rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/fund-community-prevention-not-mass-surveillance?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-fund-community-prevention-not-mass-surveillance' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> People Power Washington https://actionnetwork.org/groups/people-power-washington-police-accountability https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Surveillance technology and hiring bonuses do not prevent crime, are exorbitantly expensive and divert funding from evidence-based solutions such as housing stability, food security, emergency financial assistance for those experiencing financial instability that are proven to reduce community violence. Councilmembers who vote to approve more surveillance and hiring bonuses will be voting to defund ALL of the following: Food access, Worker protections, Eviction defense, Rental assistance, Tenant services, Legal counsel for homeless youth, Behavioral health services, and Programs addressing gender based violence https://actionnetwork.org/letters/fund-community-prevention-not-mass-surveillance