Join us tonight on Zoom & make a call to stop CARE Court today!
Newsom’s bad “CARE” Court legislation (SB 1338) has made it out of its last committee and is headed for a final vote on the Assembly Floor any day now.
Join us tonight on Zoom for our monthly general meeting to get updates about our campaign to stop CARE Court and more.
Where: Online: CC and ASL will be provided Register here!
APTP is also in solidarity with fights across the state and world to reclaim public spaces. Community is fighting back against privatization and criminalization of poverty from Parker Elementary in Oakland to People’s Park in Berkeley to 24th Street Plaza in San Francisco to Echo Park in LA and BEYOND! We’ll cover some of these struggles, as well as the situation at Wood Street encampment, the largest encampment in Oakland.
Join APTP’s General Meeting
Reminder: if you haven’t already, please don’t forget to call your assemblymember TODAY (844) 537-1657 and urge them to vote NO on CARCARE Court!
A legislative staffer will be tallying the calls they receive. Here’s how to call:
- Dial (844) 537-1657
- The automated system will ask you to state your street, city, and zip code then you will be connected to your assemblymember’s office
- Tell the staff person your name, where you live and then you can say:
“I am a California resident calling in opposition to SB 1338, the bill to establish CARE Courts. I urge you to vote NO. All evidence shows that providing housing AND adequately-resourced, intensive, voluntary outpatient treatment – not court-ordered treatment – is most effective for treating the poopulation CARE Court seeks to serve. California doesn’t need to spend millions on another racist court system. Thank you for your time.”
This CARE Court proposal has a $65 million starting cost and claims to combat houselessness and support people with mental health disabilities, but provides no funding to permanent supportive housing or mental health services such as peer supporters and community-based organizations. The bill instead pushes for ineffectual forced treatment and allocation of funds to expand our racist criminal legal system.
The bill will be voted on any day now and then it will move quickly to Newsom’s desk to become law. This is our last real chance to stop this bill.
Call your assemblymember TODAY at (844) 537-1657 to tell them why they should oppose CARE Court (SB 1338).
Love and solidarity,
APTP
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