by TEAM APEN | Mar 8, 2018 | Oakland, Stories
Happy International Women’s Day! How do you celebrate? In 1909, working women with the Socialist Party of America held the first International Working Women’s Day to celebrate their struggle for better working conditions in the garment industry. Today — in...
by TEAM APEN | Dec 21, 2017 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Last summer, Richmond youth spent 6 weeks learning and taking action as part of our annual APEN Academy. Ten young people from ages 13-17 participated in workshops on everything from social and environmental justice to grassroots fundraising and communications.But...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 15, 2017 | Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
This year, API organizations across the state came together to advocate for environmental, immigration, and housing justice. APACC took on a bigger, bolder shape by bringing community members and allies together in a coordinated week of action in 5 regions across the...
by chiravann | Mar 3, 2016 | Statewide, Stories
by Timmy Lu | State Organizing Director Communities impacted by oppression should speak for themselves and should be at the center of crafting the demand for justice–this is one of pillars of the environmental justice movement. This particular principle guides...