From the President
‘Tell Her’ Akonadi’s 2019 Racial Justice Poster
Beloved Community Fund Grant Awards
Benchmark ‘Mapping Report’ Wins Award
FROM THE PRESIDENT
The last few months have been a busy time for us as– after 20 years of grantmaking to support racial justice movement building in Oakland, we are getting ready to go all in on ending the criminalization of people and youth of color in Alameda County.
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December 20, 2018
From the President
$1.3 million awarded to Arc Toward Justice Grantees
Oakland, A Beacon of Cultural Brilliance
Investing in Healing and Safety
FROM THE PRESIDENT
2018 proved to be a difficult year, challenged by untimely deaths of dear community members and an onslaught of repressive policies from the White House.
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Letter from the President: We Stand With Immigrants
Grant Partner Spotlight: Intertribal Friendship House
Artist Talk: Art, Culture, and Racial Justice
“The Foundation” by Sarah Jones
WE STAND WITH IMMIGRANTS
By: Lateefah Simon
My family arrived in California from Louisiana in the 1940’s.
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Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to support the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism and create a racially just society.
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A Vibrant Arts Community Makes Us Stronger: Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo
2018 Racial Justice Poster Artist: Joshua Mays
Racial Justice Poster 10 Year Retrospective at the Historic Central Building
A VIBRANT ARTS COMMUNITY MAKES US STRONGER
By Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo
The South African Freedom Movement.
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Letter from the President: The Power of the People
Akonadi Foundation Awards $1.4 million through Arc Toward Justice Fund
2017 Beloved Community Fund Reflections: Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo
December Grantee Spotlight: CURYJ & NCYL
2017 So Love Can Win Grant Awards
End of Year Holiday Party
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
As we wind down 2017, I have been reflecting on both successes and wins, and how much our communities and our families have endured this year.
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OCTOBER 2017 ISSUE
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Op-ed by Lateefah Simon
So Love Can Win Grants Awards
Interview with Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo
September Grantee Spotlight
OAKLAND MUST BAND TOGETHER IN FIGHT AGAINST RACISM
We can’t believe it is already October.
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August Spotlight
GSA Day for Racial Justice, which will take place in February 2018, an annual youth-led organizing campaign. Credit: GSA Network
The 16 racial justice organizations that are currently part of Akonadi Foundation’s Arc Toward Justice Fund (ATJ) are building collective power to shape the policies and systems that affect communities of color in Oakland.
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July Spotlight
Ella Baker’s Night Out for Safety & Liberation, Photo Credit: Brooke Anderson
The 16 racial justice organizations that are currently part of Akonadi Foundation’s Arc Toward Justice Fund (ATJ) are building collective power to shape the policies and systems that affect communities of color in Oakland.
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JUNE 2017 ISSUE
Letter from the President
Grant Partner Spotlight: Bay Area Black Workers Center & Black Organizing Project
Welcome Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo to Akonadi Foundation
So Love Can Win Grantee Convening
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
By: Lateefah Simon
Just less than a year ago, I stepped enthusiastically into my role as President of the Akonadi Foundation.
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