July 2021

Criminal Record Relief Clinic. Empowering the tribal community to pursue post-conviction relief

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/27/213:42 PM

Join us for a no-cost virtual clinic to learn about the different criminal record relief options available in San Diego County. Hear from local experts about record expungements, reclassification of felonies so misdemeanors, early termination of probation, and relief under Prop. 47 and Prop. 64. Clinic highlights include: • Presentations by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office • Resources for individual record relief • Follow-up...

Resource: Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic One-Pager (English & Spanish!)

Elena Costa · 7/27/213:07 PM

English: The California Department of Public Health, Injury and Prevention Branch (CDPH/IVPB) and the California Department of Social Service, Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s (CDSS/OCAP) , Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative , ACEs Connection , and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance co-created “Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in both English and Spanish. This material is intended for Californian families experiencing the severe economic consequences resulting from...

Employers must create space for authenticity at work (workforce.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/23/214:15 PM

I arrived at the interview 15 minutes early, wearing my freshly pressed outfit and holding copies of my resume. As I walk through the door, I am flooded with anxiety. Not because I feel unprepared for the interview or concerned that I lack the skills and experience needed for the job; the anxiety stems from a fear that they will see through the protection I hoped my outfit offered and I wouldn’t get hired because they know I am a lesbian. For myself, and so many other members of the LGBTQ+...

Draya Love Talks About Her Book "love letter to my life. Healing." [coronadotimes.com]

Karen Clemmer · 7/21/2112:49 PM

By Alyssa K. Burns, The Coronado Times, July 19, 2021 Draya Love released her first book , love letter to my life. Healing. in December 2020. She celebrated with a book signing at Bay Books in Coronado on May 2, 2021 ahead of the second publication on June 19, 2021. As someone living in and out of San Diego for 20 years, with an ex-husband in the Navy, Draya found Coronado to be a place of healing. Simply put, she shares, “I would sit on the beach and process.” There has been a lot for Draya...

SDTIGT: San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team

Aisha is coming back! Code-Switching Learning Exchange on Friday, August 6th (San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/12/216:06 PM

LEARNING EXCHANGE: CODE-SWITCHING AISHA POPE, LCSW SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR CHILDREN PRESENTING ON “BROADLY, CODE-SWITCHING INVOLVES ADJUSTING ONE’S STYLE OF SPEECH, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND EXPRESSION IN WAYS THAT WILL OPTIMIZE THE COMFORT OF OTHERS IN EXCHANGE FOR FAIR TREATMENT, QUALITY SERVICE, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES” (MCCLUNEY, ROBOTHAM, LEE, SMITH, & DURKEE, 2019). FOR MANY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) PROFESSIONALS, CODESWITCHING COMES NATURALLY AND IS SEEN AS...

San Diego Trauma-Informed Guide Team Learning Exchange July 2, 2021

Pam Hansen · 7/7/2111:21 AM

BIG Thanks to Aisha Pope and all who participated in her stimulating discussion on Code Switching! We look forward to Aisha's full presentation at our next meeting on August 6th. See attached for meeting notes.

Data & Equity

San Diego Gets 1st Race and Equity Officer (msn.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/3/2110:11 AM

Mayor Todd Gloria announced Friday the appointment of Kim Desmond to serve as the city's first Chief Race and Equity Officer. Desmond, the Chief Equity Officer for the city and county of Denver, will lead the city's recently created Office of Race and Equity and assume the role on Aug. 3. "For too long, the decisions and policies coming out of City Hall have not served all of us," Gloria said. "Equity is about making sure everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Kim will help ensure all of...

Opinion: A better workplace for LGBTQIA+ workers means a better world for all workers (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) · 7/1/217:34 AM

For as long as the Center for American Progress has tracked this data, LGBTQIA+ people have experienced unemployment at rates that outpace the general population. Earlier last year, the same workers were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19-related layoffs . While employment discrimination against LGBTQIA+ employees has been broadly illegal in California for some time, inequities remain, and as people who care about both LGBTQIA+ workers and the health of San Diego’s workforce broadly, we...

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