A MADE-IN-OAKLAND YOUTH WRITING, BOOKMAKING, & PUBLISHING CENTER
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Alexandra Huynh of Sacramento was recently chosen to be the second national youth poet laureate.
The multitalented 18-year-old is dedicated to social change.
latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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This month @hasgeek selected Veil and the Analog Series for their official Book Club.
Tomorrow I'll be talking to @theBekku and @GranthaMaven about the ideas woven through the novels and the creative process behind them.
Join us: hasgeek.com/bookclub/eliot-p…
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Not to be overlooked: Carl Nassib is donating $100,000 to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit that aims to prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth.
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⚠️ Announcing our new host for the 9 am hour ⚠️
🎉🎉🎉 @alexismadrigal 🎉🎉🎉
I'm beyond thrilled @alexismadrigal will join @KQEDForum in June as co-host! I’ve long admired his journalism and interviews, but most importantly how much he cares about the Bay Area and CA. He celebrates our triumphs and understands our struggles. I can't wait to work with him!
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"What I hope to show... is that the experience of emigration, however hopeful, involves a kind of sundering, a giving up of people and things that otherwise sustain them.” Read our #PENTen interview w/ Linda Rui Feng on SWIMMING BACK TO TROUT RIVER. bit.ly/3tJ4Jba
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We’re proud to be selected as a finalist for the American Climate Leadership Awards 2021! Join us today at @ecoAmerica’s 10th annual American Climate Leadership Summit in April, 2021 where the runner up and winner will be announced live!
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Yess Isha stating facts!!
This activist (@Y_Vs_A) used to think that environmentalism was just for white people.
After she learned that communities of color are disproportionally affected by climate issues, she wants climate activism to be more inclusive.
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Oakland's @chptr510 & @oaklandrootssc are celebrating #NationalPoetryMonth by asking folks to "Write Your Roots."
They're using social media to give writers daily prompts--check #PEDA2021.
They're also compiling the most Oakland-centric poem ever:
kqed.org/arts/13895169/a-col…
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YVA’s Hip Hop & Climate Justice team will be hosting a session for @americascoresbayarea SCORES poetry summit on TODAY at 4pm PST!! There will be a panel featuring @samuelgd Samuel Getachew, @doolze.arias Dulce Arias, @iamnabilaabbas Nabila Abbas, and
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Got a poem you’d like to share? @KQEDForum wants to feature audio recordings of original poems for #NationalPoetryMonth. Simply upload a voice memo of your poem here: bit.ly/ForumPoems
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Thanks to everyone who showed up to the Vigil yesterday to grieve the loss of our Asian sisters in Atlanta. We had over 500 people show up throughout the event at Madison Park to show solidarity while holding space for the collective mourning happening within the Asian community.
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So excited to see our EIC @luizagurley and poetry editor Dan Lau at this event! Tomorrow at 7PM, RSVP below!
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Super excited to announce the launching of a brand new FREE writing workshop series with @SFJAZZ!Facilitated by Janae Johnson, James Cagney and @_Tongogara_.
For more info visit sfjazz.org/education or email me [email protected].
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"But the bottom line is that we have to reject the hate crimes & attacks on Asian Americans. Not because there is complete agreement on all issues, but because we must keep each other safe..." - @profjohnapowell
#OBI #Bridging #Blog
Read more:
belonging.berkeley.edu/asian…
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the amazing women in Oakland and around the world.
To kick off the day we share with you Aniya Butler, a powerful, young author from @Chapter510, as she reads her poem titled “Half-Time.”
Celebrate women everyday.
youtube.com/watch?v=dHRfycdl…
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Definitely nailed it! A+!
I would say my best friend & her beautiful daughter Jade nailed it! Jade as the phenomenal @TheAmandaGorman! ❤️💛#BlackHistoryMonth2021 #WomensHistoryMonth #Fisk_RYS21
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Today is World Day of Social Justice, and in celebration we wanted to highlight the work of our four incredible Purpose Partners; @soccerwoborders, @StreetSoccerUSA, @MyYuteSoccer, and @chptr510.
Learn more and support: oaklandrootssc.com/news_arti…
#KnowYourRoots
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This was a hard story to report and write: Failing grades. Rising depression. Bay Area children are suffering from shuttered schools sfchronicle.com/education/ar… via @sfchronicle
