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,...
by FIAEB | Sep 9, 2022 | News
The City of Richmond is set to evict Rydin Road residents on September 30 despite failing to provide promised relocation assistance. Richmond, California – An encampment of the unhoused along Rydin Road in Richmond will be removed by the City of Richmond on September...
by FIAEB | Jul 27, 2022 | News
Florence Davis with grandsons Kameron, Kadin, and Kyrin (left to right). Florence Davis became involved with Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB) through the Belong Campaign. Four years later, she is now a board member with the intent of ensuring representation for West...
by FIAEB | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Food donation station at Rydin Road. What was originally a Belong Circle last year has taken shape as a Local Organizing Committee (LOC), a group of power-building leaders that create systemic change. LOCs are the basis of FIAEB work. Group meetings have also included...
by FIAEB | Jul 14, 2022 | News
“We Are the World” English/Spanish Mashup Opening Reflection The World Is Your Mirror The good you find in others, is in you too. The faults you find in others, are your faults as well. After all, to recognize something you must know it. The possibilities...
by FIAEB | Jul 11, 2022 | News
See full news story by Lisa Fernandez Published May 24, 2022 Oakland KTVU Fox 2 Clergy representing diverse faiths came together to protest deaths in the jail, May 24, 2022, at Alameda County’s administrative building in Oakland. The Interfaith Coalition for Justice...
by FIAEB | Jul 2, 2022 | News
An Oakland native, Terri was an experienced public sector leader and community activist. After tenures with the City of Oakland and the University of California system, Terri retired in 2011 and ramped up her engagement in social and civil justice work. Apart from...
by FIAEB | Jul 2, 2022 | News
The Guns to Gardens gun buyback event on June 11 was a huge success. The innovative gun buy back featured a unique element where all the firearms surrendered would ultimately be forged into garden tools by Oakland based blacksmith John Rogers. Participants lined up...
by FIAEB | Jul 2, 2022 | News
Jesus Anthony Portillo passed quietly in his sleep on May 25, 2022. He had been fighting heart issues for many years, and that big heart of his finally decided it was time to rest. Before presenting the facts of his life, mention must be made of him and why this is...
by FIAEB | Jul 2, 2022 | News
CSCE Awarded $1,187,500 Over Five Years AsCalifornia Community Schools Partnership Program Implementation Grant 2022-2026 Oakland, CA – Community School for Creative Education has been awarded $1,187,500 over the next five years from the California Department...
