#DebtFreeJustice @BerkeleyLawPac | Alum @GoldmanSchool | Policy, advocacy, and organizing for the just & peaceful world we all deserve | Oregonian
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Y’all, this is a absurd and harmful practice, yet it impacts thousands of Californians every day. Let’s end it ASAP #debtfreejustice
BREAKING: We are introducing AB 1266 to end bench warrants that are used to arrest low-income people in CA for not being able to afford to pay a fine or for facing barriers to attending a court date. #debtfreejustice @Ash_Kalra
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On the 4th anniversary of the worst antisemitic massacre in US history, major Jewish orgs are outside the UN spouting racist incitement against Palestinians and accusing human rights organizations of causing antisemitic violence. A shocking and horrifying display. 🧵
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Hey @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom, after yrs of exploitation at the hands of predatory prison telecoms, California families are depending on YOU to provide overdue financial relief. SIGN SB1008 TODAY! This policy has been successful in other states & counties.🧵
According to @SouthwestAir our flight has been delayed for 4 hours because they needed to shut down the terminal for a VIP??? Shame on @SouthwestAir. I’m missing celebrating my nieces birthday; countless other folks who are trapped here trying to get to family and friends
Ya love to see it! These hidden fees disproportionately tax poor and Black/Brown Californians and now they are outa here!
Big news! State legislators have agreed on a budget that would end civil assessments!
Civil assessments - a hidden $300 late fee - were born out of CA's racist tough-on-crime era and worsens the racial wealth gap.
We celebrate this plan's commitment to #EndCivilAssessments!
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BREAKING: We sued the @CalCourts Judicial Council for running an illegal revenue scheme. @CalCourts have been using late fees known as civil assessments to fund the courts off the backs of low-income Californians who can't afford to pay a traffic ticket. 1/bit.ly/39QbOCC
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WATCH: Why have Republican-funded groups like DMFI and AIPAC spent millions of dollars to try to beat progressives like @SummerForPA, @JCisnerosTX, @BernieSanders, @ninaturner, and @JamaalBowmanNY in primaries?
Hey @AlaskaAir - you put my 70+ immune-compromised mother’s life at risk. It was reckless to lift the mask mandate without warning or time for people to change their behavior. Do better!
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State's ‘poverty penalty’ fee harder on poor, non-white people, report says a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAUwZkE?o…
Dream duo @JayREllis & @NadiaMoz break down how pay-to-stay traumatizes communities, families, and youth, trapping them in a cycle of poverty and incarceration. A must listen! omny.fm/shows/the-untold-sto… #DebtFreeJustice
“…our current attitude…how we think about incarceration…it’s not working. Thinking strictly in terms of balanced budgets has come at a huge cost to our society…& and it isn’t even working financially”🔥🔥🔥from @JayREllis
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Dreams upended. Homes destroyed. Families shattered.
These are the true costs of war, and they must never be lost in the discussions of what is happening in Ukraine.
Every bullet fired and every missile launched is an assault on humanity.
My union - which represents thousands of lecturers across the University of California- averted a strike today and came to a tentative agreement after being out of contract for two years. Mazel Tov for those who have been fighting for this since the beginning! #whenwefightwewin
STRIKE IS OFF--We have a tentative agreement. #TeamUCAFT has won transformative and groundbreaking improvements in crucial areas, including job stability, workload, and compensation. #WeTeachUC #FacultyEquity #StudentSuccess
ALT WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! While we won't be walking the picket line, join lecturers across the state for celebratory rallies at 12 PM UC Berkeley: MLK Student Union UC Davis: 1st and A Streets (near School of Education) UC Irvine: Flagpoles at Aldrich Hall UCLA: Bruin Plaza UC Merced: Lake Rd. and Bellevue Rd. UC Riverside: Bell tower near Rivera Library UC San Diego: Gilman Parking Structure UC Santa Barbara: Storke Tower UC Santa Cruz: base of campus, Main Entrance (Bay & High) COME CELEBRATE SOLIDARITY WITH #TEAMUCAFT! Union logo in top left corner features a yellow fist and forearm breaking out of a blue and red circle, flanked by sharp pencils. Surrounding "UC-AFT" in the middle of the logo is "Faculty Equity" above and "Student Success" below.
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my fellow lecturers on #TeamUCAFT are going on strike over UC’s pattern of bad faith bargaining. Join us on the picket line Nov 17/18! #UCUnfair #WeTeachUC
so proud to be in solidarity with so many incredible teachers at uc!!!
ucaft.org/content/unfair-pra…
Young people across the country are assessed costs just like this $175 detention fee. It not only sustains the existence of institutions such as these but traps families - sometimes for years or even generations- in cycles of costs that most cannot pay. @debtfreejustice
19/ When forced to stop jailing so many of its own children, Rutherford County ramped up its pitch to detain kids from other places.
The county charges $175 a day for each kid they jail.
propublica.org/article/black…
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If you’re in favor of pouring $778 billion into the Pentagon budget this year, don’t try telling me we can’t afford the Build Back Better agenda to support working families and address the climate crisis.
2 years since lecturers at the UCs have had a contract. Our teaching is a big part of what makes @UCBerkeley the #1 college in the US. Pay us fairly! Give us job security! Where are you @UCPrezDrake? @UCAFT1474 #strikeready
Thank you Gov @KateBrownForOR for signing a landmark bill to eliminate Oregon’s juvenile #FinesAndFees @youthrightsjust @SollmanJaneen @manningstl @debtfreejustice Learn more about the legislation here… law.berkeley.edu/experientia…
