Episode 14: The Heavy Lift of Organizing - Friends of Adeline (Part II)

Telling Our Stories: The Housing Chronicles

In this Part II of our three-part interview with key members of Friends of Adeline - a local South Berkeley organization, we continue our conversation with Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, Mari Mendonca, and Chris Schildt. How is the endeavor towards equity situated in the current American culture and its systems? Who do we organize - and how?
Contact Guests:
Phone [phone]
[e-mail]
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foaberkeley/
Website https://www.friendsofadeline.org/about/
Relevant Links:
Redlining: The History of Berkeley's Segregated Neighborhoods - California Housing Partnership: https://chpc.net/news/redlining-the-history-of-berkeleys-segregated-neighborhoods/
Racism In Urban Planning - Forward Pinellas:
https://forwardpinellas.org/transportation-disadvantaged/racism-in-urban-planning/
Planning Citizens Commit to Change On Racial Inequities: Planet Citizen: https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/10/114955-planning-directors-commit-change-racial-inequities
TOPA - Partnership for the Bay's Future: https://baysfuture.org/opinion-turning-crisis-into-opportunity-why-berkeley-needs-topa-now/
California Fair Political Practices Commission (Ethics training of public officials):
https://www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/public-officials-and-employees-rules-/ethics-training.html
Charles Austin: 'President of Berkeley" Dies at 77 - Berkeleyside:
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/06/26/charles-austin-president-south-berkeley-dies-77
As the Word Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out - The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/organizer-burnout/
Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care Tools for Our People - The Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/breaking-isolation-self-care-and-community-care-tools-our-people
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