DABC has joined the call led by Black Lives Matter – Vancouver, BC Hogan’s Alley Society UBCIC, BC Civil Liberties Association and WISH Drop-In Centre Society for the Vancouver Police Board, City of Vancouver and the BC government to address systemic discrimination in policing by implementing an immediate ban on street checks in Vancouver and BC. Street checks disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous, racialized and low-income communities.

Read the open letter here: https://bccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Open-Letter-Ban-on-Street-Checks-July-2020-FINAL.pdf

You can join the call to action and sign the petition here:  https://act.bccla.org/banstreetchecks

UBC Health Mentors program is looking for volunteer Health Mentors (or caregivers) who live with a chronic illness and who want to share their healthcare expertise with UBC students. Help new healthcare students learn about patient centered care! The program starts in September 2020 and runs until May 2021. Given Covid-19, mentors should be able to meet with students virtually through Zoom or Skype.

For more info and to apply: https://meetingofexperts.org/progra…/health-mentors-program/

DABC has signed onto the 300ToLive Campaign’s open letter to Premier John Horgan and Minister Shane Simpson, asking the government to make the temporary $300 increase to income assistance and provincial disability assistance rates permanent.

This campaign arose from the work of disabled and neurodivergent people in Autistics United Canada (BC Chapters) and Vancouver Queer Spoon Share.

Read and sign onto the open letter here: https://www.300tolive.org/open-letter.html

The 300 to Live website also outlines 6 actions you can take from home to help amplify the campaign:

https://www.300tolive.org/campaign.html

#300ToLive #RaiseTheRates