LOC Helps Secure Rydin Road Relief/Sunsetting Plan

Food donation station at Rydin Road. What was originally a Belong Circle last year has taken shape as a Local Organizing Committee (LOC), a group of power-building leaders that create systemic change. LOCs are the basis of FIAEB work. Group meetings have also included...

Clergy and Community Protest Deaths in the Jail

See full news story by Lisa Fernandez Published May 24, 2022 Oakland KTVU Fox 2 Clergy representing diverse faiths came together to protest deaths in the jail, May 24, 2022, at Alameda County’s administrative building in Oakland. The Interfaith Coalition for Justice...

In Memoriam: Terri McWilliams

An Oakland native, Terri was an experienced public sector leader and community activist. After tenures with the City of Oakland and the University of California system, Terri retired in 2011 and ramped up her engagement in social and civil justice work. Apart from...

Guns to Gardens a Huge Success

The Guns to Gardens gun buyback event on June 11 was a huge success. The innovative gun buy back featured a unique element where all the firearms surrendered would ultimately be forged into garden tools by Oakland based blacksmith John Rogers. Participants lined up...