While the wealth gap continues to expand, much of it is grounded in discriminatory economic practices dating back to the early 20th century that made it difficult for members of racial minorities in the U.S. to accumulate wealth — or to keep what they were able to acquire.
Category: Social Justice
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Homelessness, Social Justice
SF Launches First Navigation Center to Serve Homeless Transgender People
On March 9, the city’s first navigation center to specifically serve transgender and gender-nonconforming people opens in SoMa.
It will fill a gap in homeless services that has excluded a highly vulnerable population. Transgender people are 17 times more likely to experience homelessness than the average person, and 70% of those who have stayed in shelters report having experienced harassment, according to a study conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Land use, Parks & Open Space, Social Justice
Native Activists, Interior Secretary, Commemorate Alcatraz Occupation
More than half a century after they occupied the island in a monthslong protest for indigenous sovereignty, Native American activists gathered on Alcatraz on Saturday to watch the nation’s first indigenous secretary of the interior commemorate the occasion.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Arts & Culture, Bay Area, Community, Education, Social Justice
In ‘Homeroom,’ Meet Oakland Youth Who Organized to End Policing in Schools
A new documentary, “Homeroom,” shows how Oakland High School’s Class of 2020 faced a year of pandemic uncertainty with resilience and perseverance, amplifying calls to end policing in schools even as those schools shut down and their personal milestones were relegated to virtual spaces.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Community, Government & Politics, Housing, Social Justice
In Remembering Traumatic Eviction, Community Seeks Inspiration
The International Hotel on the corner of Jackson and Kearny in San Francisco is the second of its name. The original was a residential hotel, with small rooms affordable to low-income workers. On Aug. 4, 1977, more than 100 residents were evicted all at once, despite thousands of protesters outside.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Bay Area, Community, Law & Justice, Social Justice
Peer-Run Center Empowers Young People Affected by Poverty, Violence, Incarceration
In the streets, in jails and other detention facilities and at its program sites around the Bay Area, the Young Women’s Freedom Center provides resources and support to girls, women and transgender and gender non-conforming people. It also provides training, internships, fellowships and jobs that pay to help people affected by poverty, exploitation and violence develop their voices.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Housing, Social Justice
Research Traces Roots of Racial Disparities to Residential Segregation
The Othering and Belonging Institute’s Roots of Structural Racism Project found that among U.S. metropolitan regions with more than 200,000 residents, 81% were more segregated in 2019 than they were in 1990. Stephen Menendian, assistant director and director of research at the institute, talks about tracing structural racism to its roots and the importance of addressing segregation.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, Social Justice
Pastor: Reparations Are Medicine for ‘Evil’ of Inhumane Treatment
The Rev. Amos Brown, senior pastor at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP, is on both committees. He discussed with “Civic” California’s legacy of racism and what form reparations could take in this state and city.
Posted inCommunity, Coronavirus, Parks & Open Space, Social Justice
Photo Essay — Return to Alcatraz: National Park Service Honors Native American Occupation 50th Anniversary
With the help of the original occupiers, indigenous rights activists, photojournalists and historians, the National Park Service installed a prominent exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the island occupation — “Red Power on Alcatraz Perspectives: 50 Years Later.”
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Return to Alcatraz: 50 Years After Native American Occupation, National Park Service Considers Permanent Cultural Center
As California reopens to tourism, Alcatraz is once again drawing visitors from around the world and featuring an exhibit celebrating the 19-month-long Native American occupation of the island 50 years ago. And in a dramatic, if delayed, response to the occupation, the National Park Service is contemplating the installation of a permanent Native American cultural center on Alcatraz in collaboration with a group that formed with that as one of its key objectives more than 50 years ago.