After completing their Immigrant Rights fellowship together, Mentor María Blanco and Fellow Anna Manuel will continue working together at University of California’s Immigrant Legal Services Center (ILSC) where they provide vital legal services to undocumented students and their families. Anna…
Congratulations, Fellow Shannon Malone Gonzalez (Mentor Sandra Hernández) on the publication of her research in the prestigious academic journal Gender & Society, a top-ranked peer-reviewed journal in both sociology and gender studies. Her article, titled Making It Home: An Intersectional…
"I am so inspired by Sogorea Te's bold and beautiful vision for the Bay Area. Reclaiming land under the stewardship of Indigenous women, preserving green space, building community centers, the Land Trust is creating solutions to so many of the…
BKF’s Founder, Lew Butler, was honored by Ploughshares Fund for “his vision and commitment to making his community, his country, and the world a better place” and in honor of his decades of service to the organization. Ploughshares Fund is…
Please join us in welcoming our latest BKF Fellow and Mentor pair: Anna Manuel and María Blanco! Anna has been selected for our Immigrant Rights Fellowship with María Blanco, Executive Director, University of California Immigrant Legal Services Center (ILSC), serving…
As we pass the halfway mark for our Arts & Civic Engagement Fellowship, which began in September, we’d like to share an update with our community about the exceptional work being done by BKF Mentor Brenda Way, Founder and Artistic…
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news - Sheana Wohlford Butler passed away June 1, 2016. An obituary describing her extraordinary life and many adventures can be found online here. Sheana was an inspiration to all…
Butler Koshland Fellow Jose Gonzalez, Founder of Latino Outdoors, will be profiled in an upcoming issue of High Country News. In the meantime, here's a sneak peak of the article (courtesy of Trail Posse) in which Jose describes his Butler Koshland Fellowship…
Butler Koshland Fellow Sheila Bapat ('09) will give a presentation at the Gender Justice in Media conference to be held June 26 at Columbia University in NYC. Her panel will be held at 1:40pm: How to Cover Workers’ Stories Through…
We are excited to invite you to our annual WHO’S YOUR MENTOR? event to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, April 21, 6:00pm–8:00pm for. This year, we will feature legendary 49ers Quarterback Steve Young in tribute to his mentor Bill Walsh,…