our quality of life and human rights to live in peace and dignity;

Whereas: The local, state, and federal governments do not take sufficient action to protect working, migrant, and mixed-status families. On the contrary, there are laws that limit workers' civil rights and approve budgets that do not represent the needs of our people;

Whereas: There is a lack of representation from elected officials who understand the problems faced by working, migrant, and mixed-status families;

Whereas: There is a lack of accountability from the government, which has the responsibility to ensure that we all live well and prosper;

Whereas: the police criminalize our people and we are saturated with police who patrol to give tickets but do not respond when there are emergencies in the neighborhoods;

Whereas: every year more laws are passed to protect the interests of corporations and police but no laws to protect the people from corruption and abuse;

Whereas: financial corporations, electricity corporations, housing corporations, and other large companies take advantage of the need of our families and abuse our land for their own greed;

Whereas: local budgets prioritize prisons and police over the needs of the people such as infrastructure, health, schools, and streets.

Whereas: we do not want to be in fear or have a tragedy happen, because there is no trust with the Sheriffs and local Police due to lack of attention in the neighborhoods, our families do not feel safe, and with a lack of security, we are fed up with being robbed, of living in fear of crime, there are no accessible classes for self-defense so that we can defend ourselves, and that the officers do not respond adequately when we speak to them;

Therefore, it is resolved: that La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership base will continue to participate in house meetings, write letters to our representatives, hold demonstrations, create petitions, file lawsuits, hold demonstrations, and become citizens to get out and vote.

Therefore, it is resolved: that La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership base will continue to organize so that the power of the LUPE membership is recognized by elected officials, police departments, or other official government and community agencies.

Therefore, it is resolved that: La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership base will conduct advocacy and education campaigns to fight abusive corporations that take advantage of our families.

Therefore, it is resolved that: La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership base will conduct public education so that people know their rights and can protect themselves against abuse and corruption.

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