by FIAEB | May 12, 2022 | News
Twelve Oakland faith leaders, including Faith in Action East Bay Executive Direct Dr. George Cummings, have formerly called for accountability over negligence, deaths at Santa Rita County Jail. The move is part of a larger, growing movement for Alameda County...
by FIAEB | May 2, 2022 | News
Lesbhia listening. “Loving others means accepting others, no matter how different they are,” explained Lesbhia Morones, a leader with Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB)—formerly Oakland Community Organization (OCO)—for over twenty years. “This organization has taught me...
by FIAEB | Apr 19, 2022 | News
Organization: Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB) is a broad-based organization of 65 congregations, schools, and allied organizations, representing over 60,000 families across the East Bay, committed to building a powerful multi-faith, multi-racial, intergenerational,...
by FIAEB | Apr 15, 2022 | News
This year, this weekend three sacred observances align. Easter, sacred to our Christian friends.Ramadan, sacred to our Muslim friends.Passover, sacred to our Jewish friends. We pray that the themes these sacred days bring to each of their communities, will cast an...
by FIAEB | Apr 13, 2022 | News
Across the country guns are being forged into garden tools as in Isaiah 2:4: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares.” This movement is coming to Oakland on June 11, 2022. Oakland, CA — On April 14, a press conference to announce the Guns to Gardens buyback...
by FIAEB | Apr 5, 2022 | News
As we celebrate the great legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was fatally shot and assassinated on April 4th, 1968, on the balcony outside of the second story floor of his room a the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, as he was standing in solidarity...
by FIAEB | Mar 31, 2022 | News
At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Faith In Action East Bay four outgoing board members Alonzo Fuller, Michelle Hayes (Belong Circle, Richmond), Janice Taylor (Imani Community Church) and Pastor Matt Prinz (First Presbyterian Church, Oakland) were recognized for their work...
by FIAEB | Mar 25, 2022 | News
On Tuesday, March 22, the Oakland Police Department held a press conference in which they renewed their commitment to the Ceasefire strategy. Chief LeRonne L. Armstrong, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and Pastor Michael Wallace, Co-Chair of Faith in Action East Bay...
by FIAEB | Mar 14, 2022 | News
A crucial AC BOS Public Protection Committee meeting on Oversight of the Sheriff and the Jail, with subpoena power, via AB1185 implementation takes place this Thursday at 2pm. (zoom info below) The county’s consultant on justice reform, former AC Probation Chief...
by FIAEB | Mar 7, 2022 | News
On Friday, March 4, 2022, youth of Oakland led a Ceasefire Night Walk to bring peace to our streets. Much gratitude to Bruce Lescher of Pro Bono Photo as well as John Brockett for these pictures!
