Sign Letter by June 3rd • Attend Public Hearing June 4
MILPA and SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) Santa Cruz County have been working with community members through a study and action process to understand how to impact systemic change to better meet local needs. In the past few months, with the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors currently in the public budget hearings stage of the annual budget cycle, we are following up on the People’s Budget Forum we held on May 8th with a sign-on letter to advocate for Budgeting Our Values: Healthcare and Housing, not Incarceration.
Our local government has a moral obligation to meet our community’s basic needs, but we know that investments in housing and healthcare – particularly mental health and substance use disorder services – have been severely underfunded. How can someone be safe or thrive without a roof over their head? And why do we continue to increase funding for carceral systems that criminalize people experiencing poverty, mental health challenges, and Black and Brown people disproportionately?
We’re inviting individuals and organizations to sign on. There is a place on the form to share the organizational logo (if appropriate) so that it can be included on the final letter that will go to the Board of Supervisors on Monday .
Together we can impact how our tax dollars are spent.
Sign on to our letter Budget Our Values: HealthCare + Housing not Incarceration
Public hearings are at 9am on June 4.
Hearings are at the Governmental Center Building – Board Chambers
701 Ocean Street Room 525 Santa Cruz, CA 95060
or on zoom. Please check the BOS website for zoom option.
If you are interested in joining this Study and Action group, please contact info@surjsantacruzcounty.org.
Showing Up for Racial Justice-Santa Cruz County, CA 