IKAR's Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Brous is currently part of a delegation of 19 rabbis, cantors & activists from across the country on a human rights delegation at the U.S.-Mexico border. T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights HIAS #JewishClergyAtTheBorder

This admin has criminalized asylum seekers-now holding nearly 50k people behind barbed wire for fleeing violence/ poverty & trying to seek refuge in the US. Just toured #Otero #DetentionCenter outside of El Paso. #jewishclergyattheborder HIAS T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights IKAR

Thread: 5 yrs ago this week, California voters overwhelmingly passed #Prop47! The state's over-investment in incarceration & under-investment in strategies that address the drivers of crime – like drug addiction & mental illness – created a revolving door in our jails & prisons.

Thx 4 tweet but this is LAVoiceAction not LA Voice :-) RT SEIU Local 99: “We are fed-up with a system that creates a school to prison pipeline.” - Max Arias. Proud to join with ⁦LA Voice⁩ ⁦Community Coalition⁩ to elect ⁦@GeorgeGascon⁩ LA District Attorney

BREAKING: 110 Black women sign letter condemning LA’s top prosecutor Jackie Lacey, saying she has “failed” to bring justice in the county and that it’s time for “true change.” medium.com/@realjusticepa…

Letter is signed by LA movement leaders Patrisse Cullors, Melina Abdullah, Susan Burton, Jasmyne Cannick, & Nana Gyamfi as well as dozens of nat’l leaders in justice reform movement like Angela Davis & Michelle Alexander.

Will you please call your LA City Council Member immediately and tell them to vote against the amendment proposed by Buscaino to water down immediate support for homeless neighbors, leave Bonin / Harris-Dawson motion strong as is. Contact #s at healthyla.org/action-alerts/

The truth about recent headlines that make it seem like Newsom and our Electeds are making life easier for renting families (they aren’t)

This picture paints about 3000 words.

I really don’t think people have fully appreciated what happened. They had an actual plan for a coup they were trying to implement.

Randall, a Andrés le fascina violet. Hasta en su French Toast Maui Style. Todavía eres su monstruo favorito

We’re here! More than 750 devout & diverse Californians are here to declare #HomeIsSacred & call on our elected leaders to #KeepFamiliesHoused. #SB567 #SB4 #SB225

LA Voice Youth Leader Tiffany asking Senator María Elena Durazo what it will take to pass #SB567, the Homelessness Prevention Act at our PICO California #HomeIsSacred day of Action!

Wish you were here, Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins Gavin Newsom @RendonAD62 !

The California Apartment Association has spent over 140 million dollars lobbying to make sure rent prices go up. They work with folks like: ⛽️ Chevron 👮‍♂️Prison Guard Unions 🚬 Phillip Morris Let’s take a closer look at the most evil political organization in California, the CAA

Update: #SB225 passes out of Senate Appropriations! This bill dedicates $500 million to preserve 1.1 million affordable homes!

🚨BREAKING: The #HomelessnessPreventionAct, #SB567, has officially PASSED the suspense file and will move to the Senate Floor for a full vote! ❗Now we need ALL #CALeg Senators on board to support this critical bill because we know #HomeisSacred! Thank you Senator María Elena Durazo!💪

Will you be the anchor for this race, Senator Susan Rubio ? Will you, Steven Bradford ? Take us across the line! Senator María Elena Durazo LA Voice PICO California #sb567

Remembering Philip Vera Cruz, Filipino-American labor leader who helped found the UFW. His legacy underscores AAPI figures' role in labor & community activism. Let’s celebrate the many AAPI cultures, traditions, & contributions every day.

BREAKING: On a 62-0 vote, the #California Assembly has passed my bill, #AB3089, an act to formally apologize to Black Californians for its role in instituting slave laws & discriminatory practices since its founding. This is an historic vote. #Reparations California Legislative Black Caucus