My partner, child and I just got back from the United States Social Forum in Detroit on Saturday. We slept nearly the entire day Sunday; I think I slept as much or more than my four month old daughter (which is a lot).
In addition to smiling at… Read more
Yesterday morning, Downtown Oakland closed over a mile of roads to cars and hosted a festival known as Oaklavia
(“Oak-la-vee-ya”). Walkers, cyclists, rollerbladers, and hula hoopers were out having fun without the danger of cars whizzing by. The four lanes of car-less roads also allowed for other… Read more
On 7/7/10 members of the Ella Baker Center’s Books Not Bars Campaign advocated during public comment for an open public selection process for the new Alameda County Chief Probation Chief. The new chief would impact the lives of many of the mothers of youth held in youth prisions.
To… Read more
With thousands of jobs and millions of public dollars at stake in the Oakland Army Base project, the Revive Oakland! Coalition is calling on developers to sign a contract with the community to make sure the project creates good jobs for Oaklanders. This Blog Post was originally featured… Read more
Today is the 38th anniversary of Title IX, a landmark victory for Women’s Rights signed into legislation on June 23, 1972. Even after the Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination, Title IX was needed to specifically prohibit discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities… Read more
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) issued a press release late last week stating that they would be canceling all non-mandated visiting at all 33 adult prisons from June 25th – 26th.
In the final two weeks of their fiscal year, the department is “getting serious” about… Read more
This week marks the anniversary of the federal law officially ending the enslavement of African Americans in the United States. Although most celebrations typically take place on June 19, slaves in the south did not receive the news of the law for some days later, hence Juneteenth.
As we’re… Read more
In honor of Father’s Day, we had a conversation with some of the dads of Ella Baker Center, to share their thoughts on what it means to be a dad working for social justice.
How has being a father informed your work for social justice?
Kris Lev-Twombly, Director of… Read more
