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 social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, restorative justice practitioner, writer, professor and scholar with a PhD in Indigenous Knowledge. Coming of age in Birmingham, Alabama during the social ferm

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. John Jones III is currently on staff for Just Cities as the Director of Community and Political Engagement. After being un-sheltered and unemployed for eighteen months, John became involved in community organizi

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 including Yeye Luisah Teish. Yeye Luisah Teish is a storyteller-writer, an artist-activist, and a spiritual guidance counselor. Yeye Luisah Teish was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her father was an African Methodist

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. Miller received an A.B. in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. Miller previously served as a special assistant to President Bill Clint

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 Engagement program. This week, I would like to share more about the amazing speakers we have gathered for the event and hopefully their work will really wow you! Introducing Greer Nakadegawa-Lee, the 2020 Oakland Y