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Alameda County approves program to increase job opportunities for formerly incarcerated people

6.28.2016

On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Alameda County re-entry hiring program, designed to allot 1,400 county jobs for formerly incarcerated people. A crowd of approximately 40 people gathered outside the Alameda County Administration Building to
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Guest commentary: Let’s stop treating our kids as adults in the criminal justice system

3.11.2016

By Nicole Lee and George Galvis, Guest commentary Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016, a ballot initiative that will make sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system and change to how youth
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Labor in the Pulpit Addresses Gentrification

2.8.2016

This year, FAME teamed up with workers and residents from East Oakland to discuss the critical issues of gentrification and displacement. The proposed Coliseum City development threatens to push many people out unless there is a community benefits agreement with
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Oakland at a Crossroads: The Jacka’s Death Speaks to Greater Truth (Community Voices)

2.12.2015

“For some of my friends who knew him well, his passing means an agonizing loss of camaraderie and brotherhood. And for the larger community it signals something deeply devastating and profoundly disheartening – something that none of us can afford…
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“Stop the Killing, Start the Healing” Billboard Campaign media

10.12.2012

Our “Stop the Killing, Start the Healing” Billboard Campaign has gotten media attention! Click on the heading to read more.
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