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A shout out to the IE's Civic Leadership

Recently Robert Rogers wrote in the San Bernardino Sun a piece called "Civic shirkers: Volunteerism, political action low in the I.E."http://www.sbsun.com/ci_6496840 At first upon reading this article it raised in me some guilt as I reflected on activism in my hometown. Upon rereading it, however, I realized instead that I'd missed an opportunity. Instead I decided I should focus on an opportunity to recognize groups that have been working to take the Inland Empire back for progressive change.

So in my inaugural posting I am hoping to seize an opportunity to challenge myself and Power PAC partners to represent and be the changes in the Inland Empire that we'd like to see. To that end I want to recognize the work of those who are already working day to day in community based organizations taking the lead to reform and ensure justice on issues like equal access to education and health care, environmental and criminal justice reform, voter participation and civic involvement throughout the Inland Empire.

So for now I¹d like to give a shout out to groups like San Bernardino's Social Justice Coalition and other community based organizations who are serving the Inland Empire through volunteerism and community activism like the Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) http://www.ccaej.org/, Libreria del Pueblo http://www.libreriadelpueblo.org, Time for Change Foundation http://www.timeforchange.usand the Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC) http://www.icucpico.org/. Instead of talking about the lack of vital civic leadership in the IE these groups amongst others should be commended for their diligent work to demonstrate the values of shared community building by advancing a progressive agenda focused on social justice, dignity and hope.

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