Community alerts!
Document sweeps of the unhoused - form linked here
From the Sacramento Homeless Union: We created this form to have a centralized place for people to report witnessing or experiencing a sweep. This form will aid in legal documentation, data collection, as well as organizing and activism. Please share with folks on the ground in Sacramento and or on social media.
Legal Services of Northern California - you can email LSNC about citations and/or sweeps of the unhoused community at: llee@lsnc.net and mitaylor@lsnc.net
Sacramento Regional Coalition to end Homelessness - 2022 unhoused death report linked here - The Coroner documented 199 deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2021
The National Coalition for the Homeless has released a list of the "Dirty Dozen", meaning the worst cities in the nation for treatment of the unhoused - you can read more here - and our very own Sacramento ranked 5TH on the list. You can find a snippet on the analysis of Sacramento below.
Sacramento County's Climate Action Plan (CAP) - item 53 at the 9/27 Sac County BOS meeting was set to approve the County's CAP but the decision was delayed, the next meeting to discuss adoption will take place in November/December - read more at this CapRadio article
Read the first issue of Decarcerate Sacramento's "Inside Voices Breaking Out" Zine
From the DS insta post: "We've spent many months gathering art and writing from incarcerated folks in Sac County jails to co-create our first Zine. This project aims to center and uplift the voices of those who are disappeared and deemed disposable by the state—making visible the realities of incarceration in Sacramento County while we work to prevent jail expansion and reduce incarceration through reinvestments in preventative solutions"
Action Alerts!
Sacramento County Mental Health Board - help rename the Wellness Crisis Call Center and Response Treatment Program (WCCCRT)! Please take the survey, encourage others to take it, & share far and wide! Survey linked here.
350 Sacramento is hosting an info session to help folx learn more about why we should vote "NO" on Measure A.
Measure A is a Sac County ballot measure that would increase the sales tax; if passed it will be harmful both to our environment and to taxpayers. Learn more at measureanotok.org
Please register through eventbrite for the Measure A Not Okay info session happening online October 13th from 6-7pm.
Nor Cal Resist - DONATE HERE to help Nor Cal Resist ensure a smooth landing for our newly arrived Venezuelan neighbors, and other immigrants who may end up in Sacramento by choice-- or by the cruel and ugly actions of CBP
Tell the "No on O" campaign why you oppose Measure O - an anti-homeless ballot measure that will be voted on in November - link to the campaign website here. Read our article on this measure here.
Aaaaaaand finally, sign up to attend one or more
UPCOMING MEETINGS!
Exercise your political power and attend a public meeting in our community. Remember you can watch the recordings if you do not have time to watch live. Do you plan on attending any of these meetings? If so, let us know.
You can find all meetings on SJPC's calendar linked here.
Sacramento City Council
10/11/22 @ 2p & 5p
10/18/22 @ 5p
10/25/22 @ 2p & 5p
11/1/22 @ 5p
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
10/12/22 @ 2p
10/25/22 @ 9:30a
10/26/22 @ 2p
To sign up to attend a meeting CLICK HERE!