This year, API organizations across the state came together to advocate for environmental, immigration, and housing justice. Continue reading
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Defending Oakland’s Coal Ban!
In July 2016, we came together as frontline communities, environmentalists, workers, and faith leaders to fight and win the Oakland coal ban. Now, the Oakland Army Base developer, Phil Tagami, has sued the city to advance his coal export project. Please sign on to this open letter to Tagami to defend our hard-won victory!
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This Thursday: Asian Community Town Hall
Join us in Richmond for a community town hall. Find out more here: Continue reading
#ResistTrumpTuesdays: To Standing Rock, From Oakland
Photo c/o David Solnit
Join us and Bay Resistance for The Fight of Our Lives: March with us on #ResistTrumpTuesday! Continue reading
The Openings of this Moment
By Mabel Tsang
Just one month ago, the country both ushered in and rejected a new president. Continue reading
Joint AAPI Statement to Resist the Trump Administration
As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, We Will Resist. We stand at a critical juncture in world history. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States represents a direct threat to millions of people’s safety and to the health of the planet. Continue reading
How we made democracy work for us
We held the line in Oakland, in Richmond, and statewide. California continues to lead the nation in mobilizing voters to win progressive victories that benefit our families: tenant rights, elected officials that reflect the communities they represent, restored funding for schools, and much more. Continue reading
Mobilizing the Power of Asian American Voters
Check out this video to find HOW and WHY Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a growing a political force for change. Continue reading
What we have won
In the face of fear and grief, we also celebrate what we have won for our communities. We have held the line in Oakland, in Richmond, and in California. Continue reading
We won Measure JJ: Protect Oakland Renters!
The election results are in! Oakland voters were clear: We need Measure JJ! Measure JJ wins by over 70%