Daniel Prude

Justice for Daniel Prude!

How to Help Right Now

Join the Protests

Fight for the People’s Demands

Contact elected and appointed officials to

  • Demand justice for Daniel Prude and his family – arrest and charge the police responsible for his homicide
  • Call off militarized, disproportionate policing of protests, including the use of police dogs by state troopers
  • Redirect funding from policing to community support
  • Pass Daniel’s Law prohibiting police from responding to mental health calls
  • Call for the resignation of Mayor Warren and DA Sandra Doorley
  • Insist that Mental health professionals should respond to mental health calls.
  • Create a Department of Public Safety to house the crisis intervention team, mobile emergency response, Pathways to Peace, and other violence interruption and non-police, community-based safety programs
  • Ban the use of chemical weapons by the RPD
  • Ban the use of spit hoods by the RPD
  • Prohibit mourning bands from covering police badges

Contact Mayor Warren

  • Mayor Lovely Warren
    • lovely.warren@cityofrochester.gov 
    • 585-428-7045

Contact City Council

  • Loretta Scott, Council President
    • Loretta.Scott@cityofrochester.gov or 585-482-0407
  • Willie Lightfoot, Council Vice President
    • Willie.Lightfoot@cityofrochester.gov or 585-478-4603
  • Malik Evans, Member at Large
    • Malik.Evans@cityofrochester.gov, or 585-428-7538
  • Mitch Gruber, Member at Large
    • Mitch.Gruber@cityofrochester.gov or, 585-428-7538
  • LaShay Harris, South District
    • LaShay.Harris@cityofrochester.gov or 585-235-7538 
  • Mary Lupien, East District
    • Mary.Lupien@cityofrochester.gov or (585) 428-7538
  • Michael Patterson, Northeast District
    • Michael.Patterson@cityofrochester.gov or 585-451-2024
  • Jose Peo, Northwest District
    • Jose.Peo@cityofrochester.gov or 585-690-2984

Contact State Level Officials

  • Governor Andrew Cuomo
  • Attorney General Leticia James
    • Email or call 1-800-771-7755
    • Rochester office: (585) 546-7430
  • Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
    • scousins@nysenate.gov or 518-455-2585
  • Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
    • speaker@nysassembly.gov or 518-455-3791
  • State Senator Rich Funke
    • funke@nysenate.gov
    • Albany (518) 455-2215, District Office (585) 223-1800
  • State Senator Joe Robach
    • robach@nysenate.gov
    • Albany (518) 455-2909, District Office (585) 225-3650

For those in NY but outside of Rochester, you can find your representatives at Open States.

Contact Federal Representatives

  • Congressman Joe Morelle
    • DC (202) 225-3615, Rochester (585) 232-4850
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer
    • DC (202) 224-6542, Rochester (585) 263-5866
  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
    • DC (202) 224-445, Rochester (585) 263-6250

Donate!!

  • The Prude family’s GoFundMe
  • Local Protest Support
    • Support Occupy City Hall!
      • @keekee12 (Venmo)
      • $12keekee12 (CashApp)
    • Free The People Roc
      • @blmroc (Venmo)
      • $blmroc (CashApp)
    • Food Not Bombs
      • @RocFoodNotBombs (Venmo)
    • Rochester Street Medic Collective
      • @actaeaalchemia (Venmo, note “medic”)
  • Donate to Organizers’ Self-Care