#community-organizing

#community-organizing

When a toxic metal foundry finally shut down in East Oakland after years of community organizing, residents celebrated a hard-won victory. But as our environmental reporter discovered, a new polluter was allowed to move in with the city's blessing. This story reveals how environmental enforcement works - or doesn't work - in Oakland, and the powerful force of engaged residents fighting for their neighborhoods.

What is artivism? We define artivism as art that is meant for social and environmental change. Basically, we call an artivist someone with three facets. First, they have to be a strong and recognized artist whether they dance, sing, paint, write poetry, etc. Their art should touch people's hearts, minds and dreams. Second, their work should be rooted in their own community. That can be a neighborhood, a city, a region, or demographic, but it should be serving, inspiring

Brendan Griffith was elected by over one million workers across New York to serve as president of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

"We believe that part of making good trouble is community building and getting organized so that when the time comes to make some kind of good trouble, you have people on your side," said Tal Karsten, an organizer with 50501 San Jose.

Advocates rallied outside the federal courthouse, emphasizing the situation surrounding Guillermo Medina Reyes, a Bay Area community organizer, who has lived in the U.S. since age six.

We need to see demonstrations as organizing opportunities, to connect new people to the growing movement challenging Trump's regime.

The trauma from both incidents, Brou said, has stayed with him to this day.

Ali emphasized that the struggles faced by various communities, such as cost of living and access to education, are not limited to any ethnic or working-class group.