Collective Against State Violence

ALT Pink and orange gradient over aerial view of flushing. Txt reads: We want cop-free communities. As members of the NYC Asian American community, we denounce the creation of an Asian Hate Crime Task Force by the NYPD. We do not support any initiative that expands the power of police nor do we believe in carceral responses to address racist violence. bit.ly/copfreecommunities

ALT purple and blue gradient over NYC chinatown buildings. Txt reads: Our communities face greater harm because of police. The NYPD has a long history of perpetrating violence within Asian communities. >> Religious and racial profiling of South Asian & Muslim communities >> Harassing Asian immigrant workers >> Cooperating with ICE to detain and deport our communities >> Working with real estate developers & displacing low-income tenants

ALT Blue and purple gradient over nyc chinatown background. Txt reads: We oppose the uses of hate crime legislation to expand systems of criminalization. They do not lead to justice nor do they address the root causes of racial violence. We reject the complicity and active participation of Asians in expanding policing. Since the recent resurgence of uprisings in defense of Black Lives, we have seen pro-cop Asian “celebrity” activists co-opt the language of anti-racist organizing to increase policing in our communities.

ALT pink and purple gradient over Flushing. Txt reads: We uplift Asian community groups in NYC that have long fought against the expansion of policing & prisons. >> Defunding NYPD >> Ending surveillance >> Decriminalizing sex work >> Opposing jails construction We demand no more cops & no more cages in our communities.