The Upstander Project was a project were we choose a topic we wanted to talk about and try to create a change for. My project was about domestic violence which is a topic I am passionate about and is something personal for me as upstanders we took many actions. For example, we presented to middle schoolers about domestic violence and […]

April 22, 2019 Kayla J, Juan M, & America D What’s Your Opinion on Domestic Violence? Dear Victims and Survivors, We chose to write to the you because on a average, nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by intimate partner in the United States(project sanctuary.org). We want to write to victims to show you, you are […]

Oaklands rent has gone up too high over the years and has become less affordable and is getting people evicted from their homes. Also, the rent changes has made people have to get more than one job to be able to pay their rent and sometimes people might even end up homeless because they no longer can afford rent. This […]

  This poem is about love.Also, the difference between love and materialistic things and what love can do.   Love is everything Why want materialistic things? Those fast expensive cars won’t visit you if you’re in the hospital. The big house won’t help you if you are feeling down. No matter how many 100 dollar bills you have Benjamin wont […]

My Shadow Box By:Juan Mendoza Avila I have chosen to include the U.S flag because it is one of my counter narratives for when people call me an illegal immigrant.Which,I am not because I have a U.S nationality.When people find out I am Mexican they jump to assumptions that I am going to drop out or even maybe be nothing […]