No to Wellpath Healthcare in Santa Rita Jail

No to Wellpath Healthcare in Santa Rita Jail

Community Coalition asks Alameda County to dump Wellpath Healthcare in Santa Rita Jail Stop Deaths and Harm – A working group with advocates from the American Friends Service Committee, (AFSC) Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails, (ICJJ), and Families...
March4Family in Richmond

March4Family in Richmond

Richmond, California – At 6 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2025 at Richmond City Hall (440 Civic Center Plaza) individuals, families, and organizations of Contra Costa County will march for unity, safety, connection, and healing against a barage of hostile federal legislation...

Free Ulises Toolkit

ICE unlawfully detained and brutalized an undocumented community member. ICE violently and unlawfully arrested Ulises yesterday morning, as he was about to leave for work, resulting in his emergency hospitalization. Ulises invoked his rights to remain silent, to speak...
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...
Featured Leader: Silvia Guzman

Featured Leader: Silvia Guzman

Photos: Silvia Guzman (center) at a Housing Action in Sacramento in 2023. Silvia Guzman is frequently seen at Faith in Action East Bay events (both in person and virtual) serving as an interpreter. The organization’s commitment to language equity means that...
Voter Engagement Strategy 2024

Voter Engagement Strategy 2024

Political arenas that need to move to be successful in 2024: Oakland, Richmond, Antioch, and Union City. Counties: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Big issues campaigns in 2024 Investing in deeply Affordable Housing: ACA 10 Communal Understanding of public...