MLK Day of Service
This year, in observance of #MLKDay, MoGo wrote personalized letters to law enforcement agencies on behalf of community members inquiring about their documentation status.
Transformational Tuesdays – Police Accountability and PrOTECT
MoGo is excited to partner with Motivation.In.Action (MIA) and the Coalition for Police Accountability & Transparency (CPAT) for the next installment of Transformational Tuesdays - A Criminal Justice Reform Speaker Series where we will discuss the need for police accountability, addressing racial profiling, and the PrOTECT ordinance.
PrOTECT Townhall
We came together with other community members Friday, July 30, 2021 at 5:30pm for "PrOTECT our Communities" - a Community Townhall on Biased Policing in San Diego! We heard about @cpatsandiego's efforts to address racial profiling and how communities members can join us in effecting real change in policing.
Community Forum on Lincoln High School
A Community Forum on Lincoln High School was held on Monday, July 26, 2021. We came together as a Community to talk solutions.
Decriminalizing Neighborhoods Conference
MoGo hosted a virtual conference: Decriminalizing Neighborhoods, from July 23-25, 2021 where community organizers, academics, practicing lawyers, and community leaders and members discussed the policing and criminalization of neighborhoods. Conference speakers include: San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Antonio “King Tone” Fernandez, and California State Senator Sydney Kamlager.
Legislative Summit
Community empowerment opportunity! Thank you to those who joined us on Sunday, May 2 from 10:00am-12:30pm for the 2021 #TeamJustice CA Legislative Summit. Empower yourself and others with information and action items to ensure the passage of bills moving through the CA legislature RIGHT NOW that will make the criminal legal
Know Your Rights
Thanks to everyone who joined our Executive Director Geneviéve Jones-Wright and Laila Aziz on March 11, 2021 for a timely "Know Your Rights" presentation and a "How To" centered on holding law enforcement accountable when they violate your rights.
MoGo 1 Year Anniversary
MoGo celebrated one year of community-centered work on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4pm! MoGo officially launched on March 7, 2020, and thank goodness we launched when we did — our free legal services and advocacy efforts have been sorely needed during the pandemic and the protests following the killings of George Floyd and
Watchdog group seeks probe of Campbell staffer’s involvement in City Council redistricting
San Diego’s independent Redistricting Commission has been working to form new districts based on data from the 2020 Census. The City Council President Jen Campbell’s senior policy advisor, Seamus Kennedy, is now being questioned for wrongdoings in relation to the boundaries crafted from their office. Campbell denied directing her staff to influence the Redistricting
Opinion: San Diego County’s DA must prosecute sheriff’s deputies for their role in jailhouse deaths
For over a decade under the tenure of Sheriff Bill Gore, San Diego county prisons have been responsible for at least 159 deaths. The majority of these deaths involved community members being held pre-trial. Elisa Serna is one of several community members who have lost their lives under the care of