January 2011

Our Heal the Streets fellows kicked off 2011 by sharing their vision for peace and youth activism in the new year. This is the last in our four-part series sharing their thoughts.

TAGS: Mayor Jean Quan
Our Heal the Streets fellows kicked off 2011 by sharing their vision for peace and youth activism in the new year. This, we are sharing their thoughts: In 2011, what would you like to see the new Mayor do to prevent violence in Oakland?

TAGS: Mayor Jean Quan
The Time is Now
HUGE NEWS- Governor Jerry Brown wants to close California’s youth prisons! On Monday, Governor Brown proposed to eliminate the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and fund counties to treat the youth instead. Books Not Bars has been calling for DJJ’s closure for seven years.

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Our Heal the Streets fellows kicked off 2011 by sharing their vision for peace and youth activism in the new year. Over the next week, we’ll be sharing their thoughts:

TAGS: Heal the Streets
Our Heal the Streets fellows kicked off 2011 by sharing their vision for peace and youth activism in the new year. Over the next week, we’ll be sharing their thoughts:

TAGS: Heal the Streets
When Rhetoric becomes Deadly
This morning, January 10th, President Barack Obama called for a moment of silence to acknowledge the Tucson, Arizona shootings over the past weekend.  Among the six individuals killed at Co

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A Voice of Courage Remembered
Marian Anderson (1902-1993) is remembered as one of the best American singers of all time. Today, marks the anniversary of her performance as the first African-American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She was also the first African American singer to perform at the White House. To me, she is one of the most courageous humans this world has ever seen.

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