by TEAM APEN | Jan 15, 2021 | Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, 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, Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, Issues, Location, Power to the Frontlines, Richmond, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories, Uncategorized
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 | Climate Resilience, Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, Issues, Location, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Power to the Frontlines, Richmond, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Standing Up to Big Polluters, 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 | Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, 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 | Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, 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 Marie Choi | Sep 16, 2020 | Climate Resilience, Featured front-page updates, front-page-updates, Issues, Location, Statewide, Stories, Uncategorized
Resilience Before Disaster: The Need to Build Equitable, Community-Driven Social Infrastructure, jointly released by APEN, SEIU California, and BlueGreen Alliance, makes the case for California to make long-term and deep investments in the resilience of its most...
