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What Leadership Qualities Do We Need to Cultivate to Engage People? Our youth leaders and staff asked this and other questions of Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and the City's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission…

“If you realize you have more power than you are taught in school or taught in society, that’s how we achieve real democracy.” Assemblymember Alex Lee dialoged online with our students and staff about young…

"The arc of the moral universe is long, and it bends towards justice. Here's why that's so important in the DA's office: just because you're not going to finish the task in your lifetime does…

Thanks Emerson Collective for inviting us to visit Bloomhouse to learn about innovative, community-led initiatives that engage EPA residents. Emerson Collective is committed to supporting communities through impactful resources and community-led engagement focusing on workforce…

"Being respectful doesn't make policy divisions any worse, sometimes it makes it better and sometimes you can find common ground. "We are grateful to Congresswoman Representative Zoe Lofgren for dialoging with our youth leaders and…

Justice that Instills a sense of love with accountability.“You can’t get to justice just through reason, you can’t get to justice just by thinking that something is in everyone’s mutual interest, Congressman Ro Khanna told…

“We’re going to do this together. Educate yourselves, educate your family members. Once your family members are educated, they’ll educate other people. That’s really huge! ”Thank you Marena Brown and Glenda Roberts of Contra Costa…

The ground where our forebears walked is where we understand the humanity of our history. On the To Us You Matter Civic Engagement Tour, we visited Port Chicago Naval Magazine to honor the 320 Navy…

“Now is the time for change. Now is the time to be activated.” We joined Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal D. Glover at his office in Pittsburg, CA, for an energetic and inspiring leadership seminar.…

Labor unions are at the forefront of protecting democracy. We are grateful to Joshua Anijar, Executive Director of the Contra Costa Central Labor Council, and Tim Jefferies, Vice President of Boilermakers Union Local 549 ,for…