Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy Rep the Bay: Diversity in Bay Area Politics and Where to Go From Here Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on September 16, 2021 The Bay Area is one of the most diverse regions in the nation, but is this diversity reflected in our Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy So you’ve voted in the CA recall – but have you reached out to your community? Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on September 13, 2021 Thank you so much for voting in the California special election. We appreciate you for turning in your ballot! The Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: Updates More People of Color Are Running For and Winning Local Offices, But Bay Area Electeds Still Do Not Represent the Region’s Diversity Posted by Claire Donovan-Suguitan on August 25, 2021 The share of electeds of color increased after the 2020 elections, reflecting steady progress. However across the region, people of Read More Category: Updates
Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy Hindsight is 2020: Corporate Campaign Cash and What We Can Do About It Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on July 28, 2021 By Stella Ramos No matter our background, we deserve to participate in our democracy and vote in a way we Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: Updates Support the George Floyd Resolution & the Black Organizing Project: Resources & poems for police-free Oakland schools Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on Bay Rising together with the Black Organizing Project and the Anti Police-Terror Project are proud to release the following poetry Read More Category: Updates
Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy We Draw the Line: Fair Districting After the 2020 Census Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on July 4, 2021 Do you remember the 2020 Census? We were up against a presidential administration that tried to manipulate the process Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy Who Is Behind the Recall? What Is At Stake? Posted by Claire Donovan-Suguitan on June 14, 2021 The effort in California to recall Governor Gavin Newsom threatens our communities and the hard-won gains we have made – Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: Updates Bay Rising congratulates SamTrans on racial justice public art collaboration Posted by Irene Rojas-Carroll on June 9, 2021 featured image of bus mockup: credit SamTrans, art by Vida Kuang FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Media contact: Read More Category: Updates
Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy People Power over Private Interests: How Corporate Interests are Trying to Make Elections Fail Voters and What We Can Do About It Posted by Claire Donovan-Suguitan on May 5, 2021 How the For the People Act will make voting easy, accessible and equitable. No matter our background, race or zip Read More Category: UpdatesTag: Democracy
Category: Updates Tonight is about the murders in Atlanta, but our grief and faith run deep Posted by Claire Donovan-Suguitan on March 29, 2021 The following words are adapted from the speech by liz suk, Interim Executive Director of Oakland Rising, at the March Read More Category: Updates