Speak up to the city council about Ashland’s ordinance 3176, ‘Stop and Identify’, that requires people being cited for violations to give their names and birthdates

At our recent session; “Meet the Candidate with Gina Duquenne”, she encouraged white folks to be a part of policy change that makes Ashland safe for BIPOC.  She is asking us to speak up to the city council about Ashland’s ordinance 3176, which, she believes, by its nature – and the fact that racism and bias are predominantly unconscious and have not yet been adequately addressed in police training and in our officers/institution – increases risk and decreases safety for BIPOC. We are sharing her request with all of you. Respond by Aug 15.

Below are links to the city page where you can email all of the city council at once and tell them you would like the ordinance removed and tell them why. Send multiple messages. Also below are links to the pages that show the ordinance. *This needs to be done, ideally, before August 15.
Sounds like it will be up for discussion again by the council on August 19, 2020. Go here to email all of the city council members at once Link to city page showing the ordinance: City-provided legal clarifications of the ordinance Please take a minute and add your voice.

Tía Candace Younghans & the Deconstructing Whiteness Planning Team

DW Land & People Acknowledgement:
This message was composed on the unceded land of the Shasta, Takelma, and many other recognized and unrecognized tribes who have had living relationships with the Southern Oregon region from “time out of mind” to now. Let this be a reminder for us to continue dismantling the systems of oppression that have dispossessed Indigenous people of their lands and denied their rights to self-determination. Learn more – follow this link

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