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The 2nd group of 9th and 11th graders came with their teachers, Mr. Gardner and Ms. Asha to work alongside the HOMIES Empowerment and be in Solidarity with their community last Tuesday, 5/17/22  9th and 11th graders from LIFE Academy joined forces with the HOMIES Empowerment team to serve the community as part of their project-based and place-based learning in their environment today. We appreciate our youth leaders putting in that good work and taking care of their peoples today. Not only did they roll up their sleeves and jumped straight in with their service they even connected with the community, checking in the HOMIES staff, talked to the kids that were younger than them and even took care of the elderly by walking them with their groceries to their cars or the bus stop. While Lila and the HOMIES Empowerment team held down the Freedom Store, Diego and Jay brought the youth to the Freedom Farm to break bread, circle around the fire and reflect from the day to talk about what they appreciated and what they're walking away with. They shared some really deep reflections from feeling humbled by helping their community, gratitude for having such privileges at home and even overwhelmed by the positivity of seeing one another help the elderly, our pregnant mothers and members of their community that didn't have much. They really inspired us today and we can't wait to see them again and are confident about the future with these leaders. Thank you to the LIFE Academy teachers Carlos, April and Elizabeth for organizing the youth leaders and bringing them over to the Freedom Store and then the Freedom Farm to help us out and inspire us today. THE NACA INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK (NISN) IS BUILDING A MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS TO CREATE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. NISN WORKS WITH FELLOWS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO ESTABLISH SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT WILL CREATE STRONG LEADERS WHO ARE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED, SECURE IN THEIR IDENTITIES, HEALTHY, AND ULTIMATELY TRANSFORMING THEIR COMMUNITIES. NACA is supporting Dr. Cruz and HOMIES Empowerment with building their upcoming High School! Help us and be a founding parent, teacher, staff or student!
4/14/2022 1 Comment Mayor Libby Schaff and Oakland Undivided team visits the FREEdom Store Headquarters and provides internet access to locals while LA Familia clinic provides testing and vaccines to the community 4/14/2022 1 Comment HOMIES Empowerment staff and volunteers participated in the March against school closures in Oakland. Here's a collection of images from various members in the community 4/14/2022 0 Comments HOMIES Empowerment Caretakers invited by Dr. G Reyes, Professor at CalState East Bay, to speak to his Doctorates students on activism living in the communityDr. G Reyes @o_g, HOMIES Empowerment board member and professor at CalState Eastbay @csueb invited the Homies Empowerment and HOMIES high school caretakers to speak to his educational leadership for social justice Doctorates class and share about how activism can live outside the classroom and in the community. We would like to thank them all for the opportunity to speak and listen to the amazing professionals, scholars and community leaders. Thank you for listening and for letting us share our story. 4/14/2022 2 Comments HOMIES Empowerment acquires 20,000 square-foot of land from the city of Oakland to promote sustainability and healthier ways of eating. The FREEdom farm will be utilized to promote community events, gardening and sustainability with the local community.4/14/2022 0 Comments Merritt College and the Puente program celebrates Cesar Chavez Day and asks Dr. Cruz to share about his legacy and influence on HOMIES Empowerment4/14/2022 0 Comments How HOMIES Empowerment is making efforts to go from Surviving into Sustaining and to ThrivingDr. Cruz put together a short edit to present at the Cesar Chavez Day at Merritt College where he was asked to speak and talk about the legacy of the ancestor, Cesar Chavez. News coverage by local channel on HOMIES Empowerment pivoting during the pandemic.CBS News Coverage of the Homies Empowerment FREEdom Store, a conversation with two experts on the economy and its impact amidst a global pandemic.
Dr. Cruz speaking at the March in response to the Oakland Unified School District's School Closures on March 7th 2022Thank you to all the students, parents, teachers and community members that came out and supported the March against school closures here in Oakland last Saturday. We’re in solidarity with the people and most importantly, the youth of Oakland. Thank you for inviting us and asking is to be part of this powerful March. Listen with your ears and your hearts to the words of Dr. Cesar Cruz. @cesarteolol 👑 💓 @hungerstrike4oaklandschools |
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Locations:FREEdom Store Center: 7631 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland CA, 94605
Learning Center: 2635 Seminary Ave Oakland CA, 94605 Care Center: 7645 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland CA, 94605 The FREEdom Farm: 10451 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605 |