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A Justice for Jackie update from Councilman Rideout
27 May

A Justice for Jackie update from Councilman Rideout

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A COMMUNITY MATTERS / JUSTICE FOR JACKIE UPDATE This is a last-minute post to inform family, tribal members and community I was asked to attend President Biden’s new Police Reform Executive Order signing. On Saturday night I received a call from the White House Presidential Staff asking me and my sister Lisa Earl (Jackie’s mother) to attend the signing. President Biden’s overture to me was heartfelt knowing all the hard work that our family, tribe, and community have put into the Justice for Jackie movement and the push for the nation’s first De-Escalation law here in Washington State. Let’s be…
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Councilman Rideout and Puyallup Tribal Member, Lisa Earl, attend White House signing
25 May

Councilman Rideout and Puyallup Tribal Member, Lisa Earl, attend White House signing

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Today is the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, and due to the involvement Puyallup Tribal Councilman James Rideout and Puyallup Tribal Member Lisa Earl have had with fighting for police accountability in Washington State, they have been invited to the White House to witness President Biden’s signing of Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety. The event begins at 1 p.m. and can be watched at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0FypMEIweY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0FypMEIweY Read about the executive order here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-historic-executive-order-to-advance-effective-accountable-policing-and-strengthen-public-safety/ Read more about the Justice for Jackie movement here: https://news.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/justice-for-jackie-is-justice-for-all-its-now-the-law/
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