What's New at Ella Baker Center
This is our "What's New" page. Here you can find the most recent updates about Ella Baker Center and our work.
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Family Communication Act Passes Assembly 77-0
August 13, 2008 Yesterday, the California Assembly passed our Family Communication and Rehabilitation Act in a 77-0 vote! [Read more.]
Books Not Bars Holds Vigil To Mark the Closure of Two Youth Prisons
August 3, 2008 On July 31, recently released young people, Books Not Bars family members, community leaders and other activists convened in Stockton to celebrate the official closure of two notorious youth prisons. [Read more.]
Oakland Green Job Corps Clears Last Hurdle for Launch
July 22, 2008 On Tuesday July 22, 2008 the Oakland City Council Public Works Committee rubber stamped final approval for $250,000 in seed funding for the Oakland Green Job Corps. The Oakland Green Job Corps is the long awaited job-training pipeline connecting young adults with barriers to employment to the local workforce development community for "green-collar" job training. The vote is the last administrative step before implementation, officially clearing the Oakland Green Job Corps for launch in Fall 2008. [Read More]
State Agency Calls For Closure of All Youth Prisons By 2011
July 18, 2008 On July 14, the Little Hoover Commission released its report on juvenile justice realignment in California, and called on the state to eliminate its juvenile justice operations by 2011 and invest instead in county-run, state-funded, regional rehabilitative facilities. [Read more.]
"Vote No On Proposition 6" Campaign Launched
May 10, 2008 In May, the Coalition to Defeat the Runner Initiative (Proposition 6) officially launched with a rally hosted by Books Not Bars in Sacramento, while our allies held coordinated rallies in Los Angeles and Fresno. Respected elected officials, clergy and community leaders spoke out in opposition to the initiative. [Read more.]
Books Not Bars Testifies before Hoover Commission
February 28, 2008 Books Not Bars took a stand for justice on behalf of families throughout the state by testifying before the oversight agency charged with reviewing the process of transferring youth from state youth prisons to county-based care and making recommendations to the state. [Read more.]
Prison Closures Usher In New Era of Change
February 7, 2008 For the first time in four years, California's notorious youth prison system will shut down two of its prisons by July 31 of this year. [Read more.]
A new vision for Bay Area PoliceWatch
January 30, 2008 Introducing Kijani Obalaye Tafari, new director of Bay Area PoliceWatch! Meet Kijani and find out about the shifts that are to come from Bay Area PoliceWatch.
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Governor Calls for Permanent Closure of DeWitt Nelson Youth Prison
May 17, 2007 For more than three years, we have been calling on Sacramento to close down California's abusive, expensive and woefully ineffective youth prison system. In his May revision to the state budget, Governor Schwarzenegger is looking to take us one step closer to that goal by permanently closing the DeWitt Nelson youth prison. [Read more.]
100 Gather for 'Mother's Morning/Mourning'
May 14, 2007 On the morning of Saturday, May 12 the day before Mother's Day 100 people came together for "Mothers Morning/Mourning," a beautiful event that inspired hope for a future Oakland without violence. [Read more.]
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