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May Day 2019: Concord Housing Justice Fight Continues!
August 22, 2019
Tenants and workers gather to protest high rents in May Day rally Hundreds of Concord residents poured into the streets for the annual May Day rally and march on May 1.Their message was that the City Council must pass rent control and other tenant protections to prevent more families and businesses from being pushed out of town.Skyrocketing rents, unjust evictions, displacement and homelessness have had a devastating impact on Concord’s communities, with low-income children and families of color the hardest hit. No Concord neighborhood is affordable for families who earn less than $50,000 a year.“Everyone deserves a place to raise
Join us in celebrating 20 years of EBASE!
May 22, 2019
2019 marks EBASE’s 20th Anniversary! Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported EBASE over the years and contributed to our vision of a just and inclusive economy with dignified jobs, stable homes, and healthy neighborhoods for all. With your help, ...Read More
Rent Review Mediation Program – An Ineffective Distraction
November 26, 2018
On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, the City Council will hear a report of the Rent Mediation Review program, which has proven ineffectual.
At an estimated annual cost of $132,000, the program has only served 25 people in 15 months of ...Read More
White People Must Fix White People
October 27, 2017
Between the political attacks on our communities from the Trump administration and the fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes, there is hardly anyone that hasn’t woken up feeling flattened in the past year. The hate and racism that people have experienced throughout history has been magnified. We are in the fight of our lives. But to say that this hate is new is coming from a place of privilege.
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Ban the Box for Racial Justice
October 27, 2017
When we met in 2014, I was canvassing to raise Oakland’s minimum wage, and John was working as a Burger King security officer. He had recently been released after spending one-third of his life in prison and was focused on...Read More
Immigration Wins in Contra Costa County
October 27, 2017
A few months ago, a friend was visiting her parents and placed a Black Lives Matter sign in her old bedroom window. Her family lives in the heart of Contra Costa County, but given their liberal values, she thought they wouldn’t mind it. Yet when she recently returned, it was gone. As someone who grew up in that part of the East Bay, I recognize the dynamic: people are liberal, yet not willing to stand up for racial justice....Read More
FAME: Resistance Through Faith
October 27, 2017
On January 28, 2017, when news began to spread that immigrants and refugees were being detained at U.S. airports, many of us knew we had to go to SFO and stand up against this injustice. Why did we do this? For the members of the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME), it is our faith which calls upon us to Resist – to become the justice that the world so needs....Read More
I’m an Immigrant and Mom: Join Me in Fighting Hate
February 9, 2017
Like many of you, I was one of the tens of thousands of people at airports across the country protesting Trump’s ban of refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries.
As I held my sign at SFO, I thought about...Read More
Housing Measures Move Forward
November 22, 2016
This fall, affordable housing and renter protection measures moved forward throughout the Bay Area. In Oakland, EBASE and our Protect Oakland Renters Coalition partners helped pass Measure JJ with 74% of the vote to strengthen rent control, expand eviction protections,...Read More
Emeryville Passes Fair Workweek Policy
November 22, 2016
Every once in a while, we win big. Last night was a special night in Emeryville where City Council voted unanimously 5-0 to pass a Fair Workweek policy with no loopholes!
You were there last year when Emeryville passed the...Read More