People Power WA

Grassroots volunteer org in WA State advocating for equitable public safety. We adhere to ACLU principles but don't work for or officially represent the ACLU.

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Sign in PRO, contact members of the committee, or submit written testimony to demand that behavioral health crises receive the same quality and consistency as the response to a heart attack, stroke, or any other health emergency! 3/3

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🚨Seattle/State Leg ACTION ALERT

If you are part of the 80% of Seattle voters who support civilianized crisis response to low-priority calls, take 30s to sign in PRO to HB 1816 by TOMORROW at 9:30a! 1/3

https://t.co/iiFpnJR6wr

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

A behavioral health crisis is not a crime and warrants quality care and rapid response.

HB 1816 paves the way for mental health crisis response that follows national best practice standards and minimizes law enforcement contact

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[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Contact your council members and the Mayor directly and demand that both the license plate data is stored on-premise at SPD and that retention period be reduced to 3 minutes or at most 48 hours. 3/3 https://t.co/tRlIEojZQ7

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Seattle: City Council is in the process of launching an ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) Expansion Program which includes moving the on-premise database of license plate reads to an off premise, cloud-hosted database managed by Axon, a third-party, private company. 1/3

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

This change will enable other states to circumvent WA state’s Shield Law and Keep WA Working Act, which are meant to protect both women seeking reproductive healthcare and immigrant workers. 2/3

[shannon cheng @drbestturtle]

i am so angry that after nearly SIX years of waiting for the SPOG contract to come out from closed door negotiations, we were only given 1 minute for public comment.

here's what i would have said with a whole 2 minutes: 🧵

[Amy Sundberg @amysundberg]

Shannon has the most insight and expertise around the SPOG contract of anyone I know; she's been working on this since at least the 2017 Accountability Ordinance. Please read what she has to say, and here's a helpful link to email City Council: https://t.co/PXRsOzFIJE

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

If this chart makes you stop and question our City’s priorities, speak out about them before next week’s SPOG contract vote!

https://t.co/W82Y4QGtKX

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[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Take action before next Tuesday, May 14th!

Send an email at: https://t.co/W82Y4QGtKX

More info at: https://t.co/sh1BwEhP31

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[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Learn more and take action to oppose the new Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) contract at: https://t.co/sh1BwEhP31

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There is no evidence the current test is a real barrier to hiring. PSCSC should be allowed to fulfill their duties and choose the best exam for Seattle without undue pressure from City Council. Send an email now: https://t.co/J6Hvgohetx

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Seattle ACTION ALERT. Oppose lowering the standards for SPD recruitment! Just takes a minute to send an email to Council before their Thursday meeting. https://t.co/J6Hvgohetx

[People Power WA @PeoplePowerWA]

Council is trying to pressure the PSCSC to change the entrance exam for potential police recruits. The current exam was developed with the consent decree in mind and has a ~70% pass rate. The new exam CM Nelson wants? Has a 90% pass rate.