True North Seeks End to Racial Profiling with Passing of AB953

The statewide push for accountability with law enforcement in their relations with communities of color has come to Del Norte County and Tribal Lands. Local organizing network, True North, have been collecting prayer cards signed by citizens urging Governor Brown to pass Assembly Bill 953, the Racial and Identity Profiling Act, a data collecting bill making it mandatory for law enforcement to track and report the race of persons they make contact with.

Redwood Voice reporters followed some of the leaders and organizers of True North as they made their trek through our region on their way to the State Capitol.

Video: Quiltbags PLUS Campaign Launch

This kickoff video for the Quiltbags PLUS campaign is a collaboration of Redwood Voice and Gender Talk in partnership with young people enrolled in the 2015 Youth Training Academy. The Quiltbags PLUS Campaign was designed by youth to address visibility and representation of marginalized individuals in the LGBTQ+ communities. The YTA was put on by Building Healthy Communities and California Center for Rural Policy in the Del Norte County and Adjacent Tribal Lands area.