East Bay Community Foundation

Applications for our East Bay Fund for Artists close TODAY at 5pm PT! The East Bay Fund for Artists is committed to the diversity of artistic practices and organizations as well as providing opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to experience art that represents their culture and history. Submit your application by September 9th at 5pm PST: https://lnkd.in/eVBQ9niK

Applications for our East Bay Fund for Artists close TOMORROW at 5pm PT! The East Bay Fund for Artists is committed to providing opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to experience art that represents their culture and history. Submit your application here: https://lnkd.in/eVBQ9niK

We're proud to support Sogorea Te Land Trust through the Just City Cultural Fund alongside our partners at Akonadi Foundation and the City of Oakland. Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Through the practices of Rematriation, cultural revitalization, and land restoration, Sogorea Te’ calls on Native and non-native peoples to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. Although Sogorea Te’s Just City Cultural Fund (JCCF) projects were profoundly impacted by the onset of the pandemic, they were able to continue Chochenyo language classes for the community and other critical cultural revitalization programs. Postponed projects included a ceremonial arbor on Rematriated Lisjan land in deep East Oakland and master classes with culture-keeping elders.

Alongside our partners Akonadi Foundation and the City of Oakland, we're proud to spotlight one of our Belonging in Oakland: Just City Cultural Fund grantees – NAKA Dance Theater! NAKA Dance Theater creates experimental performance works using dance, storytelling, multimedia installations and site-specific environments that challenge the viewer to think critically about social justice issues. Throughout their Just City Cultural Fund storytelling project, Naka Dance Theater’s working group hosted over 64 meetings to discuss topics including Black History in the U.S., abolition, reparations, solidarity, The Model Minority Myth, Black Lives Matter, and more. They also hosted workshops and gave presentations to other groups within Mujeres Unidas y Activas.

Apply to EBCF's East Bay Fund for Artists today! The East Bay Fund for Artists is committed to the diversity of artistic practices and organizations as well as providing opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities to experience art that represents their culture and history. Submit your application by September 9th at 5pm PST: https://lnkd.in/eVBQ9niK

We're proud to support organizations like Kingmakers of Oakland through the Just City Cultural Fund alongside our partners at Akonadi Foundation and the City of Oakland. Kingmakers of Oakland works with schools and communities to improve the educational and life outcomes of Black boys from PreK through Ph.D. Throughout their Just City Cultural Fund project, Kingmakers of Oakland created a beautiful album, Black Joy, and music videos. Alongside the album, Kingmakers of Oakland created a curriculum and discussion guide so the music can be used to support culturally responsive curriculum. Their GLISTEN video won the People's Choice Award at the Afro Comic Con Film Festival and Kingmakers of Oakland sold out their first Black History Month film festival which created a place of healing, celebration, joy and afrofuturism.

Did you miss last week's webinar on our East Bay Fund for Artist application process? Watching the recording here to learn more about EBFA's eligibility, process, and timeline: https://lnkd.in/g8h-Ryqq Applications are due September 9th at 5pm PST: https://lnkd.in/eVBQ9niK

Alongside our partners Akonadi Foundation and the City of Oakland, we're proud to spotlight one of our Belonging in Oakland: Just City Cultural Fund grantees – Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park! Exhibits and community programs at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park bring people together to understand each other’s cultures and heal historical wounds. Throughout their Just City Cultural Fund storytelling project, Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park focused on celebrating and elevating Ohlone, Fruitvale Tribal peoples, and international Indigenous people living in Oakland. At their festivals and convenings, they saw firsthand the community’s appreciation and need for knowledge and acknowledgement of Indigenous communities and traditional arts.

Rise East is a bold $100 million initiative to revitalize East Oakland, led by community members who know the area best. Spearheaded by local leaders, this decade-long effort will deeply invest in East Oakland. With $43 million already raised, the coalition plans to create affordable housing, community spaces, and more. EBCF is proud to be involved in innovative community-led and driven solutions like Rise East to revive East Oakland. We have deep relationships with many of the key organizations involved, and we share the vision of families and businesses staying, growing, and thriving in the neighborhood. Thank you Black Cultural Zone, East Oakland Youth Development Center, The Brotherhood of Elders Network, Oakland Thrives, and Roots Community Health for leading this incredible work. https://lnkd.in/g4QipWYk

Join us TODAY at 11am PST for a webinar on our East Bay Fund for Artists application. We'll discuss eligibility, process, and timeline to apply for the fund and answer any other outstanding questions! Register here: https://lnkd.in/g4YErZyZ