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,...
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...
