Press Archive

2007

“Health Care in America: The Horror and the Hope,” by Helen Redmond, CounterPunch, November 28, 2007.

2006

Citizens’ Hearing and Truth Commission on the Healthcare Crisis- WEAP successfully broke the media blackout in California on the numerous citizen-run healthcare hearings. Coverage included The San Francisco Bay View, The Oakland Tribune, California Voice, Metro Reporter, KPOO, PCBS, KTVU, and was disseminated by the California Nurses Association to their affiliates nation-wide:

“Oakland Forum Focuses on Crisis in Health Care,” by Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune, March 26, 2006 . 

“The Shame of the Nation: Why We Need Better Health Care and How to Get It,” by Ethel Long-Scott, San Francisco Bay View, March 22, 2006.



2004

March for our Lives: Poor People's Economic Human Rights!

Clamor Magazine article on WEAP

March for Our Lives, Sacramento, May 12, 2004.

March for Our Lives Press Release, May 12, 2004.

See this Website for more national news on PPEHRC: www.economichumanrights.org

"Building Health Care for All!!"
Editorial by Ethel Long-Scott

"Close to Home" - WEAP's Social Justice work as a part of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign is spotlighted in the Ford Foundation's "Close to Home," a publication that presents 13 case studies of human rights work that is making life better for people in the United States.


2003

“Hungry Californians, a Question of Economic Human Rights,” Editorial by Ethel Long-Scott, Oakland Tribune, November 27, 2003.

"Recall is no Joke for Working Californians," Editorial by Ethel Long-Scott, Oakland Tribune, October 2003.

"Homeless Activists Following MLK's Lead," Oakland Tribune, August 22, 2003.

"Poverty Violates Human Economic Rights," Editorial by Ethel Long-Scott, Oakland Tribune, August 20, 2003.

"Revival of Rev. King's March on Washington," Oakland Post, August 17, 2003.

Essence Awards, Ethel Long-Scott honored as a Street Warrior. 2003 Awards Ceremony on Fox Television, June 27, 2003.

2002

Media about the March:

"Marchers Protest Closing of Summit Center Pain Clinic," Oakland Tribune, November 2002.

"Few Turn Out for March on City Hall," Times-Herald, September 1st, 2002.

"Marching for Family Rights," Times-Herald, August 30th, 2002.

"Hayward Activists Hope to Stamp Out Poverty," The Daily Review, August 30th, 2002.

San Jose Mercury News, August 27th, 2002.

"Bus Tour Campaigns for Right to Work and a Living Wage," Oakland Tribune, August 2002.

"Just Health Care" Editorial by Ethel Long-Scott, Oakland Tribune, February 7, 2002.


2001

"Care for All Urged," The Sunday Sun, August 2001.

"WEAP Program Teaches Skills to Underprivileged," Oakland Tribune, The Argus, June 2001.

"Misconceptions of Poverty," San Francisco Bay View, March 2001.


2000

"Poverty a Human Rights Violation, Freedom Bus Tour Tries to Spread the Word," Editorial By Ethel Long-Scott, Oakland Tribune, December 5, 2000.

"Campaign Strives to Eliminate Poverty," Merced Sun-Star, November 2000.

1999

"WEAP is on a Mission" The Oakland Tribune, October 25, 1999.

"Payback Time in Oakland Entrepreneur Trains Local Youths for Telecom Jobs" The San Francisco Chronicle, July 23, 1999.

"Insider Training: Frank Tucker saw all the raw talent he'd need 'on the street corner' every morning. Now they're on his payroll," INC Magazine, May 1999.

"Challenges Remain In Moving People From Welfare to Work," The Oakland Tribune, April 13, 1999.

"Foundation Rips Status of Women in State," San Francisco Examiner, March 19, 1999.

1998

"Focus On Women-Owned Businesses: WEAP Helps People Become Self-Sufficient," Oakland Business Review, July 1998.

1997

"Low Income Women Celebrate New Family Center," Oakland Post, March 14, 1997.

1996

"A Call to Action: A New Vision for America," Essence Magazine, September 1996.

"Poor Women Making History within the World of Computers," BMUG Newsletter, Spring 1996.

"Unlocking Access to Computer Skills," The San Francisco Chronicle Open Forum.