This week an initiative to end the death penalty qualified for the California ballot.

TAGS: In California, SAFE California Act
A follow up interview with the Director/producer of the documentary Heist.

TAGS: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
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
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
INSIGHT: Jakada Imani
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
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
"Laws of this Sort"
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
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.