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San Diego coalition kicks off week of action ‘to end police violence’ with proposed reforms
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A coalition of racial and social justice groups on Monday kicked off a week of planned actions by calling on…

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Phone: (619) 537-8736

E-Mail: ​thinkdignity@gmail.com

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Think Dignity
3525 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104

Think Dignity is a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and California public benefit corporation.
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What an incredible start to our new year! We are s What an incredible start to our new year! We are so honored to be the recipient of @Aetna's Community Heart Award for 2020 and 2021! 🥰 We are so appreciative of their recognition and support of our efforts in advancing basic dignity to people experiencing homelessness 🙏🏽 #ThinkDignity #15YearsofDignity #DignityDefenders
We are officially 15 years old today! 🥳 On thi We are officially 15 years old today! 🥳 On this day in 2006, nine women decided to create impactful human-centered solutions on homelessness as "Girls Think Tank" after recognizing that their unhoused neighbors continued to be dehumanized and marginalized merely for their socioeconomic circumstances. Through their dedication of advancing basic dignity and the support of our #DignityDefenders, we have grown exponentially as an agency that has centered our efforts on uplifting and empowering San Diegans experiencing homelessness by pioneering many social services and legal advocacy initiatives in San Diego County. Celebrate with us by joining our 15th Anniversary Event (link in bio) or commenting how you #ThinkDignity in your community!
Since 2006, we have pioneered innovative human-cen Since 2006, we have pioneered innovative human-centered programs and advocacy efforts to advance basic dignity to people experiencing homelessness, supporting and uplifting thousands throughout San Diego County. Join us as we celebrate 15 years of dignity and kick-off our new year on Saturday, Nov. 6th from 6-7pm! Link in bio to register for free and make donations! BONUS: As a special thank you to our #DignityDefenders, the first 50 donors who make a donation of $25+ will receive two tickets to "The Nutcracker" from the City Ballet of San Diego. #ThinkDignity #15YearsofDignity
Missed our team yesterday at Fashion Valley's @ken Missed our team yesterday at Fashion Valley's @kendrascott store? No worries, you can still support us online! When you shop at kendrascott.com and enter our special code (GIVEBACK-AJKIC) today before midnight, 20% of your donation will automatically be donated to us, so click the link in our bio to make an impact today! #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders #KendraScottGivesBack
We are honored to be the beneficiary of @kendrasco We are honored to be the beneficiary of @kendrascott's Giveback Event for National Nonprofit Day! Visit their Fashion Valley branch on Tuesday, August 17th from 4-6pm to donate 20% of your purchase to us and support San Diegans experiencing homelessness! You can also click the link in our bio to see how you can support us through Kendra Scott virtually on Aug. 17 & 18! #ThinkDignity #KendraScottGivesBack
Join our team as a part-time Intake Specialist at Join our team as a part-time Intake Specialist at our Transitional Storage Center (TSC)! Since 2012, our TSC has provided unhoused San Diegans access to 400 lockers and bins to safeguard their belongings (for an unlimited amount of time) in downtown San Diego. ❗️If you are interested in working in the community, e-mail your cover letter and resume to mitchelle@thinkdignity.org.❗️ #ThinkDignity #sandiego
Yesterday was hot in San Diego because our Street Yesterday was hot in San Diego because our Street Boutique reopening was 🔥🔥 We were happy to be back in the community at @sdrescue to provide brand new undergarments, menstrual products, and hygiene items to unhoused San Diegans! With the support of @lisc_americorps, we were able to revamp our design, provide undergarments for all body sizes, and set up clothing racks so that guests can personally "shop" for their items (all for free, of course!)🙌🏽 Shout out to Kylie and Lauren from @coversforlives for supporting every single guest, as well as @periodwithdignity for their generous donation of menstrual hygiene packs! #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
**TODAY!** Join our Know Your Rights webinar with **TODAY!** Join our Know Your Rights webinar with @disabilityrightsca at 1:00 PM to learn about housing rights for people with disabilities, like reasonable accommodations and service and emotional support animals. Link in bio to register! #ThinkDignity #HousingFirst
We are proud that @cd4monica is taking action to a We are proud that @cd4monica is taking action to address biased policing and racial profiling in San Diego by pushing the PrOTECT ordinance forward 🙌🏾 Many San Diegans experiencing homelessness have shared too often how police officers are not held accountable for their discriminatory and aggressive treatment of unhoused individuals. It is time to invest in community driven solutions and not failed attempts to criminalize parts of our communities. Link in bio for the full article and save July 30th at 5:30pm on your calendars for a community event/forum on PrOTECT with Councilmember Montgomery Steppe. #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
The recent Center for Policing Equity’s (CPE) re The recent Center for Policing Equity’s (CPE) report is the latest in a long list of studies that confirms what is already known: Biased 👏🏽 policing 👏🏽 is 👏🏽 still 👏🏽 happening 👏🏽 in 👏🏽 San 👏🏽 Diego 👏🏽 We have heard too many stories of law enforcement employing excessive use of force and discriminatory tactics on our clients experiencing homelessness, and these biased practices have been proven to disproportionately affect and harm people of color, people with disabilities, youth, people experiencing homelessness, and the LGBTQ+ community. 📣Stand with us tomorrow (6/29) at San Diego City Council's meeting and urge City Council to adopt the PrOTECT ordinance during Agenda Item #330. ❗**LINK IN BIO FOR HOW TO TAKE ACTION**❗ San Diegans deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
Guess who's back? 😎 Our Fresh Start Showers off Guess who's back? 😎 Our Fresh Start Showers officially reopened today at the Wesley Community Services Center, and we were able to use our brand new automated sanitizing system that kills COVID-19 particles within 30 seconds at the press of a button AND air filtration system that cleans out each unit's air every minute to remove airborne COVID-19 particles, courtesy of Matteo Hernandez and @uofsandiego. 🙌🏽 What made our day was when several guests shared that using our showers made them "feel so respected" and that they "could not believe you can get hygiene and kindness/dignity at the same time" ❤ Many thanks to our incredible #DignityDefender volunteer, Jackie, and @upac_sd, @usdhahn, @champions4health, and PLNU Nursing School for offering resources and vaccines on-site. 📣You can catch our Fresh Start Showers program every 2nd & 4th Thursdays at Wesley Community Services Center from 9am-12pm so please share with anyone who needs our services! #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
While Juneteenth celebrates the announcement in Ga While Juneteenth celebrates the announcement in Galveston, TX for enslaved Black people who had not heard about the Emancipation Proclamation, our society continues to criminalize and dehumanize Black folks. We're bringing back this stat to remind you that Black San Diegans still face a higher rate of homelessness than any other community, and we still have policies and practices on all levels of our society that continue to perpetuate these cycles of poverty and homelessness. Today, we call on you to take extra time to: 📣 EDUCATE yourself on the current policies and systems that disproportionately affect Black communities 📣 INVEST in Black-owned businesses and donate to agencies and bail funds that work to empower Black communities 📣 ACT by supporting Black-led efforts, not taking up spaces for Black communities, educating your networks, or contacting your elected officials to support bills that will dismantle the criminalization of Black communities. #ThinkDignity
Advocating for bathroom access has always been one Advocating for bathroom access has always been one of our key focuses since our establishment. More than a decade ago, we launched numerous campaigns for public bathrooms to support the basic needs of homeless San Diegans, and we haven't stopped since. Our Executive Director, Mitchelle Woodson, co-wrote an op-ed (❗link in bio❗) with San Diego State University professors, Dr. Jennifer Felner and Dr. Megan Welsh, highlighting how the lack of public bathrooms has fueled two public health crises in San Diego County and exacerbated the stigma and criminalization of homelessness. 📣Bathrooms MUST be part of criminal justice conversations. Our public health depends on it. #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
We know that our future is looking bright when we We know that our future is looking bright when we have young #DignityDefenders like Jennifer Cass' 2nd graders at Sycamore Ridge School, who created and donated hundreds of hygiene items and kits for our Summer Survival Supply Distribution! 🙌🏽 With their donations, we were able to exceed our goal and will now be distributing 600 Dignity Packs (backpacks filled with hygiene items and essential supplies) to San Diegans experiencing homelessness this month! Show some love for these young advocates by dropping some ❤ and 🙌🏽 in the comments below! #ThinkDignity
📣STATEMENT FROM OUR ED📣 (Link in bio for act 📣STATEMENT FROM OUR ED📣 (Link in bio for action item to support SB2) "Today marks the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s callous murder by Minneapolis police officers. His murder would shake our nation to its core, sparking a worldwide movement and forcing America to confront the racism that permeates throughout our history. As we reflect on the last year, we recognize that change has not come fast enough in moving towards racial equity. Nonetheless, we remain committed to working vehemently towards advancing racial justice. We also acknowledge all the work that needs to be done in our own community to identify, recognize and challenge systemic racism. Just two weeks, a video went viral of Jesse Evans, a Black man experiencing homelessness, being thrown to the ground and repeatedly punched in the face by San Diego police officers because he did not have access to a restroom. This incident is a tragic indictment on San Diego’s failure to address the disparate impact of homelessness on the Black community who comprise of 4.7% of the general population but 21% of the homeless population, according to the Regional Task Force of the Homeless’ 2020 Point-in-Time count, the lack of access to basic sanitation which is particularly worrisome during the midst of a global pandemic in which basic sanitation is key to preventing the spread of the virus, and the excessive us of force by law enforcement particularly towards the Black community. We understand that reversing hundreds of years of systemic racism will not be easy, yet and still, we remain committed towards intentionally advocating for transformative justice, supporting community based organizations as the first responders to societal needs, and encouraging solutions that empower our communities to thrive. We encourage you to continue to fight for justice as we remain steadfast in our dedication to standing alongside our community and continue the work of healing." In solidarity, Mitchelle Woodson, Esq. Executive Director & Managing Attorney #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
We are excited for our Summer Distribution where w We are excited for our Summer Distribution where we will be distributing 500 backpacks filled with basic hygiene and essential supplies for unsheltered San Diegans! **For safety purposes, we will package and distribute backpacks through our staff and community partners who conduct outreach throughout this month and next month.** We cannot thank our partners at @greatergoodcharities enough for donating 300 Good Packs & 100 Pet Packs and helping us get closer to our goal 🙌🏽 ❗Want to help us hit our goal of 500 packs?❗ You can: ✅ Donate $20 to sponsor 1 pack (filled with toiletries, hand sanitizer, tissue, lip balm, sunscreen, flashlight, socks, and masks) ✅ Donate items through our Amazon Wishlist (link in bio) #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
❗HAPPENING TOMORROW (Sun. 5/2) AT 10AM❗ Stand ❗HAPPENING TOMORROW (Sun. 5/2) AT 10AM❗ Stand up for justice and decriminalization by attending the 2021 Legislative Summit! Learn about state bills that can affect how the criminal justice system impacts our communities and how you can take action towards a fair, just, and equitable California. ✊🏽 Register through the link in our bio! #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders #TeamJustice
In the face of injustices, we are always reminded In the face of injustices, we are always reminded of the incredible power of the people to bring the light to the darkness through the advancement of dignity, justice, and equity. ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼 However, it is now time to hold elected officials accountable to their responsibility of serving our communities. Join us and our partners in #TeamJustice at our first ❗️Legislation Summit❗️ to learn about 30 state bills that can make a big impact on how our criminal justice system affects our communities. We will have panels and Q&A sessions, and this summit is open to anyone in the state of California. DATE: Sunday, May 2nd TIME: 10AM - 12:30PM REGISTER: Link in bio #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
At yesterday's MTS press conference on the settlem At yesterday's MTS press conference on the settlement between MTS, Allied Universal, and the family of Angel Zapata Hernandez, the young man murdered by MTS officers (link in bio for full story), our ED Mitchelle Woodson acknowledged the changes in MTS practices and emphasized the need for more work to be done, stating: "Trust in the community will not be built overnight. The community needs safety while riding on public transportation. The community needs access to free or reduced cost passes for people with low means. The community needs alternatives that do not entrench them into the criminal justice system. The community needs support in accessing resources that meet their needs. These changes are not insurmountable, but it will take intentional collaboration and consistent effort to reach a space where the community feels safe, protected, seen and heard to build trust in our transit system" (link in bio for full statement). We encourage you to stand with us in holding MTS accountable to their policy changes. Public transportation is needed in our communities, but the dignity and sanctity of human life must come first. #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
Did you know that we offer direct training on laun Did you know that we offer direct training on launching and operating mobile showers? With months of research and meetings with medical professionals and specialists combined with the knowledge we gained from working directly with the community and pioneering mobile showers in San Diego County over the past 5 years, we developed new safety measures and procedures that drastically reduce COVID-19 transmission in shower units while still maintaining a human-centered approach. We were happy to train @communitythroughhope's Project Refresh team with the new measures to prepare for their official launch this week in South Bay, and we admire their dedication to serving their communities. 🙌🏽 If you're interested in our training program, send us a DM! #ThinkDignity #DignityDefenders
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