Tomorrow (10/27), take a minute to call or email DA Hestrin and let him know he should #FreeDarik so he can get the support he needs. For call/email scripts and the toolkit, go to https://t.co/Goah0Nt8pS
A friendly reminder on how the Riverside police handle mental health crises. #FreeDarik and support community-based, disability-justice centered alternatives to policing like @riversidecat911
This helpful article from @LVikkiml provides more background on the criminalization of mental health and why we need to #FreeDarik from the @RivCoDA https://t.co/Ey27gxnF5J
The need to #FreeDarik from the @RivCoDA is part of a larger trend of people with disabilities being criminalized. Check out our statement on how we can create alternatives to policing from a disability justice perspective. https://t.co/nbVeIRsLIM
#FreeDarik twitter hour, tomorrow (10/26) at 12pm pacific time. Let the @RivCoDA's office know that Darik should not be criminalized for a mental health crisis. For more info, to sign the petition or view the toolkit, go to https://t.co/Goah0Nt8pS https://t.co/vV5OdwdfHd
Ableism combines with racism and sexism. People who are racialized or non-gender conforming are presumed to be mentally unstable. And then then having a psychiatric disability is presumed to deserving of punishment. #disabledandpunished#FreeDarik
Support our campaign to #FreeDarik who is #disabledandpunished. Darik Schaaf, who had no prior criminal record, was arrested rather than provided support when he had a mental health crisis. Go to this link to support: https://t.co/XBGcgQn3Br
The videos, powerpoints and other material from our abolitionist rapid response mental health training are now available at this link. Feel free to share, use and adapt for your community needs. https://t.co/A4vls9RacM
CAT-911 Abolitionist Mental Health Training
The training will be held 1-5pm pt on the following dates via zoom:
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
Register at: https://t.co/vmm0DnMHye
CAT-911 Long Beach is hiring a coordinator to create a rapid response system as an alternative to 911 for Long Beach. $30 p/hour, 30 hours a week for 3 months. Position may continue pending funding. To apply, go to https://t.co/yMMkgaBa09 Applications due Nov 15.