AS Resolution Advocating to Immediately Defund the UCSDPD and Committing to Abolish the  UCPD     Whereas,​UC San Diego has a history of racism and discrimination against Black and other minority students,  most notably the infamous 2010 “Compton Cookout” and, more recently, the incident of repeated racist Zoom  bombing on May 31, 2020; and  Whereas,​UCPD has engaged in especially concerning practices this year, including: supporting local police  departments across the state, especially in Oakland, in fighting against protests in the wake of the murder of  George Floyd; coordinating with local police departments, especially in Santa Cruz, to suppress and surveil  student demonstrators during the COLA wildcat strikes and related actions; and working with local police  departments, especially in Los Angeles, to provide space for the detainment of demonstrators arrested while  protesting the murder of George Floyd; and  Whereas,​University of California (UC) students have begun a petition entitled “Justice for Black Lives: End  All University of California Police and Imperial Contracts” available at​ ​bit.ly/UCPetition​, calling on the UC to  end all police contracts, abolish police departments on campuses and redistribute those resources to those in  need, divest from companies that profit off Israel’s colonial occupation of Palestine, and return Indigenous  lands and material relatives to their Indigenous communities; and  Whereas,​the ASUCSD recognizes the slow movement of the UC system in abolishing the UCPD, and thus  wants to hold UCSD accountable in preventing racist and violent policing by the UCSDPD, and encouraging  defunding efforts, until the UC system takes action; and  Whereas,​major American cities such as Minneapolis have committed to redirecting police funding to resource  programs for vulnerable communities, serving as an example for others and the UC; and  Whereas,​the United States has a history of systemic racism and imperialism, especially within its policing  system;  Therefore, let it be resolved,​that the Associated Students of UC San Diego (ASUCSD) condemns in the  strongest terms anti-Blackness, racial violence, and bias by the UC and its associated entities; and  Therefore, let it be further resolved,​that ASUCSD reaffirms its commitment to the Corporate  Responsibility Resolution and encourages UCSD at large to do the same; and  Therefore, let it be further resolved,​that ASUCSD shall prioritize its work with organizations such as the  Black Student Union, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and others, while also encouraging  partnership opportunities such as offering assistance to the Afrikan Black Coalition conference, to rectify the  racial injustices that have long been present on our campus and in our local community; and  Therefore, let it be further resolved, ​that the ASUCSD Office of External Affairs Minority Representation  Caucus will develop a report of anti-Blackness and police misconduct on campus to demand that tangible  changes are enforced by UCSDPD and campus administration to ensure that a safer environment is created for  students returning to campus; and   Therefore, let it be further resolved, ​that ASUCSD shall work diligently to acquire and publicize the records  of the UCSDPD budget in order to increase transparency and allow for student inspection on what can be  defunded so that money can return to UCSD campus efforts whilst ensuring that campus safety is still a  priority; and   Therefore, let it be further resolved,​that ASUCSD directs the AS President (or another member acting on  their behalf) to sign the statewide petition “Justice for Black Lives: End All University of California Police and  Imperial Contracts” available at​ b ​ it.ly/UCPetition​ as an organization in the name of ASUCSD.