U.S : This could help charge Breonna TAYLOR's murderers.

Dear friend,

So far, Breonna Taylor's family and community have been made to wait 146 days for justice.¹ It's time to step up the pressure.

Three big companies--UPS, Ford Motor Company, and Humana--are based in Louisville, Ky. and employ more than 50,000 of the area's residents.² Each company's executives have expressed some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, but have stopped short of demanding justice for Breonna. These companies have a lot of power over public life in Louisville, which means hearing from them would greatly pressure Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, and Louisville Metro Police Department to do right by Breonna.

Based on their public statements, each company's executives want the public to see them as supportive of the movement to hold racist institutions accountable.³ Will you sign the petition to demand UPS, Ford, and Humana executives take a stand and actually push for the firing, arrest, and charging of the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor ?

Tell UPS, Ford, & Humana :  "Demand the firing, arrest, and charging of the police officers  who killed Breonna Taylor."

Sign the petition

Headquartered in Breonna's hometown, UPS pledged to give $3.2 million to racial justice organizations.⁴ Humana pledged $11.5 million to invest in the Louisville community.⁵The CEO of Ford company, which operates two plants in Louisville, has publicly expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement.⁶ These companies are obviously eager to show they're anti-racist--but for multi-billion dollar companies, it's easy to give money away. UPS, Ford, and Humana have stopped short of taking the bold step of demanding accountability for Breonna Taylor's murderers.

Since Breonna's death, her community and supporters all over the country won several things. Louisville banned the no-knock warrants that helped police kill Breonna Taylor.⁷ The LMPD dropped the charges against Breonna's partner, Kenneth Walker, who fired his gun in an attempt to protect himself and Breonna when the police barged into their home unannounced.⁸ LMPD released the 911 call Kenneth made that proves all this.⁹ LMPD Chief Steve Conrad, who was set to retire, was fired.¹⁰

All this shows what we can accomplish when we take action together. But there's more to do : Officers Brett Hankison, Jonathan Mattingly, and Myles Cosgrove, are walking around free after shooting Breonna and refusing to give her any medical aid before she died; Attorney General Cameron is taking his time with this investigation; and Mayor Fischer has refused to fire any of the officers for killing Breonna.

So far, UPS, Ford, and Humana have avoided public pressure to demand justice for Breonna. Will you put pressure on them now and sign the petition to UPS, Ford, and Humana executives?

Thanks for speaking out !

Shaunna, Kathy, Sonja, Melody, Lindsay, Pam, Maria, Kimberly, Elisa, KaeLyn, and Katie, the UltraViolet team.

Sources :

1. Breonna Taylor case: Timeline of events 4 months after the March LMPD shooting, WAVE 3 News, July 13, 2020.

2. Major Employers, Greater Louisville Inc, accessed August 4, 2020.

3. Ford pressured to stop selling police cars, but it won't get out of the business, CNN, July 10, 2020.

UPS pledges millions to support justice and reform to advance equality, Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 9, 2020.

Humana investing $11.5 million to help 'rebuild' and 'unite' Louisville, Louisville Business First, June 3, 2020.

4. UPS pledges millions to support justice and reform to advance equality, Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 9, 2020.

5. Humana investing $11.5 million to help 'rebuild' and 'unite' Louisville, Louisville Business First, June 3, 2020.

6. Ford pressured to stop selling police cars, but it won't get out of the business, CNN, July 10, 2020.

7. No-Knock Warrants Banned In Louisville In Law Named For Breonna Taylor, NPR, June 11, 2020.

8. Prosecutor dismisses charges against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, more investigation 'necessary', USA Today, May 22, 2020.

9. 911 call from Breonna Taylor's shooting death released: "Somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend", CBS News, May 29, 2020.

10. Louisville police chief fired after no body camera footage of shooting, WDRB.com, June 1, 2020.

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