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Phoenix Day Radiates Joy, Fun, and Love in the Tenderloin
At GLIDE, we define a pilgrimage as “a journey of personal spiritual discovery that forever changes you.” We experienced that transformation firsthand during our recent Alabama Justice Pilgrimage with members of the California Congressional Black Caucus and Smart Justice—an experience that will reverberate through the halls of power across California. On April 26th-30th, 2026, we’re opening up our pilgrimage to the public for the first time ever.
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The California Black Caucus and Smart Justice join GLIDE’s Pilgrimage to Alabama
At GLIDE, we define a pilgrimage as “a journey of personal spiritual discovery that forever changes you.” We experienced that transformation firsthand during our recent Alabama Justice Pilgrimage with members of the California Congressional Black Caucus and Smart Justice—an experience that will reverberate through the halls of power across California. On April 26th-30th, 2026, we’re opening up our pilgrimage to the public for the first time ever.
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From Pain to Progress: GLIDE’s 6th Alabama Justice Pilgrimage
“People ask me, why am I not bitter? And I say to them, ‘hate and bitterness only eat me up from the inside. Love is a powerful emotion. Love transcends all.’” Miss Joyce O’Neal shared these powerful words with participants from GLIDE’s Alabama Justice pilgrimage in the community room of the Brown Chapel AME Church, […]
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Alabama Pilgrimage Charts New Paths to Black Empowerment and White Allyship
On Saturday September 11th, GLIDE packed Freedom Hall for a twelve-minute documentary film and panel discussion about GLIDE’s Alabama Pilgrimage. The film, Pursuing Progress, was created by the talented born-and-raised Tenderloin filmmaker Lana Vy, and you can watch it for free online here. The Alabama Pilgrimage is a tour for GLIDE community members through the […]
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The African Diaspora and “Latinx” People
Roberto Vargas Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement & Senior Staff, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UCSF Dismantling anti-Blackness in a full embrace of ourselves Last year, I decided I wanted to do a deeper dive into the history of the African Diaspora in Latin America, and some histories of African American solidarity with La Raza […]
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The Only Way Out Is Through: Journeying back in time to understand our Civil Rights work today
CSJ Senior Director Naeemah Charles (L) with Dr. Lilia Abron, PhD, and first African-American woman in the nation to receive a doctorate in chemical engineering Earlier this year, I joined the GLIDE community as the new Senior Director of The Center for Social Justice. It has been a transformational experience to begin my work at […]
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Reflections on GLIDE’s Racial Justice Pilgrimage to Alabama
Equal Justice Initiative’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice #PursuingProgress This past February, a group of 50 people organized by GLIDE traveled 2,230 miles from San Francisco to the rolling hills of northern and central Alabama. The group included a team of doctors, nurses, and leaders at UCSF; formerly incarcerated men from GLIDE’s Men in […]
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#PursuingProgress – A History and Vision of the Alabama Pilgrimage
History In April 2018, the GLIDE Center for Social Justice led a group of 85 people on a pilgrimage to the opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. This journey was more than a visit; it was an awakening, deeply affecting each participant with our nation’s history […]
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