Interfaith Occupy group takes back plaza for a while Wednesday
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Thu, 22 Mar at 1:58pm.

The plaza in front of Oakland City Hall became an Occupy site again on Wednesday night when an interfaith group of Occupy leaders held a service for Trayvon Martin, the African-American youth killed in Florida, and said they would not be leaving the plaza

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Historic pilgrimage to Angel Island honors detained ancestors (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Jon Rodney.
Last updated at Mon, 27 Sep at 1:59pm.

Sept. 25 - As I write this, some 350 people - most members of the Bay Area's Chinese-American community - are undertaking an emotional voyage to Angel Island. Many of the folks participating had ancestors who were detained at the island's immigration station in the early 20th century, but had never before visited the site.

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Bay Area Churches Remember Oscar Grant
Article by Barbara Grady.
Last updated at Sun, 1 Aug at 12:24pm.

Calls for “courageous conversation,” appropriate outrage and love – even when love is inconvenient - rang from the chapel at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley Thursday night when the school and five Bay Area churches held a memorial service for the late Oscar Grant.

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Remembering Bishop Walter Hawkins, One of the Gospel Greats
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Jul at 7:09am.

Bishop Walter Hawkins, one of the Bay Area's most-renowned Gospel artists, died this weekend. He was 61 years old and battling pancreatic cancer.

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Celebrate the Homegoing of Bishop Walter Hawkins July 20th & 21st at the Paramount Theatre
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 20 Jul at 7:35am.

Oakland, CA: A who’s who of the gospel world is gathering to pay final respects to Grammy Award winning gospel legend, Bishop Walter Hawkins, who passed away July 11th after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

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Oh My God! May 2010 Religion is So Gay!
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Fri, 14 May at 2:10pm.

Right-wing biblical types often complain that homosexuals will pollute the holy water of their sacred straightness, that the evils of sexual “deviance” will somehow flood ancient terrains of purity and tradition. The LGBT mission, say conservative evangelists and prophets of Armageddon, is to gush forth rampant gayness across the land.

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