In numerous states, foster care youth entitled to survivor and disability benefits find state agencies claiming these benefits without notifying the child or relatives. Erin Moriarty talks with young people who were denied tens of thousands of dollars. cbsn.ws/3TOM2lF

Some background on the issue:
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Today in California, our bill to end the practice of County agencies stealing the financial survivor benefits of our foster youth passed out of the human services committee with bipartisan support.

'It’s finally April, and now over half a million fast food workers are earning $20 an hour!

We’re not stopping there because money isn’t everything.

Respect and dignity are everything, and as union workers, we're here to say NO MORE DISRESPECT!' Deysi Gomez,striking McDs worker

'The priority must be ensuring young workers have more options than they’ve had in the past & building worker power.” - Eric Morrison-Smith, ED of Alliance for Boys and Men of Color. California's effort to create paths to higher wages for its youth has hit a funding snag. calmatters.org/california-div…

Whole entire system of oppression exposed everywhere, from bottom to top 🤷🏾‍♀️ We can’t claim not to see it

Last Monday we were honored to host Alliance for Boys and Men of Color's evening reception to conclude their 2024 briefing & lobby day in Sacramento! The reception highlighted the leadership of youth who are transforming policies supporting boys & men of color to drive change in our communities!

Still feeling empowered after our Policy Briefing last week! We had attendees from all over the state come together to share ideas, issues, joy, laughs, and most of all, power with one another. This is how we build movements! ✊🏿✊🏿

Check out our 2024 Alliance for Boys and Men of Color policy agenda which represents the wide-range of issues that our network partners care deeply about.

We do all of this work in coalition, so check out the priorities and co-sponsors we’re working with below:
abmoc.org/policy-work/le…

We have introduced legislation this year to better capture data on in-custody deaths including in our youth facilities.

This tragedy can no longer go unnoticed and ignored. We need information. We need answers. And, we deserve better.

Our Black Mental Health & Healing Justice peer support training is where we embrace the importance of empathy, compassion, and the imminent value that is our birthright.

Join us virtually for our upcoming session on March 28th, 2024

To RSVP, visit: beam.community/events

“My basic sense of it has always been to get people to understand that in the long run they themselves are the only protection they have against violence or injustice. People have to understand that they cannot look for salvation anywhere but to themselves.”

- Ella Baker

I love when LA Youth pull up on me in Sacramento

On Monday, we had our 2024 Alliance for Boys and Men of Color Policy Briefing and Lobby Day in Sacramento and our people showed-out! We had youth, formerly incarcerated folks, and a whole lot more coming together to fight for our collective agenda and our communities.

This week, I had a group of amazing advocates with the Alliance on the Status of Boys & Men of Color meet to discuss their priorities. One of the bills they are advocating for includes my AB 2441 to remove the mandate to call law enforcement for minor incidents on campus.

In response to the Legislative Analyst’s Office (@LAO's) recommendation that the state close down five prisons and save $1 billion.

“In this type of environment, we have to consider everything. - Asm Jesse Gabriel

It's time California #ClosePrisonsSaveBillions California Governor.

Thank you for highlighting this program, which will help youth get into quality apprenticeship programs and live self-determined lives.

'the priority must be ensuring young workers have more options than they’ve had in the past and building worker power.' - EMS

This #internationalwomensday & #WomensHistoryMonth we want to highlight some of the Native women leaders that are fighting for water & social justice in #California 👇🏽
Morning Star Brook & Chief Caleen Sisk are some women that inspire us.
Who inspires you? #NativeAmerican

Update from the Klamath River Renewal Corporation:
Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 Underway

Work progresses on the second of four dams slated for removal on the Klamath River.

More on Dam removal@ klamathrenewal.org
Photos: @swiftwaterfilms
#Undamtheklamath #NativeAmerican

“How we center the actual thing is this revolutionary tradition of how do we be more human and create the structures and the ecosystems that allow for that.” 🖤 #OneMillionExperiments

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