Lakeshore Outreach

The East Bay is traditional Lisjan Ohlone land and Oakland rests upon the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo Ohlone people. sogoreate-landtrust.org Ever since witnessing settler colonial practices on vivid display during my first visit to the Holy Land, … Continue reading Rethinking Thanksgiving →

Dear Lakeshore family, As many of you know, I have taken on the temporary, part-time role of Election Faith Engagement Coordinator for Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. This work entails organizing the interfaith community to engage in defending democracy, should … Continue reading Get Ready, Stay Ready: Making the Most of This Moment →

November 2020 portends to be a month unlike any other, as we continue living in a year unlike any other. In the wake of the election, and the likelihood that it will take some time for election results to be … Continue reading October 29, 2020 →

Dear Lakeshore, One of my many hats is the convener of the Bay Area World Without Walls Coalition. This coalition is part of a global network of hundreds of organizations working to tear down walls of division and hate and build … Continue reading For a World Without Walls! →

Yesterday I stood with Hugo and Hulissa Aguilar outside ICE headquarters in San Francisco. We gathered to support the family as Hugo faces imminent deportation, to pray that ICE director David Jennings might use prosecutorial oversight to intervene and stop … Continue reading Keep Hugo Home →

“Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we call the Beloved Community…. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful … Continue reading Engaging Democracy →

Lakeshore participated in a statewide action this week in protest of the deplorable conditions in California prisons, jails and detention centers that have lead to 68 deaths from COVID and to demand Governor Newsom take action to save lives. Banners … Continue reading Let Our People Go →

I’ll never forget that day in July of 2001, when I sat with a group of teens and their leaders in the oppressive Mississippi heat, humidity and insect-ridden grass. De-spite our surroundings, we were enraptured by the reason for our … Continue reading September 24, 2020 →

It has been a hard week. The powerful engage in blatant hypocrisy, outrageous power grabs and violent disregard for human life. Innocent people are dying and families continue to be ripped apart. Lies are rampant. Hatred is on vivid display. … Continue reading On The Road To Justice →

Voting is a sacred right and responsibility – one that has been hard fought to secure and continues to be threatened, restricted and denied to far too many. I trust you and the loved ones in your life are planning … Continue reading Vote 2020! →