Episode 15: Antwuane's Story

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Stephanie Hatten, Antwaune Burrise and family. Stephanie family and friends demonstrations for justice of Antwaune Burrise’s killing by Stockton Police

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“Kudos to my aunt for being so brave to share her pain. But we need people in Stockton to understand and to relate”- Nicholas

This episode is an epilogue to our 14 episode documentary series on my home town the City of Stockton California. In this episode, our voices are Stephanie Hatten and Nicholas Hatten who share the story of Stephanie’s son and Nicholas’s cousin Antwaune Burrise’s death at the hands of the Stockton Police Department.

For more context to this powerful story, we hope that you’ll take the time to listen back to all of the episodes in our documentary series on the City of Stockton. You will hear from the voices of community leaders in Stockton who are working together to address the systemic issues facing Stockton and San Joaquin County.

Stephanie Hatten

Stephanie never thought she would find herself in the position of being a police reform advocate yet after July 15th, 2020, her life was changed forever. This was the day she lost her child to police brutality. Stephanie Hatten is the mother of Antwaune Burrise Sr who was murdered by Stockton Police Dept on July 15, 2020.

Born in Bakersfield, CA, Ms. Hatten was raised and spent her adult life in Stockton. She is a State certified addiction specialist. She's spent her entire career working with state and federal parolees and helping the incarcerated and paroled populations. She enjoys spending time with her grandkids and is dedicating the rest of her life to preventing other mothers and children never have to experience the level of loss she did.

Stephanie and the family have a Go Fund Me Campaign Justice for Antwuane Burrise to help the family cover expenses and to assist in fighting for Justice

Nicholas Hatten

Nicholas Hatten is the founder of San Joaquin County Together and the LGBT+ Social Justice Initiative. Nicholas was both the Founder and first Executive Director of the San Joaquin Pride Center (SJCP). A proven leader and agent for change, Hatten has challenged the San Joaquin County and Central Valley to evaluate how it can best serve it's LGBT+ community. He forged a collaboration with the Los Angeles Pride Center and other LGBT+ agencies that resulted in a million-dollar Covered California Outreach & Education grant, the first time the Central Valley area was included in LGBT+ specific healthcare work.

As an organizer, Nicholas was instrumental in empowering local LGBT+ youth to advocate for anti-bullying resources and a focus on better school climates for LGBT+ youth on campus. This resulted in Stockton Unified School District being the very first district in the state of California to include "LGBT" specific language in their LCFF/LCAP budget in 2016. As the recipient of one of three California Reducing Disparities Pilot Project grants, Hatten is now collaborating with California's Public Health Department on a model for increasing acceptance of LGBT+ youth in schools and within community that will reduce the rate of incidents that lead to mental health illness among our youth.

Nicholas Hatten, previously served as a political/governmental relations consultant whose clients ranged from Congressman Jerry McNerney, Oprah Winfrey backed mayoral candidate, Stockton’s youngest ever elected council member and one of our nation’s youngest mayors, Michael Tubbs, and NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez. As a passionate advocate for equality, Nicholas Hatten is inspiring our San Joaquin County and our nation to be more tolerant and accepting of its diversity.

San Joaquin County Together & LGBT+ Social Justice Initiative

Our mission is to engage with San Joaquin County residents in honest, empathetic, respectful, and factual conversations around multiple issue areas listed but not limited to racism, LGBTQ rights, gender equity; and social, economic, and environmental justice issues. We work to empower residents so that they can advocate with the government to improve the quality of life for historically marginalized communities and transform our region into an area governed with equity for all people.

Donation

The San Joaquin County Together is fiscally sponsored by PowerPAC under their 501(c)3 and 501(c)4. PowerPAC.org is a social justice organization committed to building long-term political infrastructure for underrepresented communities. To learn more about PowerPAC, please visit their site at powerpac.org. Mail correspondence and donations to: San Joaquin County Together P O BOX 2221 Stockton, CA 95201

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Stephanie’s Protest of her son Antwaune Burrise

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“They gathered information from a criminal informant. They used information that wasn’t verified. So when I went to go see the chief, I asked him, did you even ask if this was the truth and he said, no.”

— Stephanie Hatten, Mother of Antquane Burrise Sr

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