by FIAEB | Apr 22, 2025 | News
A Shepherd of Love, for All People With heavy hearts and deep gratitude we remember Pope Francis—a humble leader who reminded the world that love must always come first. From the moment he stepped onto the balcony as the first pope from the Americas, the first...
by FIAEB | Mar 25, 2025 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Mar 19, 2025 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Feb 23, 2025 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Feb 16, 2025 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Dec 27, 2024 | News
Faith in Action East Bay’s Public Safety Committee and Ceasefire Night Walkers along with Oakland’s Ceasefire partners, including representatives from the City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention (DVP), will host a press conference at 10 a.m. Monday,...
by FIAEB | Dec 5, 2024 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Nov 6, 2024 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Oct 29, 2024 | News
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...
by FIAEB | Jul 31, 2024 | News
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...
