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The People Saved Restorative Justice and school-based Mental Health access — Needed Expansion Thwarted by Mayor’s Austerity
- June 30, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrea Ortiz Email: andrea@dignityandrights.org Phone: (734) 512-3973 “THE PEOPLE SAVED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS – NEEDED EXPANSION THWARTED BY MAYOR’S AUSTERITY” Mayor cuts vital social services and thwarts the expansion of restorative justice in the name of austerity and a budget crisis, yet expands funding for policing JUNE 30, 2023 – […]
Drew’s Notebook: Red Velvet Cake
- June 11, 2024
Red Velvet Cake On the necessity of an occasional sweet addition Originally published June 11th, 2024 on Uncle Drew’s Substack – Please subscribe there. As a big-hearted and large-framed socialist, a good dessert always provides me with an opportunity to organize. After my annual physical on Thursday, during which the tardy physician almost exclusively lectured […]
Drew’s Notebook: On Freedom
- May 8, 2024
Originally Published at Uncle Drew’s Substack My dear friend, Sweet Corey-Bey, visited Austin a couple weeks ago to attend the Austin Blues Festival with me. An accomplished musician in their own right, Sweet took on their first visit to Texas with a wide grin and their smooth style. I took them to a few Austin staples, like […]
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Each October, members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), a national coalition of over 100 organizations, host a series of events, teach-ins, rallies, protests and workshops across the country designed to bring attention to the ongoing and devastating impacts of school policing and zero-tolerance discipline policies.
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