Bay Area Justice Funders Network Launch
Six months ago, Melanie Cervantes (Akonadi Foundation), Luke Newton (Common Counsel), Kazu Haga (Peace Development Fund), and I joined forces to establish a place for progressive funders to get...
View ArticleInterview on OaklandSeen
Over the last couple of years the city of Oakland has become home to numerous blogs discussing the pressing political, community, and economic issues of the day. These include Oakland Focus, A Better...
View Article2010 US Social Forum
I was an open skeptic of this year’s US Social Forum. I crossed my arms and huffed when anyone mentioned it. I imagined an event teetering between Woodstock and the WTO protests in Seattle and...
View ArticleWelcome to MKF Summer Intern Richard Raya
My name is Richard Raya. I’m seventeen years old, and will be a senior this year at Berkeley High. I would have to say that I’m something of a nerd- albeit a sociable and athletic one. I love being...
View ArticleNews for the News
A couple of months ago we invited Annie Leonard to our offices to present her amazing project of the Story of Stuff. Through a creative vehicle of live animation, Annie has transformed how people...
View ArticleThe Summer Feast: Things to Eat in August
Everyone keeps talking about August being a slow month in the work world… it’s a lie. Our grant recipients are gearing up this month for amazing fundraisers, street food, and festivals. All of these...
View ArticleGet Out There & Vote!
The time has come to get out there and vote! It’s been a crazy two years since the historic presidential election of President Obama. Since then, we’ve seen the passage of national health care reform,...
View ArticlePolitical Violence & Race
I don’t know about other folks of color, but whenever I hear about a shooting, a terrible accident, or any form of violence, I pray real hard that it wasn’t committed by a person of color. That was my...
View ArticleThe Story of Citizens United
The case of Citizen’s United versus the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) unquestionably transformed the way our democracy functions. It called into question the role of corporations, the identity of...
View ArticleMap of America’s Tomorrow
Projections vary about the United States becoming a majority people of color country. Some say this shift will happen late this century, yet the latest census projections identify between 2030 and 2040...
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