Today I set out to email the mayors of all 50 states asking what they are doing about murderous police brutality. This is the email I sent:
Dear Mayor,
I would like to know what you and your office are doing to end police brutality, particularly against citizens of color, and to end the cycle of violence that is gripping our communities. It is time for you to take action and build better relationships between police and the citizens of your town toward preventing future violence, and to hold police departments accountable when their officers use excessive force.
I suggest implementing the Limit Use of Force solutions outlined here by Campaign Zero. I’m hoping that you will utilize this moment, honor the victims of the recent tragedies (especially including the officers who were killed in Dallas) by demonstrating your humanity, leadership, and offer a healthy and hopeful future to communities across this country.
I beg you to act now and encourage your fellow officials to do the same.
Thank you.
Nicole Antebi
Please please trumpet your voices loudly and email the hell out of this list. Let’s end this brutality against our black citizens and citizens of color NOW in the name of far too many precious lives lost.
And please holler if you know of a better way of formatting these emails and/or doing an spam proof email blast. And send me additional emails if you have them. Thank you.
*Also, here’s a link to the website I was using to search by state: http://usmayors.org/meetmayors/mayorsatglance.asp and another link to just the mayors of major cities: http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/us-mayors.html
ALABAMA
william.bell@birminghamal.gov mayor@montgomeryal.gov mayorstimpson@cityofmobile.org Tommy.Battle@hsvcity.com mayor@tuscaloosa.com mayor@dothan.org dkyle@decatur-al.gov bham@auburnalabama.org mayors.office@madisonal.gov mhaddock@florenceal.org sguyton@cityofgadsden.com bzaragoza@vhal.org mayor@prattvilleal.gov Handlon@cityofalabaster.com
ALASKA
ARKANSAS
vyoung@cityofsherwood.net
ARIZONA
jlane@scottsdaleaz.gov ghines@rogersar.gov info@bentonar.org tbrady@bullheadcity.com mayor@surpriseaz.gov mayor@mesaaz.gov kweise@avondale.org mayor1@tucsonaz.gov ehonea@marana.com gail.barney@queencreek.org lmook@CityofElMirage.org mayor@ci.fayetteville.ar.us mayor@ci.fairbanks.ak.us greg.stanton@phoenix.gov jnabours@flagstaffaz.gov gsanchez@cityofsanluis.org georgia.lord@goodyearaz.gov council@pvaz.net christian.price@maricopa-az.gov mayorweiers@glendaleaz.com jmeck@buckeyeaz.gov nexsenm@lhcaz.gov jay.tibshraeny@chandleraz.gov mayor@gilbertaz.gov mayor@ci.juneau.ak.us rick.mueller@sierravistaaz.gov mark_mitchell@tempe.gov Briana.Decker@peoriaaz.gov bmccaslin@bentonvillear.com mayor@fortsmithar.gov shiremath@orovalleyaz.gov dsprouse@SpringdaleAR.gov mayor@cityofconway.org mayor@cityofpinebluff.com hperrin@jonesboro.org Douglas.Nicholls@YumaAZ.gov mayor@nlr.ar.gov
CALIFORNIA
mayor.garcetti@lacity.org mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org mayor@fresno.gov Mayor@cityofsacramento.org mayor@longbeach.gov officeofthemayor@oaklandnet.com mayor@bakersfieldcity.us ttait@anaheim.net mpulido@santa-ana.org rbailey@riversideca.gov Mayor@ci.stockton.ca.us MSalas@chulavistaca.gov bharrison@fremont.gov schoi@cityofirvine.org davis_ca@sbcity.org mayor@modestogov.com timbflynn@gmail.com awarren@fontana.org pdevine@glendaleca.gov bkellar@santa-clarita.com mayor@garden-grove.org jsawyer@srcity.org council@cityofrc.us pleon@ci.ontario.ca.us rrparris@cityoflancasterca.org gdavis@elkgrovecity.org jledford@cityofpalmdale.org joe.gunter@ci.salinas.ca.us mayor@ci.pomona.ca.us JScott@ci.corona.ca.us PFurey@TorranceCA.Gov sabed@escondido.org mayor@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us ttornek@cityofpasadena.net
stephen.mensinger@costamesaca.gov
len.augustine@cityofvacaville.com
mayormarchand@cityoflivermore.net
administration@cityofchino.org
Pat.Showalter@mountainview.gov
Jthorne@cityofpleasantonca.gov
dsander@cityofranchocordova.org
Patrick.Burt@cityofpaloalto.org
ldavies@cityoflagunaniguel.org
sanrafael.mayor@cityofsanrafael.org
marapostathis@ci.la-mesa.ca.us
tom.stallard@cityofwoodland.org
information@cityofhighland.org
Felipe.Hernandez@cityofwatsonville.org
citycouncil@cityoflamirada.org
bmtcouncilmembermikelara@yahoo.com
ppatterson@sanjuancapistrano.org
ccouncil@ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
dahlmeierll@cityoforoville.org
COLORADO
heidi.williams@cityofthornton.net
dennis.coombs@ci.longmont.co.us
rahrens@broomfieldcitycouncil.org
CONNECTICUT
FirstSelectmanFFld@town.fairfield.ct.us
elinor_carbone@torringtonct.org
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
jack.seiler@fortlauderdale.gov
George.Cretekos@myClearwater.com
web.commission@deerfield-beach.com
mayorhenderson@cityftmyers.com
mayorhayward@cityofpensacola.com
wayne.poston@cityofbradenton.com
peter.simmons@cityofbonitasprings.org
lhudson@city-ftpierce.com
nmbmayor@citynmb.com
barringtonr@lauderdalelakes.org
GEORGIA
nancy.denson@athensclarkecounty.com
joe.lockwood@cityofmiltonga.us
mayoravery@fairburn.com
HAWAII
ILLINOIS
larry.morrissey@rockfordil.gov
wayne.motley@ci.waukegan.il.us
bill.mcleod@hoffmanestates.org
giagnoriok@villageoflombard.org
eritter@vil.carpentersville.il.us
gcunningham@vil.woodridge.il.us
aashmore@villageofmatteson.org
krichardson@heartlandsolutionsgroup.com
INDIANA
mayorcostas@valpo.us
IOWA
MINNESOTA
gwinstead@ci.bloomington.mn.us
Jeffrey.Lunde@brooklynpark.org
elizabeth.kautz@burnsvillemn.gov
msteffenson@ci.maple-grove.mn.us
Nora.Slawik@ci.maplewood.mn.us
citycouncil@cityofrichfield.org
gtourville@ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us
city.council@ci.roseville.mn.us
mayorwillson@ci.brooklyn-center.mn.us
cm.trude@andovermn.gov
MISSOURI
sally.faith@stcharlescitymo.gov
mayorschneider@florissantmo.com
hrediger@cityofcapegirardeau.org
MONTANA
jsmith@ci.helena.mt.us
LOUSIANA
kinya.dawson@ci.monroe.la.us mayorsoffice@bossiercity.org kennermayor@kenner.la.us mayorsactionline@cityoflc.us JRobideaux@lafayettela.gov mayor@shreveportla.gov mayor@brgov.com jacques.roy@cityofalex.com hcurry@cityofnewiberia.com rgrogan@cityofpattersonla.gov mayorrusk@simmesportla.com
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
mayor@owensboro.org
arlene.wilson@georgetownky.gov
MAINE
sean.faircloth@bangormaine.gov
MASSACHUSETTS
dsarno@springfieldcityhall.com
jon.mitchell@newbedford-ma.gov
MayorRivera@cityoflawrence.com
townmanager-selectmen@townhall.plymouth.ma.us
mayorcarlo.demaria@ci.everett.ma.
councillordancortell@gmail.com
smickelson@town.dartmouth.ma.us
MICHIGAN
mayorsoffice@rochesterhills.org
dpaletko@ci.dearborn-heights.mi.us