Category Archives: Current

Read this Op-Ed: Let’s decriminalize mental illness: Santa Cruz doesn’t need a mental health jail

Lookout recently published an op-ed written by a couple of members of our Care Not Cages group, responding to a recent Lookout interview with Sheriff Clark where he floated an idea to build a mental health jail. We know that jail is not treatment, and incarceration only deepens trauma and mental illness. From the article’sContinue reading “Read this Op-Ed: Let’s decriminalize mental illness: Santa Cruz doesn’t need a mental health jail”

The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!

Tell Driscoll’s to stop spraying toxic pesticides near schools and homes!Sign the Boycott PledgeTell your friends and family, near and far. We must keep up the pressure until they change their ways! A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez conducted a 30-day hunger strike this September to call upon Driscoll’s and other agriculture businesses in theContinue reading “The Hunger Strikes May Be Over, but the Driscoll’s Boycott Isn’t!”

Updated: Actions for Gaza

Jewish Voice for Peace – Power Half-Hour for Gaza: DAILY • 12:00 – 12:30 PM  Financial Support for Gaza • (suggested by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCSC) Jewish Voice for Peace – Power Half-Hour for Gaza: DAILY • 12:00 – 12:30 PM Location: Click here for info and to registerSponsor: Jewish Voice for PeaceDescription: URGENT: We need all hands onContinue reading “Updated: Actions for Gaza”

Join the SURJ Santa Cruz County Action Alert List!

The SURJ Action Alert List is for everyone who cares about showing up for racial justice in Santa Cruz County, especially for people who might not have time to join a SURJ working group or committee, but who want to be connected and support SURJ’s work in this county. SURJ Action Team members will receive action alerts via email with local callsContinue reading “Join the SURJ Santa Cruz County Action Alert List!”