Investing in Safety and Healing
October 24, 2018
By Iris Garcia
For communities of color in Oakland and across the nation, prioritizing healing is a radical, political act. These are trying times.
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By Iris Garcia
For communities of color in Oakland and across the nation, prioritizing healing is a radical, political act. These are trying times.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2018
Akonadi Foundation Announces Grants to Support Voter Engagement in Alameda County
Six racial justice organizations will work to increase voter turnout in Oakland communities
Oakland, CA — Akonadi Foundation announced today $265,000 in grants to support six racial justice organizations mobilizing voters to get to the polls in Alameda County and to ensure accountability in local government.
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2018 marks our Racial Justice Poster Project’s 10th anniversary and we are excited to launch an evaluation of this project, and we need your help!
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Our community is hurting deeply and profoundly from our recent loss of two Black women, Nia Wilson and Jessica St. Louis.
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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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Maritza Martinez, Magdy Angel-Hurtado, and Laurin Mayeno with Somos Familia’s Día de Los Muertos altar in honor of our transgender community lost on 2017
Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to eliminate structural racism that leads to inequity in the United States.
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East Bay Community Law Center Staff, Photo Credit: Rosalyn Sternberg
Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to eliminate structural racism that leads to inequity in the United States.
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Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to eliminate structural racism that leads to inequity in the United States. Using an ecosystem grantmaking lens, Akonadi supports and nurtures grassroots organizing, culture shift, and policy changes that build Oakland’s racial justice movement.
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“Culture can be a powerful tool to build movements and leverage the voice, power, and self-determination in our communities.” -Lateefah Simon, President of Akonadi Foundation
February 2018
We are excited to announce the launch of BOOST: the Beloved Community Fund’s Organizational Strengthening Pilot, which will support under-resourced arts and cultural organizations serving low-income communities of color in Oakland.
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September Spotlight
Urban Peace Movement
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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