Featured Leader: Pastor Jim Hopkins

Featured Leader: Pastor Jim Hopkins

Pastor Jim Hopkins feels his faith evolving. He was raised with a theology that emphasized believing a certain way in order to get into heaven. Now he feels that it is less about heaven to come and more about seeking heaven on this earth. Pastor Hopkins is celebrating...
Updates on Voter Engagement Planning

Updates on Voter Engagement Planning

Next meeting: April 6, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. – Bring your own lunch to Faith in Action East Bay offices, 8400 Enterprise Road, Oakland ~ REGISTER Who is our target audience? What do you know about them? What do we need to know? Who can help us reach them? People...
Featured Leader: Arlington Tugwell

Featured Leader: Arlington Tugwell

Arlington Tugwell has experienced the judicial system from both sides and has a lot of ideas on how to improve public safety in his native home of Oakland, which is suffering from a surge in crime. “The word ‘safety’ automatically implies the labeling of criminals...
Richmond Recognizes FIAEB

Richmond Recognizes FIAEB

On January 16, 2024, the Richmond City Council acknowledged and honored the successful collaborations with Faith in Action East Bay and other organizations in the reduction of homicides with a Proclamation. For the year 2023, Richmond had the lowest number of annual...
Illegal Dumping in the News

Illegal Dumping in the News

In the News: ‘It’s not just what you see.’ Illegal dumping is affecting people’s lives Faith in Action East Bay leader Maria Suarez was profiled in El Timpano’s recent coverage of Oakland’s illegal dumping crisis and the organizing...
Announcing Faith Leader Cohorts and Quarterly Meetings

Announcing Faith Leader Cohorts and Quarterly Meetings

The Voter Engagement Cohort meets on third Thursdays at 1 p.m.: February – 2/15, March – 3/21, April – 4/18, May – 5/16, June – 6/20, July – 7/18, August – 8/15, September – 9/19, October – 10/17 plus the November...
Virtual Action Will Address Illegal Dumping Crisis in Oakland

Virtual Action Will Address Illegal Dumping Crisis in Oakland

NEWS ADVISORY: Outraged by the unresolved issue of illegal dumping on Oakland streets, community leaders from Faith in Action East Bay and Block By Block Organizing Network will hold a virtual action event with city officials at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 7. Oakland,...
Featured Leader: Leonor Godinez

Featured Leader: Leonor Godinez

Change can happen when we follow the Faith in Action East Bay organizing model. Leonor has seen it work. Leonor Godinez knows firsthand that the Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB) organizing model works. Through her parish, San Antonio Church/Mary Help of Christians,...