More action opportunities

A Substack post from Wisconsin Immigration Focus notes that, "Many Wisconsin Sheriffs will sell data to ICE this month. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) is a federal grant program that partially reimburses state and local governments for the costs of incarcerating certain non-citizens who have been convicted of crimes. To receive this money, county jails submit data on individuals they have incarcerated who are, or are believed to be, undocumented. This information is then shared with ICE, further strengthening its data-driven deportation machine." (read more here). Local advocates recommend contacting our county board members to request NON-renewal of the SCAAP program that sells data to ICE. The renewal data is June 30. La Crosse County DOES currently participate in this program. You can find your county board member contact information here: https://lacrossecounty.org/countyboard/members

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Youth Homelessness Outreach Project Focus Groups will be hosted by YWCA La Crosse for ages 14-24 on June 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. and July 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. for anyone with lived experience of homelessness (including couch surfing, staying in a shelter, staying in a hotel due to lack of stable housing, and/or fleeing a domestic violence situation) between ages 14 and 24. 

To learn more and/or do the survey or arrange a different time for input, visit https://qualtricsxmrm6lwmb4w.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1B3YrAzSknBLObY

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On June 29 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., join an online traning provided by the ACLU of Wisconsin

Surveillance technology is being weaponized in real time. The proliferation in local police departments’ use of surveillance technology, which in most places has occurred without any community input or control presents significant threats to civil rights and civil liberties.

 

Data gathered from facial recognition, automated license plate readers, artificial intelligence, and other surveillance tools is being used by governments, including our own, to target and detain individuals.

 

At the ACLU of Wisconsin, we’re continuing to challenge systems that harm our communities, and that means putting a stop to the unchecked use of invasive surveillance technology that jeopardizes our right to move freely without being monitored.

 

We hope you will join us virtually on Monday, June 29th, to learn more about the ways you are currently being surveilled by law enforcement and what you can do about it. We want you to leave this training knowing more about how to protect yourself against invasive surveillance in your community, armed with the tools to advocate at the local level against FRT, Flock Cameras, and data centers, and with your elected officials.