By Alicia Caballero-Christenson
As an Ethnic Studies graduate student and immigrant rights activist, I am extremely concerned about the rising tide of extreme conservatism and white supremacy in this country. Over the past month Arizona has gained national attention over its passage of the notorious anti-immigrant bill Read more
Recently, I attended a two week training on Permaculture. The day before the training began, I asked myself, ‘What am I doing? Two weeks away from my desk, my cell phone, my home? What does this have to do with creating green-collar jobs?’ My fears continued on the… Read more
As we recently reported here on the Ella Baker Center blog, The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) recently pulled an appalling bait and switch. Using a website and email campaign, they offered $200 and amnesty to any of 14,000 parolees who had broken contact
A growing movement of people committed to justice are joining the efforts to resist the racist immigration law passed in Arizona. The passage of SB 1070 by Governor Brewer sparked national outrage, catalyzing forward motion for immigrant rights and lending a sense of urgency to stop the hate and terrorizing… Read more
The following post was provided to us by Brett Myers with Youth Radio.
“I’m not the same person I was at 16. No one is. Juvenile offenders…need to know that society believes they can be more than their crimes… All any… Read more
The California State Department of Education recently released student performance rankings based on standardized tests. In the suburban Pleasanton school district, every single school scored in the top 20 percent statewide. In the city of Oakland, however, 50% of our schools received the lowest possible rank.
On the heel of… Read more
On May 22nd, California will observe the first annual Harvey Milk Day, honoring the life of the first out gay person to be elected to any public office. When he was murdered by fellow San Francisco Supervisor Dan White, he left a legacy of out and proud organizing… Read more
Over the weekend, the The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) pulled an appalling bait and switch. Using a website and email campaign, they offered $200 and amnesty to any of 14,000 parolees who had broken contact with their parole officers. However, when 150 individuals showed up, many accompanied… Read more
Remember a few years ago when everyone around the country asked the Ella Baker Center, “What is a green job?” Just a few years later, I, MC AshEL Seasunz, have been working with MC/Producer J.Bless, to complicate the conversation by raising the question “What is green hip-hop?”
One way… Read more
In these dark times, a good Supreme Court decision gives us freedom lovers something to smile about. The justices today ruled that youth deserve a chance at parole in nonhomicide cases. It is cruel and unusual punishment to lock youth up for life, with no chance for parole.… Read more