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Greg Hodge Featured in Oakland Local
Rockwood Chair of the Board Interviewed about Oakland-Based "Brotherhood of Elders"
Two Rockwood BCORR Leaders to Receive Gloria Awards
Saru Jayaraman and Kierra Johnson Recognized for being Women of Vision
Ten Rockwood Fellows & Alums Included in Trans 100 List
Trans 100 Rockwood leaders celebrated for their groundbreaking work: Kylar Broadus, Cecilia Chung, Masen Davis, Justus Eisfeld, Zander Keig, Dru Levasseur, Shane Morgan, Teiji Okamoto, Harper Jean Tobin, Jaan Williams
"My Father Called" Marriage Equality Article by Nadine Smith
Rockwood alum Nadine Smith writes of the connections between interracial marriage and marriage equality
Rinku Sen Discusses AP Stopping Usage of phrase "illegal immigrant"
The Rockwood alum was featured on Democracy Now
Hector Sanchez and Thomas Saenz announce Latinos United for Immigration Reform
The two Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out Fellows help launch the campaign as members of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
Masen Davis discusses transgender rights on MSNBC
The National Leading from the Inside Out Fellow discusses Arizona's proposed anti-transgender legislation to criminalize people who use the "wrong bathroom"
Darlene Nipper on Melissa Harris-Perry Show
Rockwood trainer and deputy director of National Gay and Lesbian Task Force discusses marriage equality and more
Four Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out Fellows Are "Top Women of Color to Watch in 2013"
Judith Browne Dianis, Nita Chaudhary, Sarita Gupta, and Angelica Salas Made the List
Saru Jayaraman featured on Bill Moyers
Rockwood BCORR Alum and Author Suggests Speaking Out When You Dine Out
Cecilia Munoz Featured in Washington Post
The Head of White House Domestic Policy Council and Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out Alum Highlighted for Her Work on Immigration
Mary Anne Hitt and Ben Jealous Make the "New Guard" List of Who's Shaping Washington
Both leaders are alums of Rockwood's National Yearlong Leading from the Inside Out Fellowship
Ilyse Hogue Named President of NARAL
Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out Alum to Lead NARAL Pro-Choice America
Heather Hurlburt Makes Magazine's Top 10 List of Women for National Security Jobs
Rockwood Alum Selected by Foreign Policy as 1 of 10 Women Obama Could Appoint to Top Security Posts
Rockwood President Akaya Windwood Interviewed on "Have Fun, Do Good"
"I believe that if we're going to really make change in the world...it's going to require that we love each other."
Human Rights and National Security Reform Fellowship alums interviewed on Al Jazeera English
Shahid Buttar and Michelle Richardson Discuss the Law that Allows Wiretapping Without a Warrant
Suzanne Foster Receives 2012 Courageous Luminary Award on behalf of Pomona Economic Opportunity Center
The Rockwood Fellowship for New California Fellow received the award from Rockwood Fellow Nora Preciado
24 Rockwood Alums in list of "50 Young Progressives who are Changing America"
List includes leaders from Rockwood's Art of Leadership, Leading from the Inside Out, Building Capacity for Organizational Resilience & Renewal, and other Fellowships
LGBTQ Fellowship Alum Named CEO of San Francisco Pride
Earl Plante joins SF Pride from the Latino Commission on AIDS in New York City
Cross-Movement Yearlong Fellow Wins Midwest Academy Award
Jotaka Eaddy wins Midwest Academy Heather Award for her contributions to the Progressive Movement
Rockwood alum Samah Salaima Agbariye awarded Dror Prize for Social Change
Founder of AWC-Arab Women in the Center recognized for raising public awareness about the murders of Arab women
Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out alums Ai-jen Poo and George Goehl on the re-election of Barack Obama
"Yes, WE Can!" and "The Path Forward Starts with Learning from the Past" Poo and Goehl say on Moyers & Co "What Matters Today"
Rockwood CA Leaders of Color alum Alicia Garza on advancing a New Progressive vision for San Francisco
SF Chronicle Op Ed co-written by Jane Martin and Gabriel Haaland on San Francisco Politics, Feminism, and Compassion
Pedro Rios on the Need for Border Patrol Accountability
The Rockwood Fellowship for New California alum published this op ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune
Rockwood CA Leaders of Color alum Fania E. Davis on Oakland's School District Investigation
Davis Op Ed says innovative school board proposal contains real elements of restorative justice
Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, #18 on Roots 100 List
The Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out Fellow is recognized as one of the US's most influential Black leaders
Majora Carter, Ben Jealous and Van Jones on 100 Top Black Influencers List
Roots 100 profiles these three Rockwood Leading from the Inside Out alums
Workplace Religious Freedom Act Signed Into Law
The Sikh Coalition (Rockwood alum Rajdeep Singh is Director of Law & Policy) introduced and sponsored the bill
Rockwood alum Heather Hulbert named 1 of Most Powerful Democrats on Foreign Policy
Executive Director of National Security Network a past Rockwood Human Rights and National Security Reform Fellow
ACLU Deputy Director Louise Melling on CNN
Rockwood alum defends rights of pregnant and "suspected pregnant" girls
Angelica Salas, Ai-jen Poo, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, George Goehl named Social Justice Heroes
The Nation lists 8 Social Justice Heroes – 4 of them Rockwood alums
"Sticks in a Bundle are Unbreakable"
Rockwood alum Rajasvini Bhansali interviewed by Jonathan Lewis in Huffington Post
Miri Shalem Awarded the Yaffa London Ya'ari Prize
In May 2012, the Art of Collaborative Leadership alum received the women's leadership and entrepreneurship award for her relentless efforts to build a diverse forum of women in her hometown, Beit Shemesh.
Hassan Jabareen Awarded Goldberg Prize for Peace
Art of Collaborative Leadership alum and founder of Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel co-awarded prestigious honor
Jeff Blodgett Named State Director for Obama Re-Election Campaign
Leading from the Inside Out alum will head campaign in Minnesota
Collaboration Results in National Murrow Award Win for G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism
Organization led by Media, Communications, and Information Policy Fellow Linda Jue Wins Murrow Award for Audio Investigative Reporting
Leaning into Discomfort: Social Sector Leadership for the 21st Century
Nonprofit Quarterly article co-written by Rockwood Selah alum Robin Katcher, featuring alums George Goehl and Ai-Jen Poo
Mary Rogier Makes List of 150 Most Influential Women in Bay Area
Northern California Community Loan Fund President in SF Business Times
When you're going out on a limb, gather a board of advisors
Rockwood President Akaya Windwood quoted in Women's Health magazine
Maria Lopez de Leon to be Nominated to National Council on the Arts
Rockwood Arts & Culture Fellow to be Nominated to White House Administration Post
Racial Profiling at Airports? There's an App for That
Rockwood alum Rajdeep Singh is Director of Law and Policy at the Sikh Coalition, which unveiled the mobile app
The Advocate Recognizes Two Rockwood Alums
Malkia Cyril and Rachel Tiven Selected for Forty Under 40
"Rebuild the Dream" aims to serve 100% of Americans
Rockwood alum Van Jones' new book and organization is amplifying key demands & offering new ways to solve our nation's problems
Breakfast with the 1%
Rockwood alum Sarita Gupta on corporations acting badly and the 99% Power Movement
Ai-Jen Poo named one of most influential people in the World
Read Gloria Steinem's profile of Poo, Rockwood alum and co-founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance
Stacy Kono Featured in Center for Transformative Change Journal
Learn what inspires the leadership of this Rockwood alum and staff member
Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee Selected President & CEO of National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications
Rockwood Fellowship alum to begin her new post at NAMIC effective April 2, 2012.
Janet Murguía to be honored with Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award
The Rockwood alum and President of National Council of La Raza CEO Murguía will be honored along with Barney Frank May 2012
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Rockwood alum Cecilia Muñoz new White House Director of Domestic Policy Council
President Obama Announces New White House Director of Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz
Vincent Warren on Why Congress Should Close Guantánamo
Vincent Warren is a Rockwood National Yearlong Fellow and executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rockwood alum and director of EBASE, highlighted in SF Chronicle
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rockwood alum and director of EBASE, talks about race, justice, and thriving communities in this Sunday Insight feature
Rockwood alum Malkia Cyril of Center for Media Justice featured
Cyril was featured in SF Chronicle for her work as founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice







