At the plaza

Friday, October 28, 2011

By Akasha Orr, ACRJ Wednesday, October 26, 2011, I sat in the Oscar Grant/Frank Ogawa Plaza amphitheater with almost a thousand of my fe...

Wear a costume, not a culture

Friday, October 28, 2011

By Amanda Wake, ACRJ Halloween is on it’s way here and I’m bracing myself as I always do during this time of year to be offended and dis...

Zach, lies and videotape

Friday, October 28, 2011

By Lisa Russ When I picked up my son Zach from school on Tuesday he asked me, “Mom, what were all those helicopters doing here today? Was ...

Evicted.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Photograph: Darryl Bush/AP We watched with horror yesterday as the Occupy Oakland encampment was destroyed and the residents evicted ...

Occupy Oakland forcibly removed

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

By Shanelle Matthews, Communications Manager This morning at 4:30 am Oakland Mayor Jean Quan gave the green light to the Oakland Poli...

Taking back our power: SAFIRE talks about street harassment

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Image from www.stopstreetharassment.org By Mai Doan, SAFIRE Youth Organizer “Psssssssssst.” “Hey Girl…” “Beautiful!” “Nice Rack!” “Hey...

The importance of a second chance

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Lorna and her children. At ACRJ we have had the good fortune of collaborating with and learning alongside the Rebecca Project for Human ...

Coming out about not being out

Monday, October 17, 2011

As we shared with you last week , Basic Rights Oregon (BRO) launched their Our Families Campaign with three videos that highlight the unique...

Photoblog: Occupy Oakland

Friday, October 14, 2011

The Oakland community launched Occupy Oakland on Monday in celebration of Indigenous People's Day. The Ohlone People of Oakland gave p...

Occupy San Francisco

Friday, October 14, 2011

by Vanessa Coe, Lead Organizer, API Equality- Northern California All week prior to the rally, I kept telling myself to come up with somet...