Two Interfaith Immigration Vigils In Our Two Counties

Two Interfaith Immigration Vigils In Our Two Counties

Oakland and Richmond, California –  Two Interfaith Immigration Vigils will take place on Thursday and Friday of this week, February 20-21. Both vigils will include elected officials, community leaders, and clergy, reflecting Faith in Action East Bay’s...
Pastor Todd Benson Becomes New Executive Director

Pastor Todd Benson Becomes New Executive Director

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce Pastor Todd Benson as the new executive director of Faith in Action East Bay. Pastor Todd has served as interim executive director since May 16, 2024. “I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of an...

Lamentations Reflection

It was a difficult morning. The writer woke up and began to set down words about the awful difficulties the community had just experienced. People in that city were devastated. They were weeping and grieving, and the author was too. It felt like their enemies had...

$2 Million Grant for Ceasefire

Barbara Lafitte-Oluwole–long-time community leader, our Program and Operations Manager, and mother of a victim of gun violence–was present yesterday (10/28) at the City of Oakland’s announcement of a $2 million grant from the Biden-Harris...