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Take the pledge! (Link in bio)

This recall is a blatant attack on our civil rights and civil liberties. We must defend against those who want to take California backward. Pledge to vote NO today.

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Our action alerts have been updated to their latest targets. Take action using the link in our bio. Swipe through to find out where our bills are at ➡️

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Jul 12

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We all deserve to exist in public peacefully without the fear of violent arrest.

The Safer Streets for All Act will take away an outdated, subjective, and violent penal code which has allowed law enforcement to criminalize and harass someone based on the color of their skin, their gender, or how they choose to make a living. #SexWorkIsWork #SB357

Tell your state lawmaker to support this bill — link in bio.

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Jul 9

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We are committed to robust community representation on the police decertification advisory board. In order to rebuild community trust, we must have community involvement.

The Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on #SB2 is coming up. Send a message to your lawmaker in support of our bill to decertify police – link in bio. #LetUsLive

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Jul 7

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Thanks to SB 1421, thousands of requests for police misconduct records have been filed by members of the public, family members impacted by police, news organizations, watchdog orgs, and from the ACLU. Although the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department refuses to comply and many more records are still waiting to be received, we know what the next step is.

Police can’t be trusted to police themselves, and we must keep our communities safe from abusive officers.

Take action to support SB 2, our bill to create a police decertification process in California. Link to take action in our bio. 🔗

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Jun 29

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We are calling on California lawmakers to lead the nation and pass the Racial Justice Act for All.

Today, this bill be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee.

Join us on Twitter for live tweets & let your CA State Senator know you support #RJA4ALL — link to send a message to your lawmaker in our bio.

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Next week, #SB2 will be up for a hearing in Assembly Public Safety. Tell your California assemblymember you support police decertification. Link in bio! #LetUsLive

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Jun 24

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Yesterday, the @uofcalifornia Regents voted in favor of an amended proposal to protect patients from discrimination and UC providers from participating in discriminatory care. 👏🏽👏🏿👏🏻

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Jun 23

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Civil assessments are inequitable and exacerbate wealth extraction from Black and Brown communities. Courts have an interest in imposing more and larger civil assessments on top of unresolved traffic tickets because money goes into the State Trial Court Trust Fund.

This must stop. 🛑

California should find courts directly. #CALeg’s proposed budget would do just that by increasing direct funding to courts. @CAgovernor @gavinnewsom should support it.

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Jun 22

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🗣Our lawmakers need to recognize that tech is now enmeshed in the same unjust systems that Californians have been resisting for generations.

Hold your lawmakers accountable.

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We celebrate Juneteenth by continuing the fight for racial justice. H.R. 40, a U.S. bill for the study of reparations, serves as the first step in the country examining the impact and legacy of slavery in order to achieve racial justice. Take action — link in bio!

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Now, we have the power to make reparations for slavery real with H.R. 40, a U.S. bill that would set up a commission to examine the institution of slavery and its impact and make recommendations for reparations to Congress.

Momentum is building, and the time to act is now. Send a message to your members of Congress urging them to support H.R. 40. Link in our bio.

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Jun 16

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REMINDER: Black and Brown families that have been charged criminal administrative fees are also the same ones impacted by the most deaths and most economic harm from COVID-19.

Ending fees in the #California Budget is key to rebuilding our economy.

Take action to pass #SB586 — link in bio.

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Jun 15

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💯 Police decertification will improve community safety by keeping officers who commit misconduct off our streets.

🗣2nd call to action: Tell your CA Assemblymember to vote YES on #SB2 — link in bio. #LetUsLive

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Jun 11

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Tell your California assemblymember 🗣We cannot trust police to police themselves. Link in our bio! #SB2

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Jun 10

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On the most controversial & bold legislation, it only takes *one vote* by a lawmaker (could be yours!) to pass or fail a bill.

It’s so important to hold our elected officials accountable, especially when they fail to vote in line with legislation that advanced and protects our civil rights & liberties.

With all of our priority legislation in their final houses, now is a great time to start engaging with your lawmakers. Swipe through ➡️

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Families and communities who were hit hardest by the pandemic — particularly communities of color — need more time to recover.

California must provide these families with options for technology-based learning settings.

Ensuring those students can attend school in technology-based settings by providing vastly improved independent study is critical. #CABudget #CALeg #California #Schools #Education

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Thanks to activism from supporters like you, most of our bills made it through their first house of origin. 🎉

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📍Not all our bills are featured in this graphic. To see statuses of other bills, check out the link in our end card or bio.

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🗣We need to protect people—not police lobbyists.

Your legislators work for you. Their jobs are to represent the interests of their constituents, not police lobbyists.

Get involved in engaging and holding your elected officials accountable. 🔗Link in bio.

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On #InternationalWhoresDay, we honor sex workers. As some of the most marginalized members of our community, sex workers deserve to maintain their livelihood without fear of violence or arrest.

#SB357 by Sen. @scott_wiener will move California one step closer to acknowledging sex workers as deserving of full dignity and respect.

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