Ella Baker Center

The Changing Face of California's Juvenile Justice System

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: David Muhammad, Sumayyah Waheed, Ella Baker Center, Books Not Bars, Realignment, Jerry Brown, Juvenile Justice, California, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo In the coming months the state of California will see much of its juvenile state prison responsibilities handed down to counties. I...

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Oakland, California at the Forefront of Rooftop Revolution

Caroline Henderson | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Clean Energy, Ella Baker Center, Crowdfunding, Solar Power, Oakland, San Francisco News
Caroline Henderson

What is Solar Mosaic? What does it look when an entire community goes solar? Today, Oakland, California is showing the rest of the country what's poss...

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California's Turning Tide on Youth Prisons

Jakada Imani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Books-Not-Bars, Youth Prisons, Ella Baker Center, California, California Budget Crisis, Jerry Brown, Djj, Los Angeles News
Jakada Imani

Seven years ago, the Ella Baker Center's Books Not Bars Campaign started calling for closing California's youth prisons. People laughed in our faces.

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California: Protecting Public Safety by Preserving the Safety Net

Margaret Dooley-Sammuli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Welfare, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center, California, Prison, Budget, Jail, Politics News
Margaret Dooley-Sammuli

Because of California's continuing budget crises, the question is no longer will we cut the corrections' budget but how.

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What Would Van Do?

Jakada Imani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Green Jobs, Ella Baker Center, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Green News
Jakada Imani

Now, more than ever, we must redouble our efforts to create a green-collar economy that truly creates opportunity for all.

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