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  Oakland’s City of Refuge Ordinance: A New Milestone in a 40-Year Fight — Oh, So Close!
  by James W. Forty years ago, Oakland made a promise. In July 1986, the City Council declared Oakland a City of Refuge — a place of safety for people fleeing war and persecution. Today, that promise is being renewed, strengthened, and written into law in a way that can withstand the most aggressive federal immigration enforcement … Continue reading Oakland’s City of Refuge Ordinance: A New Milestone in a 40-Year Fight — Oh, So Close!
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  Solidarity NOT Charity: Building Social Movements
  by Stella R. What is mutual aid during Trump’s authoritarian regime? Mutual aid is about building solidarity NOT charity, sharing resources and building community networks.  “It is a form of organizing integral to all influential and successful social movements,” according to Dean Spade, a social justice activist, attorney and author of several books on how to … Continue reading Solidarity NOT Charity: Building Social Movements
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  IEB volunteers successfully help gather signatures to put a public bank on the ballot
  by Nicole S. “I didn’t think I would be motivated to get up on a Saturday morning to collect signatures, but to my surprise, I found myself excited to get out there and talk to voters,” said Nic Steinberg, an IEB member who volunteered for the Berkeley ballot initiative to start a public bank in the … Continue reading IEB volunteers successfully help gather signatures to put a public bank on the ballot