Social Justice
The Bay Area is home to a vibrant and diverse community of Artists and performers. Our community’s political agenda is progressive and tends to lean into principals that critique systematic structures of oppression. SWFCenter’s original intent of using media as a conduit for community building continues to be central in our programing.
400 Year Closing – redemption, reclaiming or clearing a debt. Coming soon
As part of our community healing, SWFCenter we expect to hold an afternoon exploring and exposing the gap in our narratives. That project wasn’t funded but we continue to look for opportunities to be in dialogue, then proceed to close such gaps through discussion, reflection, and embrace who we have become – in spite of and because of our actual history.
Voices and Detention
Voice & Detention, July 26, 2014 at Sacramento’s The Brickhouse Gallery and Art Complex. Resident art exhibit, speaker Dorsey Nunn and Aaliyah Muhammad (from Legal Services for Prisoners with Children). Issa, Lawrence NSSA Dinkins, and Fo’ Shang!-featuring Vincent Kobelt. completed
East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative
East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative – coordinating the writing of a Deep East Oakland community plan, collaborating with 13 environmental justice organizations, with emphasis on environmental resiliency
SWFCenter welcomes requests to serve as a fiscal sponsor. If you have a project the purpose of which is in line with the mission of SWFCenter reach out to swfcenter4sj@gmail.com. Our Board reviews all requests. Services and the fee we charge range from 10% to 20%.
This is an 80 minutes documentary that’s a place-based homage to Black families rooted in Deep East Oakland since the 1950s. SWFCenter’s new film is a compilation of videotaped oral histories. Eighteen interviewees revealed memories of earlier times, post WWII, of life in flatlands. It includes voices from distinct generations, juxtaposing multi-generational stories that fluctuate from sweet, to gritty, to heartbreaking. These are the narratives of the “Deep,” which is now and has always been the largest population and landmass in Oakland.
Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice Premiers
“A Rising Tide” film
Sarah Webster Fabio’s Social Justice is hosting a film premiere, “A Rising Tide,” to uplift Black folks’ voices, issues, and concerns. This project focuses on Alameda County home insecurity for black families and children.
