Alicia Cabellero-Christenson

A California Budget for Community Benefit
posted on JUNE 10, 2011 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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I’ve been having nightmares about the budget cuts and they’re seeping into my daily life (no joke). And it’s not just because I’m an organizer who talks about tax reform. The reality and impact is real!

TAGS: California budget crisis, Oakland budget, oakland rising, Social Change
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May Day and the Victory of Struggle
posted on APRIL 30, 2011 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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May Day—also known as International Workers Day—has been a very sacred day for me.

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From Hunger Strikes to Kitchen Table Activism
posted on MARCH 31, 2011 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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Today marks the last day of Women’s History Month and the birthday of civil rights activist César Chávez, co-founder of the

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Running Saved My Life
posted on MARCH 11, 2011 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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This may sound ridiculous to many of you but running and activism saved my life. At the age of 11, I hated everything about myself: my skin, my hair, my body.

TAGS: activism, oakland running festival, Running, Team Ella Baker Center
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Slice of Hope for Homeless Youth
posted on FEBRUARY 09, 2011 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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Where were you at 18 years old? Did you have a safe home and food to eat? While many of us have the privilege of answering yes, millions of our youth today experience homelessness everyday. Instead of enjoying the beauties of childhood, homeless youth must face the life-or-death dangers of living on the streets.

TAGS: Covenant House, foster care, foster system, foster youth, homeless youth, homelessness, jakada imani
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Miss Ella Jo Baker in the Age of Obama
posted on DECEMBER 17, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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This week, in observance of Miss Ella Jo Baker’s birthday and day of passing- December 13th, we’ll be sharing a series of posts celebrating Miss Baker’s legacy.

TAGS: Ella Baker, obama, sncc
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Continued Inspiration from Miss Baker
posted on DECEMBER 14, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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This week, in observance of Miss Ella Jo Baker’s birthday and day of passing- December 13th, we’ll be sharing a series of posts celebrating Miss Baker’s legacy.

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Make Civic Engagement the new SEXY!
posted on SEPTEMBER 01, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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When some one says, “Social Change,” a polling station is definitely not the first image that comes to my mind. Instead, I think of bullhorns filing the air as thousands of protesters flood the streets demanding justice. Marching on tired feet and yelling at the top of my lungs remains a critical and important strategy to change exploitative policies and social ills. But at the same time, I’m tired of solely REACTING to problems!

TAGS: civic engagement, sandra cisneros, Soul of the City, voting
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SB 1070 may be blocked but the fight is not over!
posted on JULY 29, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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I walked into work this morning with a heavy heart knowing Thursday July 29th would be the first official day Arizona would be carrying out SB 1070, a state sponsored immigration bill that would make it legal for local law enforcement to arrest anyone they suspected to be undocumented and make it a crime for immigrants to be caught without papers. This bill would further criminalize undocumented peoples, making immigration an issue of illegality instead of of addressing the root causes of displacement and economic exploitation that force marginalized communities to migrate.

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It’s not JUST a “Bad Apple” Cop
posted on JULY 22, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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This post is part of our Silence the Violence series in commemoration of National Silence the Violence Day on July 24th, 2010.

TAGS: Oakland, oscar grant, police brutality
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