Cory Booker at GLIDE in SF: A Message of Love and Action
“U.S. Senator Cory Booker grew up in a middle class suburb but chose to live in a housing project while governing Newark. So when Assemblymember Matt Haney welcomed Sen. Cory Booker to the GLIDE stage, he observed, “If Sen. Booker lived in San Francisco, he would probably live a couple blocks from here,” acknowledging the senator’s solidarity with those most in need. “
Angela Davis in Conversation at GLIDE Culminating Black History Month
On Thursday, February 26th, GLIDE hosted a powerful and timely Black History Month event called, “Legacy and Liberation – A Conversation with Dr. Angela Y Davis.” For decades, Dr. Angela Y. Davis has shaped global movements for Black liberation, prison abolition, and intersectional justice. Among her trusted supporters was GLIDE’s Reverend Cecil Williams, whose leadership positioned GLIDE as a sanctuary for the revolution.
City Attorney David Chiu’s Swearing-In Ceremony at GLIDE Spotlights Civil Rights for San Francisco’s People
GLIDE’s sanctuary filled with justice makers and advocates on Thursday, January 9th during City Attorney David Chiu’s Inauguration. 342 civic leaders, including Attorney General Rob Bonta, CA Controller Malia Cohen, Assemblymember Scott Weiner, Mayor Daniel Lurie, most of the Board of Supervisors and many other elected officials joined Dr. Gina Fromer and Minister Marvin K.