The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Sogorea Te’ is centered in Huchiun, where for thousands of years, the Lisjan people have lived on the land that is now known as the East Bay.

This additional resource from The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust offers protocols for how to acknowledge the history of Indigenous lands and how to engage in collaborations that honor the past and the knowledge, time, energy, and resources of Indigenous people in respectful and reciprocal ways.

Video highlighting the 1969 resistance occupation of  Alcatraz Island by activists aiming to shed light on the long history of discrimination, mistreatment, and treaty violations against Native people. The occupation sparked an activist movement that successfully reversed federal policies aimed at erasing Native Americans’ cultural identity and reinforced tribal sovereignty.

Video highlighting the work of The Black Panther Party to bring free health care to the communities they served.

Video documenting the development of The Women of The Black Panther Party Mural and the First Ever Black Panther Party Museum. The Mural is the first and only permanent public art piece honoring the Women of the Black Panther Party.

Founded by three Black trans women in 2017 as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. This video celebrates five years of TheTransgender District, particularly highlighting their Community Advisory Council. Subscribe for more.

Learn more about APEN, an organization that has been leading environmental justice organizing in the Bay Area since 1991. (Fun fact: Helen Wong’s cousin works here!)