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A new bilingual play by Tere Martinez, casting light on the exploitative relationship the United States has with Puerto Rico and revealing how colonization processes are still alive and well in our contemporary society. Performed in Spanish, English or Spanglish, depending on the content of the scene, the play will feature projected supertitles to ensure access and eliminate language barriers.

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Support for Las Trampas School, Inc. to continue providing high-quality services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Contra Costa County.

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Supports OUSD, Eduction For Change and Aspire schools to implement equitable anti-racist practices through coaching and training for leaders and educators.

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A multi-disciplinary dance project focused on migration from Asia to North and South America and the intercultural mixing of and support between the Chinese and Peruvian communities. Featuring original music, recorded interviews and dance, the piece explores the impact of migrant communities in the Americas on culture, food, music, dance, art, language, spirituality, tradition and the building of societies and economies at large.

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To support a range of identified needs, including funding for the bike shop, science and sailing program, ecology/vertical garden program, civics curriculum, new digital media arts program and library collection of diverse books.

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Supports further development of the Lighthouse teacher-in-training pathway that leverages public funding to diversify the educator workforce.

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Supports existing programs, as well as initiatives that promote community recovery from the pandemic, parent leadership and advocacy and family resource center collaboration to connect families to increased warm connections.

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The Luggage Store, also known as The 509 Cultural Center, is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to foster community through multidisciplinary arts programming that promotes diversity, inclusion and dialogue among the diverse cultural communities of downtown San Francisco. They aim to reduce inter-group tensions and stereotypes through exhibitions, performances, education and public art initiatives.

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The first play by Naomi Izuka to be produced at the Magic Theatre, “GARUDA’S WING” investigates familial and cultural history through intimate human portraits spanning two generations. The piece explores ancestry, privilege, co-optation, colonial effects and global politics.

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A new play told through the lens of skateboarders, integrating the traditional Day of the Dead Festival Altars at Potrero del Sol Park with local skateboarding culture. Working with an ensemble of 10 talented skaters, the piece will uplift the annual Day of the Dead altars and honor the circle of life and death.

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Despite medical advances, a significant proportion of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients are resistant to therapies, with CD4 T cells being consistently activated. Analysis of inflamed tissues from a cohort of refractory IBD patients reveals an enrichment of metabolism gene transcripts in CD4 T cells. Exploring the mechanisms, our preliminary data demonstrate that several proinflammatory cytokines can independently trigger metabolic phenotypes which we believe reinvigorates the pathogenic function of CD4 T cells. This led us to formulate the hypothesis that IBD CD4 T cells, governed by metabolic cues, utilize common intracellular metabolites to drive inflammatory response that results in disease pathogenesis. Thus, our research goal is to identify the metabolic vulnerabilities of IBD CD4 T cells, which will consequently guide strategies for developing efficacious therapies.

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Recently there has been increased evidence that patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) commonly have disrupted sleep, and disrupted sleep correlates with the risk of disease flare. The sleep/wake cycle, immune function, and multiple biological processes are orchestrated by the circadian clock. The central circadian clock in the brain entrains these processes to the environment by light exposure, and CD subjects have evidence of misaligned circadian rhythms that correlate with subclinical inflammation. The long-term goal of this research proposal is to show that bright light therapy in CD improves barrier integrity, reduces markers of subclinical inflammation and modifies the microbial structure/function to an anti-inflammatory state. To test this hypothesis, we will conduct a randomized crossover trial of morning bright light therapy (60 min) given by a wearable device (Re-timer™). We will do three assessments in inactive CD subjects at: 1) baseline; 2) after four weeks of wearable glasses with bright light therapy; and 3) after four weeks of wearable glasses without bright light therapy. The results of this innovative proposal will improve quality of life in CD subjects, reduce the risk of disease flare and identify novel circadian regulated targets for the treatment of CD.

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A site-specific and transdisciplinary work set across San Francisco’s Chinatown exploring queerness, mixed lineages and audience connection through song, movement, food and drag. At its core, it focuses on ancestral healing and the collective relationships we have with our mothers or mother figures.

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To support teachers and staff at Menlo-Atherton High School.

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To support operations and direct research expenses.

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Mindful Life Project (MLP) has administered their multifaceted whole-community mindfulness-based social emotional learning programs within four East Oakland district and charter schools over the past four years.

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The Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project catalyzes transformative action for the liberation and restoration of land, labor and culture, aligning with low-income communities and communities of color towards a Just Transition from profit-driven practices to sustainable, life-affirming local economies. Through political education, strategic facilitation and cultural transformation, they advocate for a shift towards justice and resilience in socio-economic systems.

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To support the My Other Brother and My Other Sister programming, which provides holistic wrap-around support services to African American students in Oakland through belonging and community, fostering student leadership, scholarship, post secondary education and personal growth.