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Rolling Up My Sleeve
I’m now fully vaccinated! I’m so relieved to have received both of my COVID-19 vaccination shots. My arm was a bit sore, as was my…
March 25, 2021A Year Later – Healing Body and Heart with Hope
It’s been quite a year, and I feel it in every part of my body — physically and emotionally. It’s hard to believe that it…
March 10, 2021BOSS Tackles Root Causes of Poverty and Homelessness
BOSS’> Since early 2020, BOSS has been working with Californians for Safety and Justice (pictured here via the “Time Done” campaign). BOSS develops solutions to…
February 18, 2021How Urban Peace Institute Is Building a New Vision for Justice and Safety
UPI believes that public safety should be redefined by communities that experience over-policing and violence. In December 2020, newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón…
February 9, 2021Looking Back on 2020, and Ahead to 2021
Infographic by Piper Murakami’> Infographic by Piper Murakami We will never forget 2020. In the midst of a global pandemic, the events of the year…
February 1, 2021The Time is Now
Poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)…
January 20, 2021The Capitol Will Survive. It’s America I Worry About
Constance Brantley / For The Los Angeles Times)’> (Constance Brantley / For The Los Angeles Times) This piece originally appeared Jan.
January 20, 2021Before It’s Too Late
If you hoped, like me and my Cal Wellness colleagues, that we’d turned the page on 2020 – that the New Year would quickly bring…
January 7, 2021CEJA Is Championing Environmental Justice Through Community-Led Policy Solutions
CEJA’s member organizations and their community members have courageously and tenaciously advocated for their health and well-being. California Environmental Justice Alliance is a statewide…
December 22, 2020Cole’s Fund: Building New Opportunities
In this tumultuous year, there are so many nonprofit organizations doing direct service work who are facing severe financial hardship. Working for Cal Wellness, I…
December 16, 2020