Guess what? Indivisible East Bay can now be cited as the “award-winning Indivisible East Bay.”
That’s right. Last Saturday, at the John George Democratic Club’s Tenth Biennial Social Justice Awards Reception, Indivisible Easy Bay was awarded the Mobilizing for Social Justice Award. The JGDC chose IEB for this award after seeing the massive turnout and joyful defiance of the HANDS OFF and NO KINGS mobilizations. Our own Nancy L. was there to proudly and gratefully accept the award.
Other awardees that night included:
- Council on American-Islamic Relationas (CAIR), for the Defending Democracy Social Justice Award
- Jewish Voice for Peace, for the International Solidarity Soical Justice Award
- Centro Legal de La Raza, for the Immigrant Rights Social Justice Award
- Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, for the Young Adult Civic Engagagement Social Justice Award
Zahra Billoo, leader of CAIR, gave the powerful keynote address.
The John George Democratic Club is based in Oakland/Berkeley and was founded in 1989. Their goal is to keep the progressive spirit of John George alive. John was the first African-American elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. For over 30 years, John George worked tirelessly to improve the plight of people of all races and cultures, seeking peace and justice from West Oakland to South Africa. The Club was founded shortly after he died.
