Statement from Racial Justice Team The KUUJAN Racial Justice Team issued the following after the Kentucky Grand Jury returned their results in the Breonna Taylor Case: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has made his decision to defend a system that allows armed civil servants to kill innocent people. He defends a system that is built upon systematic racism, especially against Black and Brown Folks. Justice delayed for Breonna Taylor and other Black people killed by police violence is justice denied. All Lives WILL NOT MATTER until Black Lives Matter. We will not stop calling for the arrest and prosecution of Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove for the murder of Breonna Taylor. We will not stop until the system values Black lives more than it values property damage caused by stray bullets. We will not stop until there are substantial and meaningful changes to the criminal legal system that center justice, compassion and equity. This is a Call to Action. The Kentucky Unitarian Universalist Justice Action Network works in solidarity with Black led organizations. We understand that this is not a time for silence. We are calling all Unitarian Universalist congregations of Kentucky to continue this fight and to choose love with action. We will be posting about ways to fight injustice, from marching in solidarity to financial contributions. This movement fights for the inherent worth and dignity of all people by dismantling racist institutions, spanning the entirety of our core values and our Principles (including the proposed 8th principle). Let us show these values in word and in deed. The Racial Justice Team meets next on Monday, October 5, at 7pm ET (6pm CT). Email Rev. Dawn Cooley at justicecenter@tjuc.org for details. |