by TEAM APEN | Dec 16, 2020 | Climate Resilience, Issues, Location, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
A New Generation in Richmond by Denny Khamphanthong, Richmond Community Organizer, APEN I still remember the first time I learned about APEN. It was a cold, drizzly September morning in San Francisco during the People’s March for Climate, Jobs and Justice in 2018. I...
by TEAM APEN | Nov 20, 2020 | Media, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Yes! Magazine: Can California’s Cap and Trade Actually Address Environmental Justice? Since California’s program launched in 2013, questions have swirled about whether cap and trade has helped or hurt people living in the shadow of the state’s largest emitters. By...
by TEAM APEN | Nov 10, 2020 | Issues, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Statewide, Stories, Uncategorized
Elections 2020: When We Organize, We Win. When we organize, we win. This election was proof that when our communities come together, when we build power from the bottom-up that is rooted in working-class communities and communities of color, we can win real victories...
by Clio | Oct 13, 2020 | Issues, Location, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Statewide, Stories, Uncategorized
It’s been an overwhelming election season so far, to say the least! That’s why it’s critical that working-class immigrant & refugee communities like ours, who are so often ignored by mainstream political parties, have the information we need to...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 29, 2020 | Issues, Location, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Statewide, Stories, Uncategorized
2020 has been a year like no other. Millions of acres of land have been consumed by fires and communities across the state have been displaced. On Labor Day weekend, we experienced some of the hottest weather on record: Woodland Hills reached a record breaking 121℉....
by TEAM APEN | Sep 18, 2020 | Media, Richmond, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Stories
Richmond Pulse: They Lost Their Homes to War. Now, Richmond Laotians Fear Being Pushed Out Again. “I interviewed some people who said they would move, but they wouldn’t be comfortable because Richmond is home,” said Brandy Khansouvong, holding a piece of traditional...
