Long distance family: not home for the holidays

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

By Dana Ginn Paredes Thanksgiving is one of the holidays I look forward to most. It is the kick-off event to the days of holiday festiviti...

SAFIRE girls reflect on Oakland's new mayor

Monday, November 22, 2010

We asked the girls from our SAFIRE youth program what they think about Jean Quan becoming the first Asian American and woman Mayor of Oaklan...

Movement in action: EMERJ's Strategy Team moves together

Thursday, November 18, 2010

By Yvonne Tran Last week was one of those weeks that was just jam-packed. Here at ACRJ, we have been preparing for 3 days of our Forward S...

Standing forward: thoughts from the Forward Stance Leadership Initiative

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  By Anasa Troutman Anasa participated in ACRJ’s second Forward Stance Leadership Initiative last week (FSLI2). A year and a half ago,...

ACRJ recognized as 2010 top nonprofit!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

ACRJ is proud to announce that we've been named one of the top nonprofits in 2010 working on reproductive health, rights and justice at ...

Lailan Huen reflects on her mother's election as Oakland's mayor

Thursday, November 11, 2010

By Yvonne Tran For folks who have watched the local Oakland elections closely, the waiting ended at 6pm last night.  Jean Quan was declared...

Wonderful news for nail salon workers in SF!

Monday, November 08, 2010

By Dana Ginn Paredes Exciting news! The San Francisco Board of Supervisors UNAMINOUSLY passed the Nail Salon Recognition Ordinance (11-0) ...

Mothers Behind Bars—powerful new report card

Thursday, November 04, 2010

At ACRJ, we think a lot about Strong Families. We talk to people and hear their contributions to the Strong Families stories project .  We ...

Stories from the SOUL

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

By Amanda Wake Yvonne Tran and I had the opportunity to run a workshop and collect stories at SOUL's National Youth Organizing Trainin...

Women of Color are kicking butt in Idaho!

Monday, November 01, 2010

by Maria Nakae I was inspired and humbled when I talked to Dina Flores-Brewer, a board member of Women of Color Alliance (WOCA) in Idaho....