State Legislators continue to discuss bills AB-1868 and SB-823 and the potentiality of permanently morphing the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) as we know it. The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), formerly known as the California Youth Authority (CYA), has a long...
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I am Cesar Ledesma, and I am the newest Public Service intern to join Genesis's task force. I am a 4th-year politics major studying at Saint Mary’s College of California. I first became introduced to Genesis through my school’s community engagement prog...
To conclude our blog sequence of speakers performing and/or speaking at Genesis' Virtual Potluck on July 24th at 7PM via Zoom, I would like to introduce our fifth speaker Fania Davis. Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice. She is a long-time so...
John Jones III is a native-Oakland activist who will be joining us at Genesis’ Virtual Potluck July 24th at 7PM via Zoom. As a father of three and third generation East Oakland resident, John is also a formerly incarcerated advocate seeking to transform his community.
If you have not heard already, Genesis is having a Virtual Potluck July 24th at 7PM where we will share food stories and words that help bring us together amongst the chaos of our world today. There will be a number of speakers joining us at the Virtual Potluck includi...
For our Virtual Potluck July 24th at 7PM, Adrian Miller will be joining us to share a delicious recipe you can make at home! Adrian Miller is an award-winning writer and food historian who writes about soul food and it’s connections throughout American history.
For those of you who may not be aware of this event, Genesis is having a Virtual Potluck on July 24th from 7-8:30PM over Zoom. We will be connecting with each other and our speakers through food stories and words of inspiration as we fundraise for the Genesis Voter Eng...
As the Black Lives Matter movement moves forth, individuals have demanded police departments around the United States be defunded. This may sound like a far-fetched idea and Genesis wants to start a conversation around the topic. Defunding the police moves away from po...
If you read last week’s blog, you may have sensed the call to action youth leaders have taken to advocate for Black lives and their safety within social and institutional spaces. Some youth leaders have taken to the streets to protest and others have organized and led...
As the Black community and its allies collectively heal, come together, and take action, it is important to have conversations regarding police brutality and its prevalence upon the Black community. Police brutality is the abuse of power that comes in the forms of blun...
