The Advocate

This is reposted from the San Leandro High School's Social Justice Academy. Please come out on Sunday, April 18th to the San Leandro Marina Park (near the exercise equipment) to have a socially distanced celebration to honor the one year death anniversary of Steven Taylor and other victims of police terror. This event is brought to you by the youth of the Social Justice Academy and community organizers from Justice for Steven Taylor (J4ST). There will be music, booths, performers, and more! If you cannot make it, this event will also be live-streamed at tinyurl.com/HonorStevenTaylor. Save the date for Sunday, April 18th, @ 2:30 PM! Take note and take care.

(Credit: Banksy) It's a new dawn and a new day in San Leandro as our City Council voted for a slew of progressive initiatives that will bring truth, justice, and support  to our community! To start with, April 18 of every year will now be known as Steven Taylor Day in San Leandro, in recognition "that the City of San Leandro City Council recognizes April 18 as a day to honor the Sanctity of Steven Taylor’s Life and other lives lost to violence ... that the City of San Leandro does not tolerate the use of deadly force by a police officer." Next up was the approval of a Steven Taylor park in the Marina area to honor his life and those of others lost to racism, bigotry, and violence. This park will feature monuments to key ideals such as healing, justice, and learning, as well as the power of nonviolent resistance. There will even be an informational kiosk that can help direct visitors and others to critical community support services! After that, there was an ordinance to