Books not Bars: Help Defeat the Runner Initiative

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Read the e-mail message that we originally sent to our members about this petition.

Here is the text of the message we'll send to CAHU's Board of Directors unless you create your own statement.

Dear CAHU Board Member, As a California citizen, I strongly urge you to vote to withdraw your funding and support of the Runner Initiative, now entitled, "Criminal Penalties and Law Public Safety Funding Statute." The Runner Initiative would mandate state dollars currently available for health, education, drug treatment and mental health services be spent on prison-building and policing. The plan criminalizes the poor and people of color and will push California's already strained budget closer to bankruptcy. The initiative will also deepen a cycle of disinvestment and despair in under-resourced communities across California without increasing levels of public safety in our neighborhoods. The list of opposition to this initiative is growing daily and now includes the California Federation of Teachers, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, California Church IMPACT and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, among many others. I urge to join this list by withdrawing your funding and support for the Runner Initiative. Sincerely, [Your name]