Survey on Public Safety

Survey on Public Safety

Faith in Action East Bay has created a Public Safety Steering Committee and we would like your input on the issues affecting public safety in Oakland that you think are most important.  We greatly appreciate your participation in this short survey. Your input...
Featured Leader: Myrna Schwartz

Featured Leader: Myrna Schwartz

From the South Bronx to Philadelphia to Alameda County, Myrna Schwartz is compelled by the Jewish value of tikkun olam — repair the world. She works to end the over-incarceration of people with mental illness, substance use disorder, and homelessness....
Featured Leader: Ernestine J. Wilson

Featured Leader: Ernestine J. Wilson

FIAEB leader Ernestine J. Wilson celebrates her influences (including some past and present FIAEB staff) and puts her faith into action by working toward a cleaner and safer Oakland. When did you first get involved with Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB)? What inspired...
Our New Organizer, Chris Logan

Our New Organizer, Chris Logan

Welcome to our new organizer, Chris Logan! Chris Logan grew up in Detroit and moved to the Bay Area in 2020 where he served as an organizer for PACT and Sacred Heart Community Service in San Jose. He worked on public safety, alternatives to policing, and affordable...

Featured Leader: Pastor Billy Dixon

Pastor Billy Dixon learned about how humanity should be treated by serving as a correctional officer for 28 and a half years. “It opened my eyes that everybody that goes to jail doesn’t necessarily need jail. There should be alternatives in a lot of cases.” The...