by TEAM APEN | May 18, 2020 | Climate Resilience, Statewide, Stories, Uncategorized
Crisis is a threat multiplier for inequality. Whether it’s a global pandemic, mass power shutoffs, or devastating wildfires, the impacts and risks are dramatically different depending on who you are and where you live. Climate Resilience bond proposals from the...
by Marie Choi | Mar 26, 2020 | Climate Resilience, Statewide, Stories
At APEN, we are adapting quickly to this time of rapid change and uncertainty: raising emergency funds to stabilize our communities, fighting for eviction moratoriums and debt forgiveness, and standing up to the rising tide of anti-Asian racism and violence. With...
by TEAM APEN | Mar 17, 2020 | Media, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
Gizmodo: If You Live With Air Pollution, You’re Already More Vulnerable to Covid-19 By Yessenia Funes A remarkable thing about covid-19, the coronavirus-caused disease spreading around the globe, is that it induces severe and deadly illness in some people, while other...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 18, 2020 | Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Statewide, Stories
APEN Civic Engagement Coordinator Karen Yeung supervising an APEN canvasser My name is Karen, and I am APEN’s Civic Engagement Coordinator. When I first began volunteering for APEN, I learned that a lot of people are unable to live in a safe and healthy environment....
by TEAM APEN | Feb 18, 2020 | Events, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Statewide
Schools and Communities First is a ballot measure that would reclaim $12 billion a year for schools and public resources, making sure that shady corporations pay their fair share. Right now we are collecting signatures from voters across California to qualify Schools...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 12, 2020 | Events, Power to the Frontlines, Statewide, Stories
The time is now to #ReclaimOurPower! For years, our communities have borne the brunt of a corporate utility that values profit over our lives. Together, we are fighting to put an end to the power shutoffs, fires, multibillion-dollar bailouts for investors and...
