Support Backpacking Women of Color This Weekend (Community Voices)
Blog entry by CB Smith-Dahl.
Last updated at Thu, 24 Mar at 7:47am.

In this blog post, I am encouraging you to support a retreat for Women of Color...even if you are not a Woman of Color yourself. First, I need to tell you a little bit about what this kind of experience can mean and why it's important. 

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QueerOakland: Philip Huang takes performance art to whole new level
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Thu, 9 Sep at 8:09pm.

The inwardly delicate nature of outwardly courageous people always surprises me, no matter how many times I notice it in myself and others. Philip Huang is fearless, balls out, practical cynicism.

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Oakland Chinatown StreetFest promises weekend of sensory delights Aug. 28 - 29

Article by Meg Bertoni.
Last updated at Mon, 30 Aug at 9:54pm.

On Saturday, Aug. 28 and 29, the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will present its 23rd Annual Chinatown StreetFest, spanning multiple neighborhood blocks - from Franklin Street between Seventh and 11th streets, and Eighth and Ninth streets from Broadway to Harrison Street in Oakland.

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The Friend Who Couldn't Talk (Richmond Rape Youth Views)
Article by Youth Outlook.
Last updated at Fri, 30 Oct at 9:38pm.

Angelina Thao, 17, a participant in the YO! Youth Outlook media project, shares her views on the recent gang rape of a 15-year-old in Richmond, CA:


If I witnessed a rape, I wouldn't let it happen. It's so sad to know these scary things are happening. I have always hated rape. When I was little, I saw a movie with rape as part of the storyline. Ever since that movie, I became scared of rape, but it never really clicked in that there is such a thing as rape!

I used to know a family friend who couldn't talk. I felt sorry for her cause when would talk to me, I couldn't really understand what she was saying. My mom told me the story behind her disability...

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