San Francisco Turns Out in Solidarity With Worldwide Protest for Afghan Lives
Originally posted in KQED news. San Francisco joined more than 40 cities and 17 countries around the globe on Saturday in a day of protest for Afghan lives. Beginning at … Continue reading
How You Can Support the Afghan Community, in the Bay Area and Beyond
Originally appeared in KQED news. Skip straight to: How to help Two explosions outside the international airport in Kabul on Thursday left dozens of people dead and injured, including members of the … Continue reading
‘Devastated and Exhausted’: Afghan Community Marches in Fremont
This post originally appeared on KQED news. Updated 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23. Nearly a week after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, Afghan Americans in … Continue reading
‘This Was My Closure’: Why Sasha Perigo Chose Not to Pursue Legal Action Against Her Alleged Rapist
Originally published on KQED news. Content warning: This story contains references to rape and sexual assault. Jon Jacobo, a prominent San Francisco affordable housing advocate and community activist, resigned his … Continue reading
‘An Important Day for Dreamers’: DACA Recipient Luis Grijalva Heads to the Olympics
Luis Grijalva — the first known DACA recipient to qualify for the Olympics — headed to Tokyo Friday to compete in next week’s 5,000 meter-race, representing Guatemala. At this time … Continue reading
‘A Critical Part of Our Infrastructure’: How California Plans to Bolster Child Care
This post originally appeared in KQED news. California has almost 3 million children 5 years old and younger. As many parents of young children know, finding affordable, high-quality child care … Continue reading
After Texas Court Ruling, What’s the Future for Young Immigrants and DACA Recipients?
This article originally appeared on KQED news. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. are in limbo, after U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled last Friday against the Deferred … Continue reading
Nephew of Slain Activist Berta Cáceres Renews Calls for Ending Aid to Honduran Military
Originally published in KQED news. A Bay Area family member of slain environmental and Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres is calling on the federal government to stop U.S. funding of … Continue reading
‘I Can’t Abandon This Community’: Months After CZU Fires, Survivors Struggle to Rebuild
Originally appeared in KQED news. ylvie Fraley describes the home she lived in with her mother and younger sister in the Santa Cruz Mountains community of Bonny Doon as “incredibly … Continue reading
‘The Work That Makes All Other Work Possible’: Ai-jen Poo on Why Home Care Workers Are Infrastructure Workers
Produced for KQED news based on a Forum episode. The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the importance of child care, in-home care and support for the elderly as well … Continue reading
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