Jacksonville Community Action Committee

09/23/2026

🗣️ JUSTICE FOR ALQUAN 🗣️

The Jacksonville Community Action Committee and Alquan’s family invite the city to celebrate a son, a brother, a friend lost to the dirty hands of JSO.

28-year-old Alquan Suydam was shot and killed by JSO on March 30, 2025.
It was not until September 8 of this year that “investigations” by JSO and the State Attorney’s Office concluded, and the officers involved were found “justified under applicable Florida Law.” Shame!

We will not stop fighting, speaking out, demanding answers and justice until JSO is held accountable for their overreach, their abuse and their crimes.

We remember ✊🏾

09/21/2026

🗣️ PEOPLE’S BUDGET NOW 🗣️

Join JCAC and JIRA at the City Council Budget Hearing to demand our elected officials put our tax dollars to work for The People.

🗓️ Tuesday, September 22
📍 City Hall
🕓 4:30 PM presser, please arrive early to fill out comment cards

Both Mayor Donna Deegan and City Council’s proposed ‘26-‘27 budgets increase JSO’s line item. Meanwhile, our neighbors are being kidnapped from our streets and folks enduring mental health and domestic violence crises are being shot and killed.

If you have ever wondered why your local schools are underfunded, your park in disarray, public health services limited, look to the city budget our elected officials have set forth and approved.

09/19/2026

09/18/2026

PROTECT BLACK CHILDREN - ACCOUNTABILITY NOW !

To the Andrew Jackson players and families: We believe you. We see you. We stand with you.
Your safety, dignity, and humanity are not negotiable.

When we stand together, we send a clear message that racism has no place in our city. We will not stand silent.

We will not rest until every student, regardless of race and nationality, can participate in school athletics free from fear, harassment, and dehumanization.

An injury to one, is an injury to all!

09/15/2026

✊🏾 September Community Action Meeting ✊🏾

🗓️ Thursday, September 17
📍 Cafe Resistance Bookstore
🕡 6:30 p.m.

Join us as we continue organizing and mobilizing against police terror in our city and fight for a People’s Budget and Public Safety Committee

Tell a friend to bring a friend ✊🏾

09/03/2026

🗣️ JUSTICE FOR ASIA BENNETT 🗣️

Join the JCAC and Asia Bennett’s loved ones TODAY as we demand justice for a 22-year-old woman shot and killed by JSO on August 11.

🗓️ Thursday, September 3
📍 Memorial Park
🕡 6:30 p.m.

09/01/2026

The Florida Department of Transportation announced on Monday, August 31 all permits and licenses provided to law enforcement for automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are revoked on state roads.

FDOT cited reports of misuse, data privacy concerns and surveillance in its memorandum.

This is a rare win here in Florida and in the Black Belt South, where. But the JCAC understands that we cannot stop fighting. ALPRs are still allowed in county and city roads in Florida, and Flock cameras are plaguing out people all over the Black Belt South. The threat of other mass surveillance services like those provided by streetlight cameras made by Axon and Motorola, breeches by Ring and other providers, is not gone.

The JCAC stands in full solidarity with Lowcountry Action Committee as they struggle for their campaign to de-Flock the Low Country.

The People stand firm in fighting until mass surveillance of our communities is a thing of the past.
Jacksonville residents deserve better, the Black Belt deserves better and we’re not backing down.

08/31/2026

🗣️ JUSTICE FOR ASIA BENNETT 🗣️

Join the JCAC and Asia Bennett’s loved ones as we demand justice for a 22-year-old woman shot and killed by JSO on August 11.

🗓️ Thursday, September 3
📍 Memorial Park
🕡 6:30 p.m.

08/25/2026

COUNTDOWN TO OUR BLACK AUGUST PEP

Before canvassing this past weekend, we asked JCAC members “What does Black August mean to you?”

Show up for our next canvass:
🗓️ Tuesday, August 25
🕡 6:30 p.m.

Message us for the address!

08/25/2026

Earlier this month JSO responded to growing concerns Jacksonville residents rightfully have for the city’s growing use of Flock Safety cameras.

In a Facebook post, JSO defends its use of Flock cameras stating that they are used as license plate readers to help solve crimes and assist in non-criminal investigations. However, the office does not own these cameras, nor control them, they are simply paying Flock for access to the footage recorded.

JSO claims that footage access is limited, training is required and that the office is strict in ensuring compliance with government policies. They claim that every search is logged and subject to review.

Where have we heard this before?

In a city where body camera footage is buried and edited, where killer cops continue to patrol and harass on our streets, where the sheriff would rather secure the office appearances on tv than hold abusers accountable, increased access to surveillance is not the answer.

Civilian Oversight is.

Shout out theblackbeltdaily for the map of Flock cameras over the Black Belt map.