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Orange County Exploring Police Alternatives to Mental Health Calls
Orange County officials are looking for better ways to address mental health crises. Some of the goals Orange County is looking for is a softer
#FreeDarik Protest in Riverside CA, April 22 1-3pm
#FreeDarik Protest, April 22, 1-3pm pt at Riverside DA’s office, 3960 Orange Ave. Riverside CA. Darik Schaaf is a young Black man with no criminal
Use of Force is Wrong Response to Mental Health
“State and local governments should end the use of police to respond to incidents involving people experiencing mental health crises and instead implement non-coercive, supportive
Free Darik Schaaf! Send letters of support and sign our petition. #DisabledandPunished
Darik Schaaf is a young Black man with no prior criminal record who was arrested after a mental health crisis in the Spring of 2019
Work Needed To Prevent Sexual Abuse Of People With Disabilities
Sexual violence is a pervasive public health issue that disproportionately affects individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Bureau of Justice indicate that the rate of rape
LAPD Being Sued for Killing Man Struggling with Mental Health
Victor Valencia was a 31 year-old Latino man mistaken for an armed Black man. Police were called and fatally shot Victor who was actually carrying
Maryland police reform measure would repeal police legal protections
In 1974 Maryland enacted the state’s Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. This protects police officers from investigation and prosecution from their work conduct. This
First Six Months of Mental Health Responses Led to Zero Arrests
Denver recently released the STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) program 6 months ago. The program was designed to address non-violent incidents with mental health professionals
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.@kriphopnation helps to #CreateCommunityCare for people with disabilities through music. Check them out! http://lila-ev.de/music/
Please join us today with @AbolitionDJ, @RAOUON and @iejusticetable so that we can #FreeDarik and all peoples who are #disabledandpunished 4pm pt. Register at http://bit.ly/disabledandpunished
Join @dreanyc123, @Azza_Alt, Elliott Fukui from @fireweedHJ, Valerie Novack, Liat Ben-Moshe, @nolasco909, Darik's family and more for our roundtable on #DisabledandPunished for the week of action to #FreeDarik. 5/3/21 4-5:30pm pt. Register at http://bit.ly/disabledandpunished CC/ASL
Join our letter writing session happening now! #FreeDarik #DisabledandPunished https://twitter.com/AbolitionDJ/status/1385449345441406982
#FreeDarik and #DisabledandPunished Week of Action
Letter Writing Campaign
Wed, 4/28/21 - 12pm-1pm pt
Join us in writing letters of support and solidarity to Darik and other people criminalized because of their disabilities. Register at: http://bit.ly/freedarikletter