by TEAM APEN | Jan 7, 2020 | Events, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters
We’re getting ready to make history in Richmond — and we need your support! On January 14, we’re mobilizing to tell Richmond City Council to pass the No Coal in Richmond ordinance. For too long, Richmond families have been breathing toxic coal and petroleum coke...
by TEAM APEN | Dec 10, 2019 | Media, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
The Real News Network: Bill to Ban Coal in Bay Area City Tabled by Mayor, Maybe Permanently Photo Credit: Lance Yamamoto, with permission from Sunflower Alliance By Steve Horn A Dec. 3 meeting of the Richmond City Council ended suddenly, and without explanation,...
by TEAM APEN | Nov 11, 2019 | Events, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Richmond
Schools and Communities First will restore $12 billion a year in funding for our roads, parks and libraries, health clinics and trauma centers, local schools and community colleges. Will you help APEN gather signatures for Schools and Communities First on Sunday,...
by TEAM APEN | Nov 11, 2019 | Events, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Richmond
Schools and Communities First will restore $12 billion a year in funding for our roads, parks and libraries, health clinics and trauma centers, local schools and community colleges. Will you help APEN gather signatures for Schools and Communities First on Saturday,...
by TEAM APEN | Aug 28, 2019 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Remembering the 2012 Richmond Refinery Fire Seven years ago this month, in August 2012, a massive fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond covered the city in toxic smoke and sent 15,000 local residents to the hospital. APEN’s Political Director, Laiseng Saechao, was...
by TEAM APEN | Jul 26, 2019 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Jenna Saefong and Akash Singh lead an APEN Academy session. The first time I really thought about making social change was in elementary school. It was a few months after a local neighborhood watch member murdered Trayvon Martin. On my walk home from school, I saw...
