Defund VicPD Flyers & Zines
Please print & distribute materials!
It’s time to Defund VicPD: An info zine about why it’s high time we defund the Victoria Police Department and reallocate resources to community supports and services.
Instructions: Print on 11″x17″paper, fold booklet, distribute.
Use this tutorial to learn how to fold the zine.
We’ve kept the download link for the 2025 zine so you can compare with friends!
Reduce the Police Budget & Fund Community Services Now!
Flyer with info and stats by Defund VicPD.
Instructions: Print on 8.5″x11″ paper, cut in half, distribute.
Defund VicPD Posters
Please hang and distribute as you’re able! We recommend always postering with a buddy.
Defund the Police 101: Videos
This four-minute animated video was made by Project NIA with young people in mind as an introduction to basic Defund the Police concepts for all ages (based in the U.S.).
* To learn about the history of policing in Canada and the role the RCMP played in forcing over 150,000 Indigenous children into the Residential School System, see this summary of findings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
This three-minute video by The Breach provides a blueprint for defunding the police based on the Halifax report: Defunding the Police: Defining the Way Forward for Halifax. It’s a practical introduction to basic Defund the Police concepts in a Canadian context.
Please print, distribute, and hang materials as you wish.
External resources
Needs More Spikes
Blog about defensive architecture and police in Victoria, B.C.
Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
Winnipeg-based information and resources on defunding the police.
DEFUNDTHEPOLICE.ORG
Data on how much money is spent on policing in Canada, and information on alternatives to policing.
BC Civil Liberties Association
Know your rights when interacting with police in schools.
Black Lives Matter Canada
Includes information and resources for defunding the police in Canada.
Ontario Federation of Labour
Defund the Police FAQ.
Defunding the Police: Defining the Way Forward for Halifax
Practical blueprint for defunding the police in Halifax.
Cops Don’t Stop Violence:
Combating narratives used to defend police instead of defunding them.
Project NIA: Building Accountable Communities Toolkit
A toolkit of posters, videos, and other educational tools about transformative justice and ways to hold each other accountable and to address harm in our communities.
Further reading
- Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present – Robyn Maynard
- Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All – Sandy Hudson
- Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada – Shiri Pasternak, Kevin Walby, Abby Stadnyk (Editors)