Cong. Paul Ryan
![[Photo: A group of young Black women wearing masks participate in a protest. One holds a sign that reads 'No Justice, No Peace. Defund the Police.']](https://rewire.news/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/defund_7-copy-530x350.jpg)
What We Mean When We Say Defund the Police
As an abolitionist organizer working to end policing, incarceration, and surveillance and to create lasting alternatives, I know that “defund the police” is not just a slogan—or even the end goal.