Organizing works! After years of community pressure, the City of Chicago has committed to ending its use of ShotSpotter in September 2024. Thank you to all the coalition partners, community members, the Mayor, and every person who fought for this #StopShotSpotter
#Stop ShotSpotter Campaign
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A campaign to cancel ShotSpotter's contract in Chicago and beyond, invest in life-affirming institutions and programs, and end police surveillance.
- The same mayor that lifted the bridges in 2020 to let cops beat us wants us to believe she’s on our side?Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot At Pride Fest: "F--k Clarence Thomas!" dlvr.it/ST0Jd7
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- As of today, there are just under 100 days left until Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expires on February 16th. Will @ChicagosMayor keep his campaign promise of ending the contract? #cancelthecontract
- 💸 Over $48 million has been spent on ShotSpotter since 2018, with no proven reduction in gun violence. Independent studies show it falls short, leading to dead-end deployments and a surge in stop-and-frisk. Lives are at stake. #cancelthecontract
- HUGE WIN IN PORTLAND!! Make sure to give Portland organizers and community members their flowers!
- Remember when cash bail ended and reactionaries said it be the purge?
- ShotSpotter upholds the system that killed him. They are surveillance. They help law enforcement. And as soon as they can make a profit they will help any federal law enforcement agency too.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. changed this nation and the world for the better. Today, we honor his legacy. #MLKDay
- Join us this Thursday to learn more about racial surveillance, the harmful effects of ShotSpotter, and how you can get involved in the campaign! Register here: bit.ly/ShotSpotterTea…
- we were glad to hear @ChicagosMayor reaffirm his commitment to standing by his campaign promise and end the use of ShotSpotter in September when asked if ShotSpotter will be replaced with another form of gunshot detection, he responded with a resounding no
- A company whose business model includes surveilling and sending cops into black & brown communities is now exploiting George Floyd’s memory and saying they care about ending systemic racismToday is George Floyd Remembrance Day. As we mourn the loss of Mr. Floyd, let’s remind ourselves of our ongoing duty to fight against systemic racism and inequality in order to build a better world.
- Shoutout to everyone in Buffalo that made this happen 💯NO SHOTSPOTTER!!!!!!!!!!!
- Been looking to get involved with stopping police surveillance?? Join us Thursday, May 25th at 6pm CT. We will be having our first open meeting to let people get informed about our work and give them an opportunity to join! Join here: bit.ly/sss-openmtg
- ‼️ “In his motion, Edwards claimed that John Fountain, ShotSpotter’s former director of field and network operations, told him to “falsify numbers on the deteriorated system to avoid” having to pay back money to cities and agencies for not meeting their contractual obligations.”ShotSpotter Suing Former Employees Chris Edwards and Ginsi Robinson argued the lawsuit is meant to shut them up for raising issues about alleged fraudulent business practices and what they claim was a harmful workplace culture. Read the full story here southsideweekly.com/shotspotter-so…

















