A Talk in the Fruitvale About the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
It’s about 3:45 p.m. on a recent Sunday when I arrive at Reem’s, a bakery and café near the Fruitvale BART station that sells[Read more]
Katharine Davies Samway
Katharine Davies Samway grew up in England, but has lived in the U.S. for over 40 years, 30 of them in Oakland. She is an educator, researcher, and writer.
- Email: kdsamway@comcast.net
Stories by Katharine Davies
Why Do Some People Become Peace and Justice Activists?
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
Why do some people become peace and justice activists, when other people who grew up in the same environment don’t? This question has intrigued me[Read more]
Contacting Oakland Unified School District: An Exercise in Frustration
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
Have you ever been put on hold for a long time and then been disconnected? Maybe you’ve searched and searched and searched online and can’t[Read more]
My Neighborhood
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
I live a block above MacArthur Ave., between Fruitvale Ave. and 35th St., so we aren’t really in either the Dimond or the Laurel Districts.[Read more]
A Children’s Book Desert in the Fruitvale? Not Quite
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
If you walk up and down Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, you’ll pass by several independent bookstores, gift shops, and children’s clothing shops, all of which[Read more]
East Oakland Parents and Teachers Oppose Cuts to Schools
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.: Community Meeting About 40 parents, teachers, and children have come to an after-school meeting in the library that is shared by two[Read more]
A Client’s Choice Pantry in East Oakland Grocery Desert
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
I arrive around 10:15 a.m. on a recent Saturday at the Flunder Foundation Word of Mouth Food Pantry located at the City of Refuge United[Read more]
Middle Eastern Students Speak Out
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
I must have passed by the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland many times, but never noticed it. This center was the[Read more]
Student-Led Vigil in Support of Detained Immigrants
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
“We are here in solidarity with the 150 to 300 immigrants who are detained here at this facility. They are asylum seekers. They are green[Read more]
One Courageous Immigration Organizer
By Katharine Davies Samway Posted
Imagine you’re 29. A Latina. You came to the U.S. with your family when you were 15. You’re undocumented, but in 2016, you got DACA[Read more]
