by Jessica Aquino, APEN LA Member | Dec 16, 2024 | Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
We deserve gardens, not refineries When I think about what I love about my city, the first thing that comes to mind is my grandparents’ garden. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were playing with the seeds and plants in my grandparents’ backyard in Carson,...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 17, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Our 2024 Ballot Measure Endorsements This election, the stakes couldn’t be higher. While the presidential election is top of mind for many voters, in California working-class communities of color are leading bold campaigns for a better future – a future where all of...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 6, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
“It was always our intention to set a precedent.” Richmond refinery communities made the front page of the internet this week with a Politico feature on our Polluters Pay campaign and the local organizing that made it possible. Read that article here....
by Caitlyn He | Aug 21, 2024 | Climate Resilience, Oakland, Stories
70+ volunteers. 4 hours. 5,800 kits. 70+ volunteers. 4 hours. 5,800 emergency starter kits packed with life-saving essentials like flashlights, first aid kits and masks. We did that! Thank you to all of the volunteers, staff, members, and partner organizations who...
by Ally Putthongvilai | May 22, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
I was so nervous — but I spoke anyway. Here’s how to support youth leaders like me right now In early 2021, Chevron spilled hundreds of gallons of oil into the bay from their Richmond refinery – right on the waterfront, near where teenagers like me swim every day....
by Shina Robinson | Dec 7, 2023 | Climate Resilience, Oakland, Power to the Frontlines, SOMAH, Stories
Two pieces of very good news As world leaders at COP28 debate corporate schemes to keep burning fossil fuels, APEN is fighting for climate change solutions led by communities on the frontlines of climate disaster. This year, solutions that our communities have dreamed...
