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LONGEVIT'Y, EXPERI ENCE ALLOWS LSPC TO AFFECT REAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGE BYDORSEY NUNN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THIS SUMMER has been a busy one for our Policy Advocacy work: drafting language and advocating for a slate of bills we're f , co-sponsoring, organtz- ing our annual Quest for Democracy Advocacy Day in May, and roll .. ing out petitions, hearing testimonies, and call..in campaigns to support our legislation at key committee voting deadlines. WE ALSO transitioned Policy Directors- bidding farewell to Endria Richardson, who gave 50 much to the Movement, and wel .. coming Marcus McKinney, who now spends most of the week in the Capitol shepherd .. ing, defending, and championing our bills through the legislative process. SOMETIMES YOU get to do work that has long-term impact. If the Governor signs AB 1008) our Ban the Box / Fair Chance Hiring bill, we will have accomplished changing the employment landscape for hundreds of thousands of folks in California .. Banning the Box in the private sector is a tremendous victory for all who worked on it, particularly AOUON, who initiated the campaign back in 2003. IN RECENT years we've worked on legis- lation and campaigns that have a profound impact on many people, with some victories, but it hasn't always been that way. To see the pendulum swing towards Justice instead of Revenge-to be present and have the staff involved-that's meaningful to me. I was proud to see every summer Intern stand up, line up, and testify for AB 1008 (Ban the Box) and for SB 10 (Bail Reform)-contributing .' Legal Services for Prisoners with Children .. ..... ,. 2017 Quest for Democracy - Sacramento, CA '-------- extremely conscious comments of how the policy cy~ That day we had to walk into a Capitol work affected our families and communities. occupied by police for the Peace Officers IT IS very exciting to see our new Policy Fellows Memorial Ceremony, and so were surround- Sandra and Joseph stepping up to the plate, tes- ed by hundreds who were not supportive or tifying at hearings, talking with legislators, and us, our lives, or our families. We bussed in doing impressive work. To see Sandra so pas- five groups from around California, housed sionate about her work she can't speak without people in hotel rooms, fed everyone, had a getting emotional. To see Staff Attorney Brittany rally with speakers and music, and organized Stonesifer invest mind and talents into Fines and teams to make office visits to legislators. Just Fees work that has resulted in people not getting a few years ago, our advocacy day was just a their drivers' licenses suspendedfor failure to pay couple of carpools running on the prayer that traffic fines. To see our people work in coalitions we'd have enough gas. to pass SB 180 (the RISE h be t IF SO THE consistent Act) and fight against We ave t e In) restructure. growth of Move- the sentencing enhance- ~esources,. staff, and orqoruz- ment is measured mentsof afailed War on tng capacity to pusi: a multi- by both the policies Drugs. year strateqic pol'cy plan and we advance and the I'M GLAD I've lived succeed In .passIng much of resources available to long enough to see the legislation we sponsor. do the work. We've those of us who are directly impacted able to not moved beyond just a reactive rally or a protest only just rise up in protest, butto have the infra- march. We have the infrastructure} resources, structure, resources J and organizing ability to staff, and organizing capacity to push a multi .. push a multi-year policy campaign through the year strategic policy plan and succeed in pass- legislature .. Many of my homies and comrades, ing much of the legislation we sponsor .. who fought equally hard hoping that this change SOMETIMES WE are so busy focusing on would come, didn't live long enough to see it start the issue of the day we miss how much has to happen. changed-mostly for the better-since I JUST THINK about it: this May we were able to started this work in 1981. That arc-the one transport and engage over 300 people in Sacra- that bends towards justice-when you have mento for our 5th annual Quest for Democra- longevity, you can see the bend .. .:.'".' -,_._ .. _. -.' . "~." .: , : ~.. _~-- -- ;-: . '.. ' .' :._ _" ,............ ' ,.. ...w·.·· _ _.... . :.-."' :•. ~ _~_." _ ", ",d. ~:'_"". '_~_~_.'~ .: •..•. _". ' .. ~" .. ' . . .... '. '" '.: . . ........ TABLE OF CONTENTS ... . . , . '. . , .' :. - .' : _ " --" ' ' _ .. '. '.. ..' .__.:,._~ ~"~:'M_:':', _. ,,'... ..~_ ._. H .. _." ., ~.... . ,.. _. . _ ,... .. 2 Message from the Executive Director _,,.,-' .~.- .. '-. Y-.-._,. _. . ~% '; l;. Cr. "J>- -, 4-5 2017 "Elder" Freeman ./ ~~.. '",,- ~~~ _;J ..~: v /.t; >. ' •.. SHULawsuit Victories ." C;/' i~-~~ ~ 1!':~.'\ Policy Fellowship and Cha o llenges .'. . ~1C'~"7.~~", \ 1'" ./!. : ,.U'tt. ~f~=!I7.'_ _ , . ~.' '( . ~!,.... :': Fines & Fees i :i " i>~ c, if;;. '~\ 4-5 Policy Advocacy -: '~~~1 ' -' ~01i~~ ,,;, i 6-7 Our Fabulous Donors ~. .y.~~~"~ ~,~ ..' ,...~.~i~ / r, LI e fell- ne·s Leadership .-. -". <~-;~ ,,,,=-,~~, .. q- 'f~~ ._.:::-.: :...,:& i> ,'" , f. "~.:! ",' Classes . .... _e;~o,~ t~q ~~~>.;;;~~~. _ 8 Departing Reflections .......... ~--p ,. ...... - _ ,.. _~':" ~ .......... !:...... '.':.';: ;,.._., •• '':- 1 4-5 FICPFMNational Conference 3 3 Evolution of AOUON 4 8 Intern Program

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LONGEVIT'Y, EXPERI ENCEALLOWS LSPC TO AFFECT

REAL LEGISLATIVE CHANGEBYDORSEY NUNN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTHIS SUMMER has beena busy one for our PolicyAdvocacy work: draftinglanguage and advocatingfor a slate of bills we're

f ,co-sponsoring, organtz-ing our annual Quest for

Democracy Advocacy Day in May, and roll ..ing out petitions, hearing testimonies, andcall ..in campaigns to support our legislationat key committee voting deadlines.WE ALSO transitioned Policy Directors-bidding farewell to Endria Richardson, whogave 50 much to the Movement, and wel ..coming Marcus McKinney, who now spendsmost of the week in the Capitol shepherd ..ing, defending, and championing our billsthrough the legislative process.SOMETIMES YOU get to do work that haslong-term impact. If the Governor signs AB1008) our Ban the Box / Fair Chance Hiringbill, we will have accomplished changingthe employment landscape for hundreds ofthousands of folks in California ..Banningthe Box in the private sector is a tremendousvictory for all who worked on it, particularlyAOUON, who initiated the campaign backin 2003.IN RECENT years we've worked on legis-lation and campaigns that have a profoundimpact on many people, with some victories,but it hasn't always been that way. To see thependulum swing towards Justice instead ofRevenge-to be present and have the staffinvolved-that's meaningful to me. Iwasproud to see every summer Intern stand up,line up, and testify for AB 1008 (Ban the Box)and for SB 10 (Bail Reform)-contributing

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Legal Servicesfor Prisonerswith Children ....... ,.

2017 Quest for Democracy - Sacramento, CA '--------extremely conscious comments of how the policy cy~That day we had to walk into a Capitolwork affected our families and communities. occupied by police for the Peace OfficersIT IS very exciting to see our new Policy Fellows Memorial Ceremony, and so were surround-Sandra and Joseph stepping up to the plate, tes- ed by hundreds who were not supportive ortifying at hearings, talking with legislators, and us, our lives, or our families. We bussed indoing impressive work. To see Sandra so pas- five groups from around California, housedsionate about her work she can't speak without people in hotel rooms, fed everyone, had agetting emotional. To see Staff Attorney Brittany rally with speakers and music, and organizedStonesifer invest mind and talents into Fines and teams to make office visits to legislators. JustFees work that has resulted inpeople not getting a few years ago, our advocacy day was just atheir drivers' licenses suspendedfor failure to pay couple of carpools running on the prayer thattraffic fines. To see our people work in coalitions we'd have enough gas.to pass SB 180 (the RISE h be t IF SO THE consistentAct) and fight against We ave t e In) restructure. growth of Move-the sentencing enhance- ~esources,. staff, and orqoruz- ment is measuredmentsof afailed War on tng capacity to pusi: a multi- by both the policiesDrugs. year strateqic pol'cy plan and we advance and theI'M GLAD I've lived succeed In .passIng much of resources available tolong enough to see the legislation we sponsor. do the work. We'vethose of us who are directly impacted able to not moved beyond just a reactive rally or a protestonly just rise up in protest, butto have the infra- march. We have the infrastructure} resources,structure, resources J and organizing ability to staff, and organizing capacity to push a multi ..push a multi-year policy campaign through the year strategic policy plan and succeed in pass-legislature ..Many of my homies and comrades, ing much of the legislation we sponsor ..who fought equally hard hoping that this change SOMETIMES WE are so busy focusing onwould come, didn't live long enough to see it start the issue of the day we miss how much hasto happen. changed-mostly for the better-since IJUST THINK about it: this May we were able to started this work in 1981. That arc-the onetransport and engage over 300 people in Sacra- that bends towards justice-when you havemento for our 5th annual Quest for Democra- longevity, you can see the bend ...:.'".' -,_._ .. _. -.' . "~." .: , : ~.._~-- -- ;-: . '.. ' .' :._ _" ,............ ' ,.. ...w·.·· _ _.... . :.-."' : •.~ _~_." _ ", ",d. ~:'_"". '_~_~_.'~ .: •..•. _". ' .. ~" .. '

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Message from the ExecutiveDirector _,,.,-'.~.-..'-.Y-.-._,. _.

. ~% '; l;. Cr. "J>- -, 4-5 2017"Elder" Freeman./ ~~.. '",,- ~~~ _;J ..~:v /.t; >. ' •..

SHULawsuit Victories ." C;/' i~-~~ ~1!':~.'\ Policy Fellowshipand Chaollenges .'. . ~1C'~"7.~~", \ 1'" ./!. :,.U'tt. ~f~=!I7.'_ _ , . ~.' '( . ~!,.... :':

Fines & Fees i:i " i>~c, if;;. '~\ 4-5 Policy Advocacy-: '~~~1 '

-' ~01i~~ ,,;, i 6-7 Our Fabulous Donors~. .y.~~~"~ ~,~ ..' ,...~.~i~/ r,LIefell- ne·s Leadership .-. -". <~-;~ ,,,,=-,~~,..

q- 'f~~ ._.:::-.::...,:& i> ,'" , f. "~.:! ",'

Classes . ...._e;~o,~t~q~~~>.;;;~~~._ 8 Departing Reflections.......... ~--p , .......- _ ,..

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