The Advocate

SWAI, the San Leandro White Antiracism Initiative (pronounced "sway") is having our next meeting on Wednesday, November 3, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. This month's topic is reimagining public safety and mental health response. We will be having presentations from Justice for Steven Taylor, Unity in the Community, SLATE, and April Showers. Contact SWAI@googlegroups.com to join and get the Zoom link!

SWAI, the San Leandro White Antiracism Initiative (pronounced "sway") is having our next meeting on Wednesday, October 20, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. We will be having a presentation from Neighbors for Racial Justice (N4RJ). Contact SWAI@googlegroups.com to join and get the Zoom link. Blurb by N4RJ — Confronting Racist Profiling: Committing to Safer Communities is a 90-minute presentation given by one person of color and one white person. This includes a facilitated dialogue. Learn how our conditioned racist beliefs undermine public safety efforts and drive profiling that brings devastating harm to our neighbors of color, especially those who are Black. The presentation includes personal storytelling and actions to confront racist profiling in your community. The content was created by Neighbors for Racial Justice under the guidance of a Black, women-led council.  About SWAI — We are a group of neighbors, organizers, and allies committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusio

(SWAI, pronounced "sway.") We are a group of neighbors, organizers, and allies committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our mission is to educate and engage White people into becoming active and effective antiracists. Our focus is hyper-local to the City of San Leandro because we believe change begins in our backyard.  New topics every month! September 9/8 & 9/22: Community History, To the Suburban Wall & Back Again October 10/6 & 10/20: Neighbors for Racial Justice, Confronting Racism Online & In Real Life November 11/3 & 11/17: Reimagining Public Safety & our Mental Health Response Meetings @ 7:30 - 9:00 P:M via Zoom. Contact: SWAI@googlegroups.com

Interested to hear what the candidates for Assembly District 18 have to say on social justice topics that matter to you? Join in via Zoom this Saturday, June 12, at 1:00 pm for a virtual candidate forum! You’ll get a chance to submit questions to the candidates and hear them talk about how their platforms will address pressing crises around racism, climate justice, police brutality, and more. The event is co-hosted by Our Revolution San Leandro, San Leandro 2050, San Leandro for Accountability Leadership and Transparency (SLATE), the San Leandro Democratic Club, Oversight San Leandro, and Unity in the Community. Register now at tinyurl.com/AD18SLForum! Take note and take care.

On June 3, San Leandro for Accountability, Transparency, and Equity (SLATE) is having an informational session as well as volunteer orientation meeting for community police oversight in San Leandro. As you may be aware, our city manager and elected officials are looking at implementing oversight models to incorporate best practices for policing in our city. They have been speaking with community organizers as well as local leaders to solicit our input and expertise. They have also been consulting with the OIR Group, SEED Collaborative, and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE). While this initiative is not new, recent events locally, regionally, and nationally, have shown the need for meaningful police reform. Indeed, over 250 residents, activists, organizers, leaders, and representatives from community groups in San Leandro have signed an open petition supporting it. WHO: This informational session for anyone who is interested in community police

As discussed in my earlier post, there was a free webinar sponsored by a coalition of community members who seek to reimagine public safety through shifting some public resources from policing and reallocating them to community services that prioritize racial equity and social justice in order to ensure the well-being of our entire city. In order to continue providing ongoing education and resources for our neighbors and fellow residents that weren't able to attend the live session, the webinar is now available for streaming online! The Spanish recording is expected to be added soon. Additionally, a document with reference material is also available, which includes: land acknowledgement language and local Indigenous groups to support, San Leandro city information, San Leandro groups organizing to support critical community issues, regional and national groups organizing around larger causes, as well as social media accounts devoted to connecting people interested in local social ju

  FREE WEBINAR! Date: February 27, 2021 Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Register here: http://bit.ly/SLPDteachin NOTE: the bit.ly link is case sensitive Are you curious about how police funding works in San Leandro? Do you wonder what people mean by the term "defund the police?” Join us to learn more about: -What we spend our money on in the City of San Leandro -How police spend their time and the city’s resources -The relationship between policing and community safety -Movements for change here in San Leandro, regionally, and nationally This webinar is sponsored by a coalition of community members who seek to reimagine public safety through shifting some public resources from policing and reallocating them to community services that prioritize racial equity and social justice in order to ensure the well-being of our entire city. Take note and take care. *Image description: flyer with the above text in black on a yellow background at top and black background with yellow text below, inter