by TEAM APEN | Aug 23, 2019 | Climate Resilience, Statewide, Stories
APEN Senior Policy Researcher, Amee Raval hiking at Banff National Park, Alberta. This summer marks the two-year anniversary of my bike accident. I was biking to work, stopped in the bike lane at a major West Oakland intersection, waiting for the light to turn green,...
by TEAM APEN | Mar 14, 2019 | Climate Resilience, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Statewide, Stories
Last year, hundreds of APEN members got together to take on the issues that matter most — rising energy costs, skyrocketing rents, and hazardous living conditions that are destabilizing our communities. Together, we created a solution that makes it possible for...
by chiravann | Mar 5, 2017 | Climate Resilience, Oakland, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Photo c/o David Solnit Join us and Bay Resistance for The Fight of Our Lives: March with us on #ResistTrumpTuesday! From #NoDAPL in Standing Rock to #NoCoalinOakland, those of us on the frontlines of racism, hetero-patriarchy, and extraction are fighting to protect...
by chiravann | Dec 6, 2016 | Climate Resilience, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Reflections from the Oceti Sakowin Camp and continued calls to support water protectors By Vivian Huang, Shina Robinson and Alvina Wong Feature photo c/o Brooke Anderson We traveled to Standing Rock to be in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe...
by chiravann | Nov 12, 2016 | Blog, Climate Resilience, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Power to the Frontlines, Richmond, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
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. While the rest of the country has confirmed our worst fears, California continues to lead the nation because we...
by chiravann | Oct 31, 2016 | Climate Resilience, Power to the Frontlines, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
Find out our secret for how we fought for climate victories that improve the lives of residents in EJ hotspots like Richmond, Coachella, and Fresno. A ray of sunshine from California’s climate victories comes from the leadership and wisdom that we and California...