by Clio | Feb 24, 2021 | Climate Resilience, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Statewide, Stories
Public Banks for Clean Energy and a Just Transition Principled Partnerships for a Just Transition: How Public Banks Can Finance Clean Energy Upgrades for Low-Income Renters In 2019, California became the third state to authorize the establishment of Public Banks. The...
by TEAM APEN | Jan 15, 2021 | Issues, Location, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
We are honoring the lives of Mr. Thongsoun Phuthama and his wife, Boua Vanvilay, who passed away from COVID-19 on December 22 and 25th respectively. Thoungsoun and Boua were both active leaders in Richmond’s Laotian community, and their passing, amidst so much other...
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 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℉....