We March For...
posted on MAY 11, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
 

TAGS: May Day March for Dignity and Resistance
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A Chance to End the Death Penalty
posted on APRIL 26, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
This week an initiative to end the death penalty qualified for the California ballot.

TAGS: In California, SAFE California Act
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A Conversation with the Director of Heist
posted on APRIL 12, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
A follow up interview with the Director/producer of the documentary Heist.

TAGS: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
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Van Jones- New Book and Exclusive Interview
posted on APRIL 04, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 1 comment
We are excited to share the news of the release of Rebuild the Dream, the new book from Ella Baker Center co-founder Van Jones. We talked with Van about the book and his current work to restore the movement for hope and change.

TAGS: van jones, Rebuild the Dream
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A New Selma to Montgomery March
posted on MARCH 07, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
On March 7th, 1965, 600 activists for civil rights and freedom began a march from Selma, AL to Montgomery. Today, on March 7th, 2012, thousands of freedom fighters are marching again in Alabama.

TAGS: Alabama, Bloody Sunday, HB56, March, Selma
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INSIGHT: Jakada Imani
posted on FEBRUARY 17, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
m/Oppenheim is a consultancy focused on recruiting non-profit executive leadership. They also produce INSIGHT videos featuring remarkable leaders. Watch this interview with Jakada Imani, our Executive Director, on strategies and solutions to youth violence.  

TAGS: Ella Baker Center, jakada imani
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Ella's Voice Seeking Ed Board Members!
posted on FEBRUARY 15, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
Are you an aspiring blogger, journalist, or activist? Do you want to be a part of the Ella Baker Center's work to build a California where every person and community can thrive? Join the Ella’s Voice Editorial Board.

TAGS: Ella Baker Center, Oakland volunteer, Volunteer
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"Laws of this Sort"
posted on FEBRUARY 08, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 0 comments
Yesterday, once again, a court found Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the August 2010 decision of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco striking down Prop 8. The Court affirmed the ruling of former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R.

TAGS: marriage equality, prop 8, same-sex marriage
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The Underground Railroad
posted on FEBRUARY 01, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 1 comment


TAGS: black history month, Harriet Tubman, underground railroad
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Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
posted on JANUARY 15, 2012 by Meredith Fenton | 1 comment
We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

TAGS: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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