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 Peggy Saika | May 28, 2024 | Richmond, Stories
I want to share a story about APEN’s first campaign Thirty years ago, APEN was created as a response to a call from the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit to build an Asian immigrant and refugee presence in the environmental justice...
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 Miya Yoshitani | May 8, 2024 | Richmond, Stories
My first day at APEN in 1996 Right now, young people across the country are taking over streets and campuses in solidarity with Gaza, demanding accountability and justice. Once again, young people are leading the fight for a future where all communities are healthy,...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 26, 2024 | Statewide, Stories
At the beginning of 2023, we decided we were going to do something different. Instead of focusing our energy on big external campaigns, we were going to dig deep with our membership, articulating a vision for the future rooted in our members’ lived experiences and...
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...
