Happy Holidays ❤️
We’re holding our community close this season 🫂, especially those impacted by mass incarceration, state violence, and systemic harm. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or simply enjoying winter, we hope this time brings you lots of rest and joy.
Happy Birthday to our namesake, Ella Baker 🥳💛
Ella’s legacy of leadership, activism, and deep love for community lives on within us at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. ✊🏾
#AB468 is a distraction exploiting the #LAfires. It increases penalties in our communities & doesn't invest in fire preparedness or $ assistance to fire victims. Urge #CAleg to prioritize #PreparednessOverPunishment and reject #AB468! Take Action: bit.ly/oppose-ab468 @ellabakercenter.bsky.social
Our friends at the @ellabakercenter.bsky.social in Oakland are hosting an open house, inviting movement-aligned organizers, nonprofits, and community groups to connect, tour their space and explore rental opportunities.
When: Thursday August 21st, 530p-8p PT
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Saturday, I joined the @ellabakercenter.bsky.social & @amikamota.bsky.social from Sister Warriors in Oakland for a community conversation. We talked about how we can build the future we deserve, support our communtities during hard times, & make transformative change through policy and organizing.
Thanks for amplifying!
The @ellabakercenter.bsky.social hosts a virtual mail night where attendees respond to letters from incarcerated people. The next event is Monday 7/21 530p-730p PT. Virtual mail events work to build community and provide support to those inside prisons and jails.
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Join us TONIGHT, July 21st from 5:30–7:30 PM for a virtual community gathering where we respond to letters from incarcerated people across California and beyond.
RSVP now: : bit.ly/MAILNIGHT721
#EllaBakerCenter #EBCMailNight
Celebrate Juneteenth with us! 🤎🍻
We’re partnering with @oaklandunitedbeerworks to honor Black freedom and raise funds for the fight ahead. 💥 $1 from every beer, wine & cider sold will supports the EBC’s work. 🎟️ RSVP: bit.ly/EBCxOUB19
Join us for our next Movement Builders Circle (formerly known as the General Membership Meeting) on May 14th, this is a safe space to connect with community, hear updates on our work, and organize.
Let’s build together & move towards a liberated future! 🙌🏾
RSVP 🔗 bit.ly/EBCMembers514
Meet Kanoa Harris-Pendang, one of our 2025 Inside Fellows!
A proud LGBTQIA+ advocate, Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor, and Managing Editor of The Paper Trail, Kanoa brings heart to everything he does. Let’s welcome him as he helps shape policy from the inside ✊🏾
2 DAYS AWAY! 📣 Join us for the California Racial Justice Act 5th Anniversary Webinar as we celebrate 5 years since the passage of this powerful law! We'll reflect on its impact, share key updates, and look ahead to what's next.
📲 Register now: bit.ly/RJA5YEARS
We are deeply saddened by the passing of James Bell. 🙏🏾
James dedicated his life to advancing the rights of communities of color across the globe, dismantling racial disparities in the juvenile justice system, & uplifting our young people. His legacy lives on! RIP James Bell. 🕊️
Celebrate the 5-Year Anniversary of the Racial Justice Act with us on 4/16 from 12–1:15 PM! 👩🏾💻📷 This webinar will highlight the law’s impact, share important updates on its implementation & give a glimpse into what’s ahead with RJA 5.0.
🔗:http://bit.ly/RJA5YEARS
Our fundraiser at #TwoPitchersBrewery was a wholeeee vibe! We connected, laughed, learned, sipped on hot toddy’s and even hopped on the og nintendo to play some video games! We left feeling inspired and energized! 🙌🏾
Make sure y'all show them some love: TwoPitchers.com
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📣 Join us in taking action to support AB 622 (Kalra) TODAY!
📲 Submitting a letter takes less than 5 minutes: bit.ly/AB622-asmps-letter
💡AB 622 would help end unnecessary parole reentry delays, reduce wasteful spending, and support rehabilitative efforts inside.
No one should have to go without basic hygiene, follow #Soap4All for future updates! 🧼 #SB498 #EndHygieneInjustice
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📢 Share your story about lack of access to hygiene → Email simelia@ellabakercenter.org
📝 Submit a letter of support! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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📢 TAKE ACTION & SUPPORT SB 498!
✊ Sign up for updates & become an SB 498 Superfriend! → bit.ly/SupportSB498
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✔️ Stops counties from charging indigent individuals for hygiene products or allowing them to accumulate debt for necessities.
✔️ Provides debt forgiveness for those burdened with commissary debt from past hygiene purchases.
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🧼 SB 498 MAKES 4 KEY CHANGES:
✔️ Guarantees free and consistent access to hygiene products in jails and juvenile detention facilities.
✔️ Creates a fair indigence standard, defining indigence as having $25 or less in an inmate account for 7 days.
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Everyone deserves access to hygiene products. SB 498, introduced by Senator Becker, is the solution! This bill sets clear statewide standards to guarantee FREE access to basic hygiene essentials for those who need them most.
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Right now, incarcerated folks in CA’s county jails & juvenile detention facilities are often denied access to basic hygiene products like soap, simply because they can’t afford them. Some facilities even withhold hygiene products as punishment or limit who qualifies for free supplies.
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New Letters! Start your week off with some advocacy for #CareNotCages!
Over 3,809 letters submitted so far!
Take quick action here: curb.salsalabs.org/Feb2025
#CloseCAPrisons #Housing #PublicDefenders #Healthcare #Education #PeopleOverPrisons
Learn more about them and our work: ellabakercenter.org/policy/insid...
#InsideOutsideFellows #IOFellow #PolicyChange #EllaBakerCenter
We are honored to have these powerful leaders onboard, turning lived experience into transformative action.
This fellowship uplifts incarcerated and formerly incarcerated voices to drive policy reform, shape narratives, and build power inside and outside prison walls.
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We’re excited to introduce our 2025 Inside/Outside Policy Fellows 🥳
Meet our Inside Fellow, Jessie Milo & Kanoa-Harris Pendang and our Outside Fellow, Barbara Chavez 🤎
WE’RE HIRING a Policy Director! 🌱
This is a full-time role responsible for leading EBC’s state-level policy work, developing and supporting legislative campaigns in coordination with staff, consultants, lobbyists, and impacted leaders.
Apply today: ellabakercenter.org/careers/
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Amika Mota of Sister Warriors Freedom shares her firsthand experience, exposing how California relies on prison labor while refusing to recognize the humanity of incarcerated folks.
Read more at @teenvogue.com: bit.ly/4b6G2gf
#carenotcages
For the last week of Black History Month and the start of Women's History Month, we're highlighting local Black leaders and community members who inspire us. Come back everyday to show love to a local leader! ✊🏾
#BlackHistoryMonth #EducationJustice #OaklandRising #MoreThanAMonth #CABlackHistory
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