“We’re educating across the state—our congregations, our communities—making sure people understand their rights, not just with immigration enforcement but with law enforcement as well.” – Eddie Carmona, Director of Campaigns, PICO California. In his recent interview with KTVU Channel 2 Bay Area, Eddie highlighted the critical work being done across…
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A Reflection on the Convergence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day by Reverend Dr. Joy Johnson The convergence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a presidential Inauguration Day invites us into a significant moment to reflect on the enduring lessons of our past and their relevance…
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As 2025 dawns, we know that we enter a time of uncertainty and fear. For Californians of faith and spirit, for those who believe in a world based on radical love and compassion, what is our sacred calling in this moment? With this question in mind, PICO California is excited…
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Eddie Carmona, director of campaigns with PICO California talks mobilizing to protect undocumented community under President-elect Trump’s proposed immigration policies.
by Reverend Dr. George CL Cummings As I reflect on my retirement from formal service as an Executive Director of Faith in Action East Bay this year, and as we prepare to celebrate Juneteenth 2024, I cannot help but be reminded of the fact that whatever I have achieved in…
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Sitting in her family home in East Los Angeles, Rosa Manriquez kept her eyes on the TV screen as a flood of white smoke came pouring out of the roof of the Sistine Chapel 6,300 miles away — a century-old signal that the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church had…
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Our economy needs a moral revolution. Take California, for example. Despite having the world’s fifth-largest economy, the state produces immense racial and economic inequality, exacerbating pressures on workers paid wages so low they can’t even afford housing. Multiple crises during the past three years — a global pandemic, critical shortage…
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Hoping to build on California’s Tenant Protection Act of 2019, a state lawmaker from Los Angeles is working on a bill to prevent even more tenants from falling into homelessness in a state that continues to rank first in the number of unhoused people. Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles)…
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