by FIAEB | Mar 5, 2023 | News
We in California and this country are in the fight of our lives. Central to the moral convictions of the diverse faith traditions represented in Faith in Action East Bay, is the idea that sacred relationships between God, the created order, and human beings are...
by FIAEB | Mar 5, 2023 | News
An Interview with Leader Patricia Avila / Entrevista con la líder Patricia Ávila ¿De dónde eres? ¿Dónde está ahora? ¿Cuál es tu congregación? / Where are you from? Where are you now? What is your congregation? Esp: Viví en Michoacán México antes de vivir en el Condado...
by FIAEB | Feb 6, 2023 | News
On Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m., at the Faith in Action East Bay offices–8400 Enterprise Way, Oakland– Pastor John Rutsindintwarane will give a talk on his experience with community organizing in Rwanda. Pastor John learned the Faith in Action method of...
by FIAEB | Jan 27, 2023 | News
An Interview with FIAEB leader Richard Speiglman FIAEB/ICJJ leader Richard Speiglman The Jewish value of Tikkun Olam—repair the world—has been a part of Richard Speiglman’s consciousness for as long as he can remember. Growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, his rabbi...
by FIAEB | Dec 23, 2022 | News
Oakland, California – At 3 p.m. Saturday, December 31, St. Columba Catholic Church will hold a memorial service to commemorate the lives lost to homicide in Oakland this year. The service will include representatives from community service organizations, and...
by FIAEB | Dec 5, 2022 | News
Yadira Fregoso loves the beauty of where she lives. For thirty years her home has been Antioch, a town in Contra Costa County that lies between the Mt. Diablo foothills and the San Joaquin River. She works in the kitchen at Park Middle School and is a member of Most...
by FIAEB | Oct 31, 2022 | News
by Rev. Dr. George C.L. Cummings, Regional Executive Director – Faith in Action East Bay In eight days, we collectively will express our commitment to democracy by voting. Let us remember that voting is an expression of our values. Mother Fannie Lou Hamer, an African...
by FIAEB | Oct 2, 2022 | News
Concerned citizens and community leaders have been walking the streets of Oakland with a message of peace almost every Friday for ten years. A celebration walk and program took place Friday, September 16, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Oakland. Featured speakers...
by FIAEB | Sep 16, 2022 | News
At 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 19, concerned citizens will gather on Zoom with city officials to call for a state of emergency and an immediate strategy for dealing with trash and abandoned vehicles in the Oakland flatlands. Oakland, California – Oakland flatlands...
by FIAEB | Sep 15, 2022 | News
Concerned citizens and community leaders have been walking the streets of Oakland with a message of peace almost every Friday for ten years. A celebration walk and program will take place at 6 p.m. this coming Friday, September 16, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church,...
