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Welcome Home, La Catrina
A Q&A with Caheri Gutierrez and Demetria Huntsman Earlier this month, hundreds of Oaklanders gathered at Fruitvale Plaza to properly welcome La Catrina. The unveiling celebration was truly…
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Hope Is a Discipline: Building Power Through Faith and Organizing
By Pastor Todd Benson, Executive Director, Faith in Action East Bay At Akonadi Foundation, we believe that deep, sustained grassroots organizing is essential to building community power and…
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By the People: Building Governing Power through Oakland’s first Civic Assembly
In our latest blog, we feature Founder in Residence at PolicyLink and Professor of Practice at the Goldman School of Public Policy, Angela Glover Blackwell and Founder and…
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Congrats to our newest So Love Can Win grantee partners!
As we center opportunities fostering belonging and togetherness in Oakland, the organizations in our latest round of So Love Can Win grantmaking are all dedicated to preserving and…
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Remembering Malcolm X through Art and Celebration in Oakland
By Demetria Huntsman, Senior Program Officer, Akonadi Foundation On Saturday, May 16th, I had the joy of being at San Antonio Park for the 26th Annual Malcolm X…
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Finding Heart and Courage in Difficult Times through Art
A Conversation with Thi Bui and Quinn Delaney “We shouldn’t overthink it. We should jump in and do what we can in the moment, and maybe in the…
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How Mujeres Unidas y Activas Is Building the Power of Immigrant Women
By Sylvia López and María Jiménez, Mujeres Unidas y Activas When I arrived at Mujeres Unidas y Activas in 2006, I was looking for a lifeline. As an…
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Building the Infrastructure Immigrant Families Deserve
Akonadi Foundation is proud to have joined the philanthropic coalition funding an independent implementation study paving the way for a new Alameda County Office of Immigrant and Refugee…
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Enter the World of Artist Thi Bui
Last week, we premiered our short film featuring 2026 Racial Justice Poster Project artist Thi Bui. We are blown away by Thi’s visionary take on protecting those most…
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Akonadi Foundation Joins Call to Declare Public Health Emergencies in Response to Violent Immigration Enforcement
Akonadi Foundation joins 23 California foundations in calling on officials to declare public health emergencies in response to violent immigration enforcement. When immigration enforcement creates fear that keeps…
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