MISSSEY

06/24/2021

📢ATTENTION CITY OF OAKLAND!!!!

TODAY at 10:30am the Oakland City Council will be voting about whther or not to transfer $17 million dollars from 2 of 6 police academies, to the Department of Violence Prevention. This action will enable organizations across Oakland to improve and increase services that are proven to effectively curb gender based violence and other forms of community violence and heal communities.

We would love for you to participate during public comment or submit a statement. Below you will find instructions on how to give public comment via phone. If you are interested in leaving an eComment or participating via ZOOM send us a DM & we will get that information to you as well.

Comment by phone: please call on one of the listed phone numbers. You will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to speak when Public Comment is taken. You will be permitted to speak during your turn, allowed to comment, and after the allotted time, re-muted. Please unmute yourself by pressing *6. If you have any questions, please email the Agenda Management Unit at [email protected]. By location:US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253
215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 833
548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 861 7110 1493

📢ATTENTION CITY OF OAKLAND!!!!

TODAY at 10:30am the Oakland City Council will be voting about whther or not to transfer $17 million dollars from 2 of 6 police academies, to the Department of Violence Prevention. This action will enable organizations across Oakland to improve and increase services that are proven to effectively curb gender based violence and other forms of community violence and heal communities.

We would love for you to participate during public comment or submit a statement. Below you will find instructions on how to give public comment via phone. If you are interested in leaving an eComment or participating via ZOOM send us a DM & we will get that information to you as well.

Comment by phone: please call on one of the listed phone numbers. You will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to speak when Public Comment is taken. You will be permitted to speak during your turn, allowed to comment, and after the allotted time, re-muted. Please unmute yourself by pressing *6. If you have any questions, please email the Agenda Management Unit at [email protected]. By location:US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253
215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 833
548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 861 7110 1493

06/23/2021

Our work is to create the conditions for young people to THRIVE.

#IAmMISSSEY #THRIVE #youthempowerment #survivorleadership

Our work is to create the conditions for young people to THRIVE.

#IAmMISSSEY #THRIVE #youthempowerment #survivorleadership

05/20/2021

Adamika Village is organizing a healing circle regarding the murders of Alayasia Thurston and Zoey Hughes today. Please come out if you can.

Adamika Village is organizing a healing circle regarding the murders of Alayasia Thurston and Zoey Hughes today. Please come out if you can.

05/14/2021

Job Opportunities - MISSSEY

Happy Friday, MISSSEY supporters!

We are hiring!!! https://misssey.org/job-opportunities/

Open Positions: Engagement Services Manager and Career Readiness and Employment Services Coordinator.

Please do not email or call, as we are only accepting applications through the link provided. Those individuals interested in the posted jobs must submit a resume and cover letter.

Happy Friday!!!

Job Opportunities MISSSEY seeks to recruit and hire talented and passionate people who will be outstanding contributors to our organization. We maintain a strong commitment to survivor leadership and inclusion. We highly encourage commercial s*xual exploitation survivors, women of color (trans-inclu...

05/04/2021

We would like to give a big thanks to @thebusywife2017 for this new partnership with MISSSEY and for donating dinner to our clients for participating in our focus group last week.
The shrimp etouffee and beef short ribs with rice and greens were DELICIOUS🍽😋
We look forward to developing our partnership💞🖤

#iammisssey #thebusywife #oakland

04/30/2021

MISSSEY, along with our partners Young Women’s Freedom Center, Family Violence Law Center, DreamCatchers, Alliance for Girls and the undersigned advocates and community leaders, are calling on the City of Oakland Councilmembers to join us as we take a stand against gender-based violence (GBV). We must prioritize and invest in the health and safety of survivors as we break cycles of violence. #PrioritizeSurvivors

To learn more about the effect of gender-based violence, head to our IG TV🎥

Shoutout to our team standing against GBV: @misssey @young_women_free @bebravespeakup @dreamcatcherysoakland @alliance4girls

03/22/2021

Bee Nguyen 🐝 on Twitter

We at MISSSEY stand in love and against racist, gender, psychological and economic violence against our Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Pakistani, Cambodian, Hmong, Thai, Laotian, Bangladeshi, Burmese and other Asian family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and community members. We love you and will fight for your right to thrive.

“White supremacy works overtime to deny that systemic racism is real and deadly:
Stop disparaging the women who were killed at the hands of a violent white man
We are *not* your s*x objects”

Bee Nguyen Georgia state representative from Atlanta

See her statement on March 17th
https://twitter.com/BeeForGeorgia/status/1372222048668356608

“We have a history of violence against Asian Americans in this country — including an immigration exclusion act directed at an entire continent. The rise in AAPI hate crimes is a continuation of the brutality AAPIs have endured since the inception of this country. #StopAAPIHate https://t.co/iGgV...

03/09/2021

We are OPEN & We are HIRING!!!!

WE’RE BACK!
MISSSEY’s Star drop-in center is officially open Monday-Wednesday 1p-6p. Stop by 424 Jefferson for some respite, community, food, and fun!

PS we can provide youth with the PPE needed to share the space.

For hiring information click the website link in our bio or DM us for more information.

#iammisssey #blackgirlsmatter #wegotus

02/28/2021

Happy Black History Month!
MISSSEY would like to remember & honor #breonnataylor

#iammisssey #untilallrfree #balckhistoryisamericanhistory

Happy Black History Month!
MISSSEY would like to remember & honor #breonnataylor

#iammisssey #untilallrfree #balckhistoryisamericanhistory

02/22/2021

Happy Back History Month!
MISSSEY would like to highlight #barbrajordan

“I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution”

#iammisssey #blackhistoryisamericanhistory

Happy Back History Month!
MISSSEY would like to highlight #barbrajordan

“I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution”

#iammisssey #blackhistoryisamericanhistory

02/19/2021

WE ARE HIRING!!!!

MISSSEY is hiring for our case management position!
Those interested can apply through our website: https://misssey.org/job-opportunities/.

Send us a DM if you are interested or have any questions. 😊

Feel free to share💜

#jobopportunity #wearehiring #iammisssey

WE ARE HIRING!!!!

MISSSEY is hiring for our case management position!
Those interested can apply through our website: https://misssey.org/job-opportunities/.

Send us a DM if you are interested or have any questions. 😊

Feel free to share💜

#jobopportunity #wearehiring #iammisssey

02/16/2021

That’s right y’all our first Career Readiness course of 2021 starts in just a few weeks!!!!

This is a virtual program held twice a week from March 2nd - April 8th from 4-5pm.

For more details or to register for this new cohort make sure you email
[email protected].

02/16/2021

Happy Black History Month!!!!

MISSSEY would like to highlight Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. For her work as Civil Rights advocate and the development of the theory of Intersectionality.

Happy Black History Month!!!!

MISSSEY would like to highlight Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. For her work as Civil Rights advocate and the development of the theory of Intersectionality.

02/09/2021

Happy Black History Month!!!!

MISSSEY would like to highlight Stacey Abrams for her constant advocacy for voters rights & her success in turning Atlanta blue.
We would also like to congratulate her on her Nobel Peace prize nomination.

#iammisssey #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth

Happy Black History Month!!!!

MISSSEY would like to highlight Stacey Abrams for her constant advocacy for voters rights & her success in turning Atlanta blue.
We would also like to congratulate her on her Nobel Peace prize nomination.

#iammisssey #blackhistorymonthiseverymonth

02/04/2021

Image: Rosa Parks - Wikipedia

Happy Birthday!!!!
Thank you for your strength and willingness to STAND UP!!!

Found on Google from en.wikipedia.org

01/18/2021

Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]

The words in Martin Luther King Jr's Letter from a Birmingham jail are still relevant and powerful today.
"We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights...when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park...and see tears welling up in her eyes...then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair." We are grateful to the man for his work and peaceful, loving fight for democracy.
To see full text go to https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, m...

11/30/2020

The disproportionate cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, LGBTQ+, & 2Spirit people, men and boys is often referred to as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) however, as this violence most widely impacts women & girls, you may have seen this referenced as #MMIW.⁣
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We will be using the abbreviation #MMIR.⁣
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The combined forces of colonization, displacement, impoverishment, attempted genocide & indoctrination, and dehumanization of Indigenous Peoples have manifested in what Corinne Rice refers to as ‘the perfect storm of oppressive atmospheres.’⁣
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Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are not inherently ‘more likely’ to commit crime or experience crime. We are more likely to experience the conditions of oppression & scarcity that result in the need for survival by any means necessary.⁣
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The institutions that create these harmful conditions will not be the ones to save us. WE will save us.⁣
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According to research from @SovereignBodies, “stories of cases wrongfully classified as accidental, su***de, or undetermined are common across Indigenous communities.” Cases of abductions are often brushed off as runaway cases. Inconsistent data puts justice out of reach.⁣

Repost of @blairimani 🙏🏽#LearnOClock dedicated to #NAHM and the crisis of #MMIR.⁣
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in collaboration with @MissCorinne86 (Lakota and Kahnawake Mohawk) Native educator and journalist.⁣
⁣Art by @zeaink & portraits by @beanhorsecar⁣

11/24/2020

This week at MISSSEY: Holiday Dinner Baskets! With these gifts, we express gratitude for our youth, and for the ability to have our drop-in space open, and for the abundance of delicious food we have to offer! #thanksgiving

More holiday gifts to come!

#gratitude #givingthanks #iammisssey

This week at MISSSEY: Holiday Dinner Baskets! With these gifts, we express gratitude for our youth, and for the ability to have our drop-in space open, and for the abundance of delicious food we have to offer! #thanksgiving

More holiday gifts to come!

#gratitude #givingthanks #iammisssey

11/17/2020

WE’RE BACK!
MISSSEY’s Star drop-in center is officially open Monday-Wednesday 1p-6p. Stop by 424 Jefferson for some respite, community, food, and fun!

PS we can provide youth with the PPE needed to share the space.

#iammisssey #blackgirlsmatter #wegotus

11/12/2020

Oakland Vintage Clothing Store Owner Uses Love, Healing To Fight S*x Trafficking

Homegrown LOVE Warrior/Artist, Regina Evans

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/4863630-oakland-vintage-clothing-store-owner-uses-love-healing-to-fight-s*x-trafficking/

Oakland's International Boulevard is a notorious hotspot for s*x trafficking. Sharon Chin shows us this week's Jefferson Award winner who us at the forefront of the fight to stop the abuses and heal the victims.

10/16/2020

Job Opportunities - MISSSEY

We are Blessed and keep growing!!

Check out our job page on our website and share the word, that we are HIRING!!

https://misssey.org/job-opportunities/

Job Opportunities MISSSEY seeks to recruit and hire talented and passionate people who will be outstanding contributors to our organization. We maintain a strong commitment to survivor leadership and inclusion, and we highly encourage survivors of commercial s*xual exploitation, women of color (tran...

10/09/2020

Mary Ann Shadd - Wikipedia

Thanks Google for letting us know that today is Mary Ann Shadd's birthday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Shadd
Wonder what things would have been like if she were on the Supreme Court...

VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893) was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.[1][2] Shadd Cary edited The Provincial Freeman, establi...

10/08/2020

Survivors Taking Action for a New Day (STAND) members have been working with other community partners to get changes made to Oakland's use of force policy. Here they are at a rally organized by #RAHEEM. The police commission vote is tonight!
Thanks @reginagjackson Oakland Police Commission Chair for meeting with STAND members this morning.

10/07/2020

Please join us along with our advocacy group @standwithmisssey tomorrow at the Oscar Grant Plaza at 12p to encourage Oakland’s Police Commissioner’s office to put effective safety measures in their use of force policy. MISSSEY’s youth advocacy program, Survivors Taking Action for a New Day, has been working with several black and brown-led organizations including @raheem_org , @centro_legaldelaraza , @antipoliceterrorproject and @aclu_norcal to draft and spread the survey that the policy recommendations are based on. The Raheem survey received more than 1400 responses from our community and we need your help to get the City of Oakland to vote in favor of these changes. In a time where so many of us are feeling the weight of a health pandemic and the pandemic of racism, it is important for us to come together and express our demands for our new day. Please click the link in our bio for information on the policy recommendations.

Please join us along with our advocacy group @standwithmisssey tomorrow at the Oscar Grant Plaza at 12p to encourage Oakland’s Police Commissioner’s office to put effective safety measures in their use of force policy. MISSSEY’s youth advocacy program, Survivors Taking Action for a New Day, has been working with several black and brown-led organizations including @raheem_org , @centro_legaldelaraza , @antipoliceterrorproject and @aclu_norcal to draft and spread the survey that the policy recommendations are based on. The Raheem survey received more than 1400 responses from our community and we need your help to get the City of Oakland to vote in favor of these changes. In a time where so many of us are feeling the weight of a health pandemic and the pandemic of racism, it is important for us to come together and express our demands for our new day. Please click the link in our bio for information on the policy recommendations.