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Two New Videos Spotlight EBASE's History and A Vision for the Future
EBASE Welcomes New Executive Director!
EBASE Blog
Labor secretary Solis defines “good jobs.” What do you think?
"It's time for the free ride to end": Industry must take responsibility to fix the broken port trucking system
Wake Up and Pay Up, Woodfin!
Instant Runoff Voting will bring positive change to Oakland - thanks to your support!
NEW YORK TIMES features Interfaith Committee's work!
Our Favorite Photos of 2009!
Our Vision to Transform the Economy
New photos - Oakland Workers Rising!
Hotel workers' fight for justice heats up in Oakland!
ICWJ "Moving from Fear to Love" response to healthcare and immigration debates a success!
Strategic Plan
EBASE History and Major Accomplishments
Our Vision to Transform the Economy
Job and Volunteer Opportunities
Job Announcement: Development Director
Intern Opportunity: Local Government Tracking Project
Staff Bios and Directory
Board of Directors
Funders
Events
EBASE Enters Decade #2 - Thanks to Your Support!
Media Center
Press Releases
Morning picket to give "wake up call" to Woodfin Hotel
Judge: Woodfin Suites hotel must pay $200,000 in backwages
Faith leaders lament “fear and intolerance” in national debates
Workers in East Bay Left Behind in Economic Boom
Labor Day in Church: From Pulpits, Urgent Call for Immigration Reform
Emeryville urges D.C. developer to work with frustrated community members
Emeryville Residents and workers seek voice in major mall expansion
Community Interviews Potential Army Base Developers; As Oakland nears historic decision, Community Asks How Huge Project Will Benefit Residents
Woodfin hotel delinquent; defies city deadline to pay $200,000
Woodfin back-wage ruling finalized by unanimous vote
News Coverage
Trying to Build Bonds With Immigrant Stories
Emeryville hotel owes $200k in back wages
Mission Mobilizes for Immigration Reform
Hotel Must Pay
Community News: Good Jobs as a Violence Prevention Strategy in Oakland
Slideshow - Welcome the stranger
From Fear to Love
East Bay poverty rates show one in 10 below federal level
Labor Day in church: From pulpits, urgent call for immigration reform
Migrants invited to church pulpits for Labor Day
EBASE Newsletter Archives
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Summer Newsletter 2009
ED Nikki Bas addresses hundreds at Momentum Conference
Campaign to build a better "Bay Street" gains steam
Building bridges: Immigrant workers speak from pulpits
What EBASE did on our "summer vacation"
April 2008 Newsletter
"Even the Stones Will Listen"
Proposition 98: A Hidden Agenda with Hideous Consequences
Building Oakland for Everyone: Summary of Proceedings
Victories and Challenges in the Woodfin Campaign
In the Fast Lane: Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports Campaign Activity Accelerates to a Speedy Pace
August 2007 Newsletter
EBASE Salutes Chauncey Bailey
Congratulations Teamsters Local 70 and Waste Management Drivers!
City of San Leandro Adopts Living Wage
Interfaith Committee Gears Up for Labor Day Speak-Outs
Woodfin Workers: Still Waiting for Justice
August 2008 Newsletter
Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports: August Update!
Save the Date! Wednesday, September 24th, 2008: Release of New Report on Community Benefits and Development
Oakland Army Base: National Model in Creating Good Jobs for Residents
Calling All Worker-Speaker Accompaniers!
February/March 2008 Newsletter
Celebrating the Sacred Link Between Faith and Work
LAANE and Its Allies Celebrate Community Redevelopment Agency’s Passage of Trail-Blazing Construction Policy
Enough is Enough! It’s Time to Make the Port A Better Neighbor to All of Us
Is It True? Amaha’s Leaving EBASE?
January 2008 Newsletter
Making the Economy Work for Working People
Read All About It!
Justice in Emeryville! Campaigns Beyond the Woodfin
Woodfin Campaign Update
Meet the Face of EBASE!
January/February 2009 Newsletter
The Employee Free Choice Act: Making the Economy Work for Everyone
Immigrant Rights victory: E-verify eliminated from stimulus!
EBASE EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Kim Bobo
Hundreds Put Pressure on Port at Asthma Screening for Residents, Drivers
January/February 2009 Newsletter
July 2007 Newsletter
Over 150 Oakland Truckers and Residents Rallied to Fix the Broken Port Trucking System
Creating “Development for the People” in Richmond
Interfaith Committee’s Clergy & Laity Breakfast “Setting the Table for Justice” Was a Success
July 2008 Newsletter
Will Army Base Redevelopment Put Oaklanders to Work?
Celebration, Farewell, and Transition: Amaha Kassa Leaves EBASE
March for Clean Air and Good Jobs at the Port of Oakland
Announcing: The Worker Immigrant Rights Coalition!
“Stimulating” Economic Justice!
June 2007 Newsletter
University of California Workers Win Equity Fight! Congratulations, AFSCME Local 3299!
New Coalition Campaigns for Clean and Safe Ports
Oakland Mayor Calls for 10,000 More Jobs
Interfaith Committee Salutes Oakland’s ABC Security Service Workers and SEIU 24/7!
March/April 2009 Newsletter
An Interview with Nikki F. Bas, EBASE's new Executive Director!
Community Hopeful for Change in Emeryville
Spring into Action with EBASE!
May 2008 Newsletter
Coming Soon to an Army Base Near You: Good Jobs and Community Benefits!
At-Large Candidates' Forum: Building Oakland for Everyone Continues!
Immigrant Workers Under Attack! Labor Fights Back!
Stimulate economic justice: Donate your "stimulus payment" to EBASE!
Following in the Footsteps of MLK: Pastor Ricky Jenkins Heads to Memphis!
November 2007 Newsletter
Putting Oakland to Work
Aviation Safeguards Workers Win Campaign to Join SEIU Local 1877
400-Person Crowd Makes Bold Plans to "Build Oakland for Everyone"
November/December 2008 Newsletter
Our Favorite Shots of 2008
Woodfin Hearings Continue, Join Us Monday, December 15th
EBASE Staff's Recommended Holiday Reading List
Cure the Broken Trucking System Now
October 2007 Newsletter
Building the High Road – On the Way to a Just Economy!
What's Happening at the Port of Oakland?
Stop Corporate Piracy at the Woodfin!
No-Match! No Peace!
Building Oakland for Everyone: A Summit on Jobs, Housing and Justice
October 2008 Newsletter
March for Woodfin Workers' Backwages!
Community Puts Port on Notice
Oakland Rising Says "Oakland Deserves Better!"
Meet EBASE's Newest Staff Members!
EBASE Featured in David Bacon's New "Must Read" Book: Read Interview with David
September 2007 Newsletter
Building a Better Bay Area: Community Benefit Tools and Case Studies to Achieve Responsible Development
FERN FAIRBANKS ¡PRESENTE!
You’re invited to EBASE’s 8th anniversary dinner: Building the High Road ~ On the Way to a Just Economy!
Victory for Woodfin Workers!
Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice Celebrates Successful Labor Day Worker Speak-Outs
Labor Day 2007: East Bay Working Families Working Harder, for Less
September 2008 Newsletter
Which EBASE Personality Are You?
Immigrant Workers Speak Out from the Pulpits!
Emeryville Residents Present New Vision
The 2008 Poverty Day Release
ICWJ Newsletter Archives
Subscribe to the ICWJ Newsletter
CCSP Newsletter Archives
August 2008 Update
Port Progress: Economic Impact Study Consultant Hired
Trucking Industry Sues Southern California Ports to Stall Clean Air Plans
Port Truck Retrofit/Replacement Grant Program Doomed to Failure in the Absence of Comprehensive Clean Trucks Program
L.A. May Have Been the First to Pass a Comprehensive Clean Trucks Program But Oakland Will be Next, Vows Mayor Dellums
Subscribe to the CCSP Newsletter
EBASE Films
Oakland Speaks
Let My People Work!
Programs
Community Benefits
Emeryville Residents Present New Vision
The 2008 Poverty Day Release
East Palo Alto is "building a better Bay Area"
Jesse Gary Reports on Welcome Boom of Development Downtown
Growing trend toward "win-win" development can strengthen area economy
Building a Better Bay Area: Community Benefit Tools and Case Studies to Achieve Responsible Development
EBASE has released a report detailing poverty issues in the struggling economy
East Bay incomes higher, but poverty rates not going down
Save the Date! Wednesday, September 24th, 2008: Release of New Report on Community Benefits and Development
Oakland Army Base: National Model in Creating Good Jobs for Residents
Emeryville Bay Street 2 Campaign
Emeryville Extends Bay Street Expansion Deal
Emeryville's Bay Street faces challenges from residents, economy
Historic Town Hall to Assert New Vision for Emeryville
KPFA Covers Coalition for a Better Bay Street's Town Hall in Emeryville
Bringing Main Street Back to Bay Street: Win-Win solutions to Create Good Jobs and Livable Communities in Emeryville
Bringing Main Street Back to Bay Street
Emeryville Residents Call for More Community-Oriented Development
Community Hopeful for Change in Emeryville
Emeryville Residents Present New Vision
Oak to 9th Community Benefits Coalition
City Council Approves Oak to Ninth Development
Oakland Army Base Redevelopment
Opportunity at the Army Base
Oakland City and Port Officials Are Soon to Make Development Decisions
AMB/CCG team wins Oakland Port Commission vote for Army Base contract
2 plans considered for Oakland Army base
The 2008 Poverty Day Release
EBASE has released a report detailing poverty issues in the struggling economy
East Bay incomes higher, but poverty rates not going down
Oakland Army Base: National Model in Creating Good Jobs for Residents
Oakland: Group Says Gap Between Rich and Poor is Widening
NEW DATA: EAST BAY ECONOMY "FLATLINED" IN '07, BEFORE CURRENT CRISIS
Oakland NetWork for Responsible Development
Will Oaklanders Be Given Equal Access To Liveable Wage Jobs?
City workers get in on May Day act
Highlights from the Oakland People's Summit: Build Oakland for Everyone
Oakland Speaks
400-Person Crowd Makes Bold Plans to "Build Oakland for Everyone"
Economic Challenges Increasing in Oakland
Report: Three-part plan to decrease Oakland's poverty rate
Putting Oakland to Work: A Comprehensive Strategy to Create Real Jobs for Residents
Will Oakland Put Its Residents to Work?
Hundreds of Oaklanders Unite to Chart New Course for City
Richmond Equitable Development Initiative
Creating “Development for the People” in Richmond
Growing With Purpose: Residents, Jobs, and Equity in Richmond, California
REDI testifies at Richmond City Council
Renewing the City's Pride and Purpose: Residents, Jobs, and Development in Richmond
Richmond Council Expands Local Employment Program
Interfaith Organizing
NEW YORK TIMES features Interfaith Committee's work!
Trying to Build Bonds With Immigrant Stories
ICWJ "Moving from Fear to Love" response to healthcare and immigration debates a success!
Slideshow - Welcome the stranger
Building bridges: Immigrant workers speak from pulpits
"Labor in the Pulpits" makes headlines!
Labor Day in church: From pulpits, urgent call for immigration reform
Migrants invited to church pulpits for Labor Day
African-American churches in the East Bay give immigrants voice
KPFA Evening News Coverage of 2009 Labor in the Pulpit
East Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition
Interfaith Call to Love: Prayerfully Stand for Immigration Reform
Resources for Faith Communities
Quotations and Verses from Holy Texts
Immigration Resources
Traditions of Worker Justice
Seminarians for Worker Justice
SWJ and Seminary Summer Intern Testimonials
SWJ History and Accomplishments
Theological Reflection on the Port of Oakland Bus Tour
Field Education Placements and Summer Internship Opportunities
Living Wage
New photos - Oakland Workers Rising!
Workers Win One on the Road to Back Pay
VICTORY! Woodfin workers win $200,000 backwage decision from Council
Emeryville City Council upholds $200,000 back wage order
Woodfin Workers Win Historic Victory Against Hotel
Emeryville Council Nears Decision on Woodfin Hotel Workers
KPFA Interview About the Emeryville City Council Hearing for the Woodfin Suites Hotel
Hearing in Emeryville hotel dispute over back wages to be held
Still fighting
Immigrant workers continue struggle for backwages from Emeryville Hotel
The Campaign for Clean and Safe Ports
"It's time for the free ride to end": Industry must take responsibility to fix the broken port trucking system
Commission May Ask Congress for Local Port Regulation
Port of Oakland Votes to Ban Dirty Diesel Trucks
Ban on Polluting Trucks Fails
Pacifica Radio greenhouse emissions reduction series featuring Oakland CCSP
EBASE featured in prominent national social justice journal
Oakland: Port Commissioners to Vote on Truck Pollution Reduction Plan
Protesters crash port meeting about air-quality plan
KPFA's Coverage of May 2nd Port Public Meeting
Oakland Tribune: Port of Oakland must get serious about cleaning the air
Taking the Low Road
Port, citizens eye solution to pollution
Big rigs at Port of Oakland linked to health woes
Trucks at Port of Oakland May Be Spoiling the Air
Woodfin Suites Campaign
Wake Up and Pay Up, Woodfin!
Morning picket to give "wake up call" to Woodfin Hotel
Woodfin Picket 1/16, Boycott Calls Needed TODAY
Emeryville hotel owes $200k in back wages
Hotel Must Pay
Judge to Woodfin: pay up!
Judge: Woodfin Suites hotel must pay $200,000 in backwages
EBASE featured in prominent national social justice journal
Woodfin hotel delinquent; defies city deadline to pay $200,000
Emeryville council tells S.D. hotel developer to pay up
Workplace Immigrant & Civil Rights
Mission Mobilizes for Immigration Reform
Ni la lluvia ni la gripe los detuvo
Marchers nationwide call for immigration reform
May Day Marches in Support of Immigrant Rights Were Held All Over California
Immigrant Rights victory: E-verify eliminated from stimulus!
Worker Immigrant Rights Coalition - Unity Statement
Immigrant workers, embraced by clergy, speak out from pulpits
Announcing: The Worker Immigrant Rights Coalition!
Protest in SF follows ICE raids
Unions, religious leaders, and community groups join immigrant rights advocates in a protest... denouncing last Friday's Bay Area raids at the El Balazo restaurant chain
Publications
Good Jobs, Safe Streets: How Economic Recovery Can Lead to Community Safety in Oakland
Perpetual Recession
Bringing Main Street Back to Bay Street: Win-Win solutions to Create Good Jobs and Livable Communities in Emeryville
Taking a Toll: The High Cost of Health, Environment and Worker Impacts of the Oakland Port Trucking System
A New Urban Agenda for America: Rebuild the Middle Class
City-based
Good Jobs, Safe Streets: How Economic Recovery Can Lead to Community Safety in Oakland
Bringing Main Street Back to Bay Street: Win-Win solutions to Create Good Jobs and Livable Communities in Emeryville
Building a Better Bay Area: Community Benefit Tools and Case Studies to Achieve Responsible Development
Highlights from the Oakland People's Summit: Build Oakland for Everyone
Putting Oakland to Work: A Comprehensive Strategy to Create Real Jobs for Residents
Growing With Purpose: Residents, Jobs, and Equity in Richmond, California
Renewing the City's Pride and Purpose: Residents, Jobs, and Development in Richmond
Behind the Boomtown: Growth and Urban Redevelopment in Emeryville
East Bay Economy
Perpetual Recession
Labor Day 2008: Economic Pain Plagues East Bay Residents
The State Budget Crisis: Failing East Bay Families
EBASE East Bay Workforce Fact Sheet
Decade of Divide
Industry-sector
Shortchanged: How Airlines Can Repay Taxpayers for Billions in Subsidies by Improving Jobs, Security and Services
Failing California's Communities: How the University of California's Low Wages Affect Surrounding Cities and Neighborhoods
Putting Oakland to Work: A Comprehensive Strategy to Create Real Jobs for Residents
Struggling to Provide
Partner and Other Publications
A New Urban Agenda for America: Rebuild the Middle Class
Shortchanged: How Airlines Can Repay Taxpayers for Billions in Subsidies by Improving Jobs, Security and Services
Rebuilding the Base: Lessons from Four California Communities' Efforts to Reuse Closed Military Installations
EBASE Immigrant Worker Fact Sheet
Failing California's Communities: How the University of California's Low Wages Affect Surrounding Cities and Neighborhoods
Where the Buck Stops: A Guide to the Local Government Development Approvals Process
Port-related
Taking a Toll: The High Cost of Health, Environment and Worker Impacts of the Oakland Port Trucking System
Taking the Low Road
Living Wage Implementation at the Port of Oakland
Understanding Development
Building a Better Bay Area: Community Benefit Tools and Case Studies to Achieve Responsible Development
Rebuilding the Base: Lessons from Four California Communities' Efforts to Reuse Closed Military Installations
East Bay Development Tracking Guide
Opinion Poll of Oakland Voters on Development Issues
Where the Buck Stops: A Guide to the Local Government Development Approvals Process
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