On October 29th at NOON PST, join Dignity and Power Now's Senior Policy Lead, Ivette Alé, for the latest virtual installment of Stories from The Frontline.
Ivette will discuss their work with Dignity and Power Now and JusticeLA, and the importance of investing in our communities: our health, housing and mental services by supporting #YesOnJ.
Our current system is broken. Prop 25 replaces California's money bail system with algorithms that determine who is freed and who is jailed.
This system adds to mass incarceration and keeps innocent people locked up with fewer ways to be released.
Meet Andreya - an Advocate and Abolitionist who works to keep innocent people out of jail. Andreya has seen first-hand how the police and how the courts work. She’s seen how pretrial racism disproportionately affects our people every day.
Dignity and Power Now's Health and Wellness team created a COVID-19 Resource Guide to address the needs of our community members during these unprecedented times.
The Healing and Wellness Guide lists a number of community resources for housing, employment, emergency food, legal assistance, LGBTQIA+ relief, mental health, and health care.
Check it out below and share with your family, friends, and community members.
This November, we hold the power to invest in the care and support of our communities through affordable housing, mental health services, and community care.
On Friday, October 16th, Ivette Alé of Dignity and Power Now, moderated a discussion on Measure J and the Latinx Community.
Alongside a panel of mental health professionals, the panel discussed budget cuts and access to mental health services for our communities, the importance of Measure J, and creating real solutions to respond to economic instability so our communities can thrive.
