The Game Plan: A Disability Rights California Podcast
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On this inaugural episode of The Game Plan, Eric Harris is joined by Vanessa Ramos, all around kid dynamite and special advisor to DRC’s Investigations Unit. They dive into their mutual origin story opposing the CARE Act, the landmark mental health bill that set off California's current nightmare direction on homelessness and mental health policy, discuss advocating for people with mental health disabilities, Vanessa’s personal connections to her work, and her experience taking an outsider's approach to government. The Game Plan is a space to strategize, organize and posterize for the future of the disability rights movement – subscribe, rate, review, and join us! Information about the CARE Act Town Hall — Informing the Community about Bad Mental Health Bills in 2025 Vanessa’s Instagram Substack on the current bad bills in CA
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I Don’t Have the Luxury of Waiting | The Game Plan Episode 8
The Game Plan is a space to strategize, organize, and posterize for the future of the disability rights movement – subscribe, rate, review, and join us! Welcome back to the Game Plan! In this episode, Eric is joined by community advocate, Sacramento City Councilmember, and Congressional Candidate Ma
Growing Into Gardens | The Game Plan Episode Seven
The Game Plan is a space to strategize, organize, and posterize for the future of the disability rights movement – subscribe, rate, review, and join us! On this episode of the Game Plan, Eric is in conversation with two esteemed experts in the Black mental health space, Kelechi Ubozoh and Yolo Akili
The Game Plan Episode Six: Absolute Deprivation is Not the Solution
The Game Plan is a space to strategize, organize, and posterize for the future of the disability rights movement – subscribe, rate, review, and join us! This time on The Game Plan, Eric is joined by Dolores Canales (director of community outreach for The Bail Project,) a national leader and incredib