{"id":335,"date":"2015-02-04T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=335"},"modified":"2016-02-26T10:39:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T18:39:31","slug":"bca-news-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkeleycitizensaction.org\/?p=335","title":{"rendered":"BCA News, February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

BCA Newsletter Feb 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

BlackLivesMatter Forum\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take Action to End Racial Profiling and\u00a0Injustice in Berkeley Saturday, February 21,<\/p>\n

1:30-4:30 pm
\nSouth Berkeley Senior Center
\n2939 Ellis St. (@ Ashby,\u00a0west of MLK)
\nCome to a solution-oriented forum presented by\u00a0Berkeley Citizens Action with Berkeley NAACP\u00a0and the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission.<\/p>\n

The 2011 report from the African American\/Black\u00a0Business, Professional and Community Network\u00a0(ABPCN) and the report from the 2013 Berkeley\u00a0NAACP Town Hall Meeting addressed inequities\u00a0and disparities for African Americans, low-income\u00a0populations and other marginalized groups in Berkeley. They outlined numerous recommendations\u00a0for housing, education, employment,\u00a0criminal\u00a0justice and health\/mental\u00a0health. Also,\u00a0CopWatch,\u00a0the\u00a0Peace and Justice Commission\u00a0and\u00a0Police\u00a0Review Commission all have solution-based\u00a0reports\u00a0and\/or council items that address some of\u00a0the\u00a0same problems. Councilmember Jesse\u00a0Arreguin\u00a0has\u00a0several measures ready to present to council\u00a0and\u00a0other council members are preparing items.<\/p>\n

The purpose of our #BlackLivesMatter Forum is to\u00a0identify recommendations for action, first with\u00a0panelists, and then in breakout groups; to develop\u00a0an Action Plan which BCA and allied groups will\u00a0advocate for with politicians and political\u00a0<\/span>candidates in the coming year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Join us on February 21, the 50th anniversary of\u00a0the assassination of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,\u00a0widely known by his previous chosen name\u00a0Malcolm X.<\/p>\n

Berkeley NAACP Recommendations<\/strong>
\nThe following is an excerpt from the NAACP 2013\u00a0Report on The Status of African Americans, Low income\u00a0Families and Marginalized Communities in the\u00a0City\u00a0of Berkeley:\u00a0http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/kcsk37s
\n\u201cFor the most part, people are unaware that numerous\u00a0African Americans employed by the City of Berkeley\u00a0have lodged discrimination complaints; the\u00a0privatization of public housing has displaced African\u00a0Americans and low-income families; Berkeley Unified\u00a0School District has one of the largest achievement\u00a0gaps between Black and Brown students and White\u00a0students in the state; Berkeley\u2019s African American\/Black population has declined from over 30% of the\u00a0city\u2019s population to less than 8%; African Americans
\nhave the poorest health outcomes in Berkeley; most\u00a0mental health services are not provided in a culturally\u00a0responsive manner; and racial profiling of African\u00a0American young men is an escalating problem.\u201d
\nEmployment<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Create City Council Oversight Body to monitor
\nunfair hiring, promotional practices, favoritism,
\ncronyism and unfair treatment of city employees
\n\u2022 Monitor increased \u201cContracting Out\u201d of city jobs
\n\u2022 Institute annual \u201cMandatory Cultural Competency\u201d
\ntraining for all City staff
\n\u2022 Provide for oversight and accountability of the city
\nHuman Resource Department by city council
\n\u2022 Require \u201cEqual Work for Equal Pay\u201d (Salaries based
\non actual job duties not City classifications)
\n\u2022 Provide long-time hourly employees with full-time\u00a0benefited positions; especially in the Parks,\u00a0Recreation and Waterfront Department
\n\u2022 Put in place an Oversight Committee for the City of\u00a0Berkeley Labor negotiation process
\n\u2022 Employ the 360\u00a0Performance Evaluation process\u00a0for all city staff, including Department Directors,\u00a0Deputy Directors, Managers and Supervisors
\n\u2022 Institute annual evaluation for the City Manager by\u00a0council
\n\u2022 Employ an external comprehensive city audit to\u00a0review city staff personnel matters every 3 years<\/p>\n

Housing<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Demolition Ordinance will include the replacement of\u00a0all affordable housing that is demolished
\n\u2022 Obtain more oversight and accountability for\u00a0Berkeley Housing Authority
\n\u2022 Pass new regulations and\/or incentivize developers\u00a0to offer more housing at below-market rates
\n\u2022 Increase development of affordable housing
\n\u2022 Implement the 1990 South Berkeley Area Plan<\/p>\n

Criminal Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Abolish the BPD\u2019s Drug Task Force
\n\u2022 Ban unmarked police cars from making traffic stops<\/p>\n

…… (see BCA Feb. 2015 Newsletter)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BCA Newsletter Feb 2015 BlackLivesMatter Forum\u00a0 Take Action to End Racial Profiling and\u00a0Injustice in Berkeley Saturday, February 21, 1:30-4:30 pm South Berkeley Senior Center 2939 Ellis St. (@ Ashby,\u00a0west of MLK) Come to a solution-oriented forum presented by\u00a0Berkeley Citizens Action …<\/p>\n

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