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Change at Our Family Coalition
by Judy Appel Executive Director, Our Family Coalition After over ten years at the helm of Our Family Coalition, I will be concluding my time
August 29, 2016
Alphabet Soup Episode 5: Family Equality Edition
https://vimeo.com/136872644 Featuring: Cathy Sakimura, Deputy Director & Family Law Director at NCLR Tarah Fleming, Our Family Coalition’s Education Director Food for Thought with Hali Martin,
September 4, 2015
Alphabet Soup Episode 4: Racial Justice Edition
Featuring Amber Todd, Co-chair of Oakland Pride Tarah Fleming, Our Family Coalition’s Education Director Food for Thought with Allen Johnson, Our Family Coalition’s Development Associate
July 31, 2015
Solo Parent Support
By Dr. Meghan Lewis As my bio-clock struck thirty, the resounding tick-tock of surging pregnancy urges pushed me eagerly into musings over a wide range
July 20, 2015
The Equal Protection for All Families Act is one step closer to becoming the law!
This Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass the Equal Protection for All Families Act (Assembly Bill 960). This important bill – authored by
July 10, 2015
Thanks for Making Pride 2015 a Success – and a preview of our pics!
Dear Families and Friends, Wow! This year’s Pride was incredible, as the whole Bay Area celebrated our victory in the Supreme Court last Friday. Hundreds
July 1, 2015
The Alphabet Soup – Episode 3: Pride Edition
https://vimeo.com/130451133 In this episode of The Alphabet Soup with Our Family Coalition we discuss Family Pride. QMOC Anayvette Martinez and her daughter Lupita share their
June 16, 2015
The Alphabet Soup – Episode 2: Family Activism Edition
https://vimeo.com/123242715 In the second episode of The Alphabet Soup with Our Family Coalition, Julia and Zach of The Rainbow Letters share inspiring and powerful stories
May 4, 2015
A Night Out with Our Family…
By Martha Boesing There we were, my partner and I, invited by my daughter-in-law (Our Family Coalition’s Programs’ Director) to attend an astonishingly elegant cocktail
March 31, 2015
The Rainbow Letters
by Julia Winston and Zach Wahls We are Zach and Julia, and we have LGBTQ parents. Zach is a DI baby from Iowa with two
February 25, 2015
Pockets of Fun and Love at the Berkeley YMCA
by Maria Luisa Jimenez-Morales, Our Family Coalition Parent Our Family Coalition’s “LGBTQ Family Night at the Berkeley YMCA” last year was my first ever visit
February 16, 2015
What on Earth is “Family Activism,” anyway?
By Shareena Clark, Programs Coordinator, Our Family Coalition As of late, it seems like the phrase “family values” has been hijacked and co-opted to represent
January 29, 2015
Our Family Forest
by Anthony M. Brown, Board Chairman of Men Having Babies When my daughter documented her family tree for a class project, there were so many
December 16, 2014
It’s Time to Make Education FAIR
As a person of color that went through the ‘American’ K-12 education system, I felt that the social sciences we were taught did not accurately
November 7, 2014
Everyone’s Schools Town Halls through a Queer Parent’s Eyes
Meghan Lewis, Family Advocacy Liaison, Oakland Unified School District I attended the last four “Everyone’s Schools Town Hall” gatherings sponsored by Our Family Coalition. As
October 8, 2014
VICTORY: Governor Brown Signs the Modern Family Act!
Dear families and friends, I am thrilled to share with you that the Modern Family Act (AB2344) is now the law! Over the past twenty
September 30, 2014
Evening S’Mores, Wild Turkeys, Fun-Filled Campout… Oh my.
This past weekend, several dozen LGBTQ families and allies finished off the summer in style, with our ever-popular BBQ & family camp-out in the East
August 27, 2014
Lessons Learned: Ashley’s reflections on being OFC’s Policy Intern
I open the door with butterflies in my stomach. It’s not every day that you get to follow your dream by applying to a policy
August 13, 2014
Groundbreaking Law Would Make It Easier For LGBT Couples To Start A Family
When Judy Appel and her partner of 22 years, Alison Bernstein, wanted to have children, the state of California didn’t make it easy. Bernstein gave
May 28, 2014
