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The domino effect continues from Senator Dianne Feinstein'splanned retirement and the rush of prominent Democrats who want to succeedher. Oakland Representative Barbara Lee is among those giving up theirseat in the House to run for Senator and now we have the first major candidatewho wants to take Lee's place in Congress. We've been speculating for weeks about who might run to represent Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro and the rest of the East Bay's 12th Congressional District. Now, most of the names on our short list are coalescing around one candidate and that is Lateefah Simon, member of the BART Board of Directors, of which she is the former president. She is also the formerpresident of the Akonadi Foundation in Oakland, she's on the Cal State UniversityBoard of Trustees, she was the executive director of the Lawyers Committee forCivil Rights, she was the youngest woman ever to win a MacArthur Foundation“genius” fellowship, and she has degrees from both Mills College and USF.And today she is our guest on the State of California, joining Brett Burkart, Megan Goldsby, and Doug Sovern. 

Traveling on BART allows riders to move between Oakland to San Francisco in seven minutes – a modern convenience some people take for granted. The iconic light-rail system that makes it possible turns 50 this year. BART has grown from a dozen stations in 1972 to 50 connected by 131 miles of tracks. The milestone comes at a time when ridership hovers around 40 percent of pre-pandemic levels bringing major financial challenges. And, the current system still falls short of the original vision drawn up in the late 50s. We talk about how BART arrived at its current station and where the system plans to take us in the decades to come.   Guests: Dan Brekke, editor and reporter, KQED News Robert Powers, general manager, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Lateefah Simon, BART Board member; president of Akonadi Foundation; co-chair of Governor Newsom's police reform task force

This week's interviews took place at Lady Don't Take No's very first live show, recorded at Copper Spoon in Oakland on October 21st, 2021. Alicia Garza is joined by Lateefah Simon, President of Akonadi Foundation, and Chef Sarah Kirnon, owner of Miss Ollies in Oakland. Simon gives us an update since her appearance on our very first podcast. Kirnon shares about her next project, Sanctuary. Plus, Alicia heads back to the studio for a fresh weekly roundup you won't want to miss!Lateefah Simon on Instagram and TwitterChef Sarah Kirnon's Miss Ollies, and to learn more about Sanctuary, visit: https://www.sanctuaryfsa.orgLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & FacebookAlicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & YouTubeThis pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by LatyrxAlicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women's activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House),  and she warns you -- hashtags don't start movements. People do. 

This special family event will feature a multigenerational panel of adult civic leaders and educators talking together with their children about practices and opportunities for engaging young people in civic life.  Increasingly, youth have been speaking up about the importance of having parents and teachers who model civic engagement and encourage them to get involved in their communities. But how can we get our kids involved in ways that are both meaningful and rewarding? How can families engage in civic work together? What can kids do on their own, and how do they want adults to support them? A lifetime of civic engagement begins in youth. We encourage you to watch this special program with your family. This program is presented by Creating Citizens, an education initiative of The Commonwealth Club. About the Speakers Amber Coleman-Mortley's passion is focused on elevating diverse voices and perspectives in the civic education space, working with students, educators and parent communities for more equitable outcomes. She holds a B.A. in African American Studies from Oberlin College and an M.A. from American University in Media Entrepreneurship. Coleman-Mortley is a former decorated college athlete, former educator and athletic coach. She covers civics, K–12 education and family life at MomOfAllCapes and on her podcast with her daughters, "Lets K12 Better." She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian magazine, and a variety of other broadcast, podcast and online media outlets. Suzanne Ford is a fierce activist working toward equal rights for the trans community. She is employed as a regional sales manager at Revere Packaging, being named by Plastics News as one of the Women Breaking the Mold in the Packaging Industry in 2017. Ford serves as president of the Spahr Center in Marin County and as a board member and vice president of SF Pride. She also works on the board at Trans Heartline. Ford lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her wife Beverly and son Daniel. She is available to speak to groups or employers about trans issues and her experience facing the world as a trans woman. Lateefah Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice in Oakland and the Bay Area. She has been the president of Akonadi Foundation since 2016. That same year—driven by Oscar Grant's death—she was elected to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors and served as its president. Since 2015, Simon also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the California State University, the nation's largest public university system, and state officials often turn to her for strategic advice on policy matters related to racial justice. Simon spearheaded San Francisco's first reentry anti-recidivism youth services division under then-District Attorney Kamala Harris' leadership. Simon received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award in 2003, making her the youngest woman to receive the award —in recognition of her work as executive director of the Young Women's Freedom Center. SPEAKERS Amber Coleman-Mortley Host, "Let's K12 Better" Podcast Suzanne Ford Activist; President, Spahr Center Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation Kimberly Ellis Director, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 24th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This special family event will feature a multigenerational panel of adult civic leaders and educators talking together with their children about practices and opportunities for engaging young people in civic life.  Increasingly, youth have been speaking up about the importance of having parents and teachers who model civic engagement and encourage them to get involved in their communities. But how can we get our kids involved in ways that are both meaningful and rewarding? How can families engage in civic work together? What can kids do on their own, and how do they want adults to support them? A lifetime of civic engagement begins in youth. We encourage you to watch this special program with your family. This program is presented by Creating Citizens, an education initiative of The Commonwealth Club. About the Speakers Amber Coleman-Mortley's passion is focused on elevating diverse voices and perspectives in the civic education space, working with students, educators and parent communities for more equitable outcomes. She holds a B.A. in African American Studies from Oberlin College and an M.A. from American University in Media Entrepreneurship. Coleman-Mortley is a former decorated college athlete, former educator and athletic coach. She covers civics, K–12 education and family life at MomOfAllCapes and on her podcast with her daughters, "Lets K12 Better." She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian magazine, and a variety of other broadcast, podcast and online media outlets. Suzanne Ford is a fierce activist working toward equal rights for the trans community. She is employed as a regional sales manager at Revere Packaging, being named by Plastics News as one of the Women Breaking the Mold in the Packaging Industry in 2017. Ford serves as president of the Spahr Center in Marin County and as a board member and vice president of SF Pride. She also works on the board at Trans Heartline. Ford lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her wife Beverly and son Daniel. She is available to speak to groups or employers about trans issues and her experience facing the world as a trans woman. Lateefah Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights and racial justice in Oakland and the Bay Area. She has been the president of Akonadi Foundation since 2016. That same year—driven by Oscar Grant's death—she was elected to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors and served as its president. Since 2015, Simon also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the California State University, the nation's largest public university system, and state officials often turn to her for strategic advice on policy matters related to racial justice. Simon spearheaded San Francisco's first reentry anti-recidivism youth services division under then-District Attorney Kamala Harris' leadership. Simon received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award in 2003, making her the youngest woman to receive the award —in recognition of her work as executive director of the Young Women's Freedom Center. SPEAKERS Amber Coleman-Mortley Host, "Let's K12 Better" Podcast Suzanne Ford Activist; President, Spahr Center Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation Kimberly Ellis Director, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 24th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration. “Tough on crime” attitudes in the 1980s have shaped the policies that criminalize more people in the United States now than ever before. With this carceral approach, the United States must deal with consequences such as overcrowding, prison violence and unnecessary fiscal burdens. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has spent 30 years learning about America’s carceral system as a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, and his goal is to transform the system from the inside out. When he first launched his campaign for district attorney of Philadelphia, progressive Krasner seemed unlikely to win the seat so long-held by “tough on crime” attorneys who helped turn Philly into a city with one of the highest rates of incarceration in the country. But with perseverance to create a radical reform plan, Krasner won the DA election by a margin of nearly 50 percent. In his new book For the People, Krasner takes readers on his lifelong journey through election precincts and courtrooms all the way up to his swearing-in ceremony to see how what he calls our system of injustice was built and how we might dismantle it. ​​​​​​ Join us as Larry Krasner asks us to confront the ills of the criminal justice system and pioneers one of the most important civil rights movements of our time. SPEAKERS Larry Krasner District Attorney, Philadelphia; Author, For the People: A Story of Justice and Power In Conversation with Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation; Member, BART Board of Directors In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 28th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States is the world's leader in incarceration. “Tough on crime” attitudes in the 1980s have shaped the policies that criminalize more people in the United States now than ever before. With this carceral approach, the United States must deal with consequences such as overcrowding, prison violence and unnecessary fiscal burdens. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has spent 30 years learning about America's carceral system as a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, and his goal is to transform the system from the inside out. When he first launched his campaign for district attorney of Philadelphia, progressive Krasner seemed unlikely to win the seat so long-held by “tough on crime” attorneys who helped turn Philly into a city with one of the highest rates of incarceration in the country. But with perseverance to create a radical reform plan, Krasner won the DA election by a margin of nearly 50 percent. In his new book For the People, Krasner takes readers on his lifelong journey through election precincts and courtrooms all the way up to his swearing-in ceremony to see how what he calls our system of injustice was built and how we might dismantle it. ​​​​​​ Join us as Larry Krasner asks us to confront the ills of the criminal justice system and pioneers one of the most important civil rights movements of our time. SPEAKERS Larry Krasner District Attorney, Philadelphia; Author, For the People: A Story of Justice and Power In Conversation with Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation; Member, BART Board of Directors In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on April 28th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In less than 24 hours, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President and California's Kamala Harris will take the oath as Vice President Harris will become the first woman to serve as Vice President, as well as the first woman of color, and also the first Californian since Richard Nixon more than 60 years ago. It's a historic moment, but one that is overshadowed somewhat by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the threat of violence after the attack on the Capitol two weeks ago. Oakland's Lateefah Simon, the President of the BART Board of Directors, also president of the Akonadi Foundation, and member of the Cal State University Board of Trustees. She was the youngest woman ever to win a MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellowship, and once upon a time, almost 20 years ago, she was mentored by a young District Attorney named Kamala Harris. Simon joined KCBS Political Reporter, Doug Sovern, along with KCBS Radio news anchors, Jeff Bell and Patti Reising, with more on the significance of the ascension of Kamala Harris.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SPEAKERS Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Ph.D., Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research; Professor of History and International Relations, American University; Author, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, The Black Campus Movement, How to Be an Antiracist, Antiracist Baby, Be Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation; President, BART Board of Directors—Moderator In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on October 13th, 2020.

Few people know Kamala Harris like we in the Bay Area do. We discuss Joe Biden’s selection of the former San Francisco district attorney and Oakland native as his running mate. We also hear from one of Kamala’s long-time mentees—another Bay Area political star—Lateefah Simon, who was hired by Kamala 20 years ago despite not having a college degree at the time. Simon, an award-winning nonprofit leader and elected official who is currently president of the Akonadi Foundation where she runs one of the leading racial justice foundations in the country, talks about what it’s like when your mentor becomes the Democratic vice presidential candidate. She also shares how Kamala’s belief in the potential of and encouragement of young women like herself is just one example of her commitment to improving society and the lives of others. References: Lateefah Simon - @lateefahsimon // Lateefah for BART https://www.lateefahforbart.com Kamala Harris - @KamalaHarris 2009 Bart shooting - Oscar Grant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Oscar_Grant Organizations Akonadi Foundation Website https://akonadi.org Bart Board Website https://bart.gov/about/bod MacArthur Fellows Program - Website https://macfound.org Young Women’s Freedom Center Website https://youngwomenfree.org Videos Joe Biden Introduces Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) As Running Mate Clip https://youtube.com/watch?v=ymyY7jez0rM Kamala Harris on George Floyd Clip https://youtube.com/watch?v=d_2KIrsaddA Kamala Harris on her mother Clip https://twitter.com/mayaharris_/status/1293342255089168390

SPEAKERS London Breed Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco Kimberly Ellis Former Executive Director, Emerge California Barbara Lee U.S. Representative (D-CA 13th District); (Invited) Lateefah Simon President, Akonadi Foundation; President, Board of Directors, BART Carolyn Wysinger Board President, San Francisco Pride; Host, "The C-Dubb Show" Podcast—Moderator In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed from The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on May 29th, 2020.

Welcome to the debut mini episode of Lady Don't Take No with Alicia Garza! Garza gets the party started right with friend and superhuman, Lateefah Simon. Simon is the President of the Akonadi Foundation,  an advocate for civil rights and racial justice, and the youngest woman to receive a MacArthur Genius Fellowship. Garza and Simon discuss what it means to be a boss in the midst of a global pandemic, cooking tips in the time of 'rona, and zoom fatigue syndrome.Connect with Lady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook.Alicia Garza on Twitter: @aliciagarzaLateefah Simon on Twitter: @lateefahsimonThis pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by LatyrxAlicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women’s activism. She shares her thoughts on the women transforming power in Marie Claire magazine every month. Her forthcoming book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House) will be published in October 2020, and she warns you -- hashtags don’t start movements. People do.  

We’re not used to thinking about transportation as a raced policy area. But, like all other policy areas, transportation policy has the potential to improve racial equity or widen racial disparities. But writer and historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi asserts that all ideas, actions, and policies are either racist or anti-racist, removing the gray area of so-called ‘race neutrality’ in his recently published book, How To Be An Anti-Racist. This means that transportation policy – like all other policy areas – has the potential to improve racial equity, or widen racial disparities. For the final episode of our policy design series, Talk Policy To Me host Reem Rayef interviews two transportation experts about how planners and policymakers can build transportation systems that serve all communities, and improve accessibility for those who need it most. Dan Chatman, Associate Professor at UC Berkeley’s Department of City & Regional Planning, discusses how public transit infrastructures can facilitate increased racial segregation, and describes the inequitable distribution of transit’s costs and benefits between white and non-white communities. Lateefah Simon, District 7 Representative on the BART Board of Directors and President of the Oakland-based Akonadi Foundation, makes the concept of anti-racist transportation policy concrete through discussion of current policy debates happening at the BART Board of Directors. Dan and Lateefah are passionate about centering racial equity in designing both transportation infrastructures, and the policies that we lay over those infrastructures. If you listen closely, you can hear them banging their fists on the studio table, as they drive home their points on transit justice. The inequities of transit and transportation systems are clearly visible in the Bay Area, where BART lines and highways bisect historically Black neighborhoods, transit fares are regressive, and transit-oriented development is code for Black displacement. But the system isn’t broken beyond repair. Listen to this episode of Talk Policy To Me to learn how policymakers are integrating radical ideas of anti-racism into bureaucratic and regulatory processes to bring about justice in transportation systems, and beyond. For more information about anti-racism, check out Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How To Be An Antiracist. It’s an impactful and important read. For reading about equitable and just transportation policy in California, visit TransForm at www.transformca.org. The study referenced in the interview with Dan Chatman, titled “Race, Space, and Struggles for Mobility: Transportation Impacts on African Americans in Oakland and the Bay Area” can be found here. Thanks to the UC Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute for the use of footage from the September 2019 talk by Ibram X. Kendi which was excerpted in this episode. The speech and panel conversation can be found in their entirety here.

Lateefah Simon gives a fantastic message 'Psalm 71:14' on this can't miss episode of the podcast. Lateefah is president of the Akonadi Foundation, a non-profit pursuing racial justice and equity in Oakland. Join GLIDE and the soulful sounds of the GLIDE Ensemble and the Change Band under the direction of Clifford Coulter LIVE in San Francisco! Amen. Hallelujah. Right On. Shalom. Salaam. Namaste. Visit us at www.glide.org. At GLIDE, we believe in creating a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break cycles of poverty and marginalization. Our core values emerge from GLIDE as a spiritual movement and are rooted in empowerment, recovery and personal transformation. We sing. We dance. We laugh together. We celebrate life. Join us in this transformative work today by making a gift, volunteering, or joining us for a Celebration this upcoming Sunday at 9:00 am or 11:00 am on the corner of Taylor and Ellis in San Francisco.

A few months ago our host Majo attended a live conversation at the Women’s Building between SF-based activist Lateefah Simon and Gloria Steinem, who became nationally recognized as a leader and spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 60s and early 70s. She’s been an inspiration to generations of women who want to live life on their own terms. This episode is a compilation of some of the most interesting moments from the historic conversation, with Majo weaving in and out to provide context and insights. As a woman who’s been around the block and long-engaged in social and political activism, Gloria has powerful wisdom to share on the topics of feminism, sex, race, our current political climate, and how we can have an impact. Show Notes:-Introducing Lateefah and Gloria, and the setting for this historic conversation. [0:00]-Defining feminism. [2:34]-Gloria weighs in on why white, married women voted for Trump, and talks about the ways in which our minds are colonized. [4:48]-“If we look up, we feel disempowered. Look at each other.” [9:39]-Using empathy to design solutions: A story about sex-trafficking in Zambia. [14:34]-Gloria’s advice for affecting change and making an impact. [18:57] References:The Women's Building – https://womensbuilding.org/Gloria Steinem – http://www.gloriasteinem.com/Akonadi Foundation – https://akonadi.org/94.1 KPFA – https://kpfa.org/Music by Lucia Lilikoi – lucia.bandcamp.comGo to http://www.heroine.fm/survey and give us your feedback on the show so we can continue to delight you with Heroine – Receive an audio training on the Inner Critic as a gift in return!

A few months ago our host Majo attended a live conversation at the Women’s Building between SF-based activist Lateefah Simon and Gloria Steinem, who became nationally recognized as a leader and spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 60s and early 70s. She’s been an inspiration to generations of women who want to live life on their own terms. This episode is a compilation of some of the most interesting moments from the historic conversation, with Majo weaving in and out to provide context and insights. As a woman who’s been around the block and long-engaged in social and political activism, Gloria has powerful wisdom to share on the topics of feminism, sex, race, our current political climate, and how we can have an impact. Show Notes:-Introducing Lateefah and Gloria, and the setting for this historic conversation. [0:00]-Defining feminism. [2:34]-Gloria weighs in on why white, married women voted for Trump, and talks about the ways in which our minds are colonized. [4:48]-“If we look up, we feel disempowered. Look at each other.” [9:39]-Using empathy to design solutions: A story about sex-trafficking in Zambia. [14:34]-Gloria’s advice for affecting change and making an impact. [18:57] References:The Women's Building – https://womensbuilding.org/Gloria Steinem – http://www.gloriasteinem.com/Akonadi Foundation – https://akonadi.org/94.1 KPFA – https://kpfa.org/Music by Lucia Lilikoi – lucia.bandcamp.comGo to http://www.heroine.fm/survey and give us your feedback on the show so we can continue to delight you with Heroine – Receive an audio training on the Inner Critic as a gift in return!