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Join The DEI Team Discussion: ‘The Sum of Us’
Posted on February 28, 2022 in League News | comments
Every other Thursday stating March 10th at 6:30. Link Ever wonder why we haven’t made more progress improving our education and healthcare systems, or our society’s approach to climate change? The Diversity Equ...
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It’s Time to Pass the Racial Justice Act for All
Posted on February 28, 2022 in League News | comments
This is the year that we will pass the Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256, Kalra). The landmark bill, which will extend civil rights in the courtroom to ALL people impacted by racist convictions and sentencing, is closer...
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When Jim Crow got kicked out of hospitals
Posted on February 28, 2022 in League News | comments
On Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 PM, the Healthcare Team and other co-sponsors will host a virtual screening of “Power to Heal“, a film documenting the story of how civil rights and healthcare activists won the ...
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Remembering the Harlem Renaissance
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded “Negro History Week” to highlight African American life and history which had been ignored, left out of American history textbooks. Woodson chose the second week of February for the...
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Alameda County Transit: Redistricting
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
There are two public hearings remaining: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 5pm and Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 5pm. Participate in the redistricting here with https://actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063. The public workshops have...
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Albany Community Task Force on Policing: Final Meeting
Posted on February 21, 2022 in League News | comments
After nine months of collaboration, the members of the Albany Community Task Force on Policing met for their last discussion on Tuesday, February 15th. The focus of the Task Force’s meeting was finalizing their Public ...
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Final Berkeley Redistricting Meeting
Posted on February 17, 2022 in League News | comments
The final map, which has been chosen, will be officially adopted Wednesday, March 16, 6:00 pm. A link to the meeting will be posted here when the Independent Redistricting Committee supplies one. At that time you can see...
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What Happened at Program Planning
Posted on February 15, 2022 in League News | comments
Despite Super Bowl Sunday festivities, about 17 League members turned up on February 13th to participate in Program Planning where political issues for emphasis locally and nationally were voted upon by members. National...
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Black History Month: Port Chicago
Posted on February 13, 2022 in League News | comments
On July 17, 1944, 320 Black sailors were killed in an explosion, the largest disaster on the American mainland during World War II. This happened right here in Port Chicago, Contra Costa County, east of Martinez on on Su...
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Albany Community Task Force on Policing: Mental Health Crisis Response
Posted on February 12, 2022 in League News | comments
In recent years, the police response to mental health crises has emerged as a critical issue. On Monday, Jan. 31, members of the Albany Community Task Force on Policing heard a presentation about the current problems in ...
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