What We Accomplished Together in 2021

What We Accomplished Together in 2021

As the year winds down, so too does our work as we enter a time of planning and reflection. Your support of Oakland Rising helped us to advance community-led solutions, strengthen Oakland’s racial, economic and environmental justice movement building work, and build...
11.06.21 Monday Meals: Town Cannabiz

11.06.21 Monday Meals: Town Cannabiz

Hear from Chaney Turner, Chair of the Oakland Cannabis Commission, founder of Townbiz Oakland and Beyond Equity who joined liz suk to talk about Oakland’s cannabis industry and the impacts of recent robberies, and what you can do to support. We learned so much...
11.22.21 Monday Meals: Kaiser Strikes

11.22.21 Monday Meals: Kaiser Strikes

Jessica Dominguez from National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and Keith Brown from Alameda Labor Council and Oakland Education Association joined liz suk today to talk about the contract negotiations and strikes currently happening at Kaiser...
11.15.21 Monday Meals: Reparations for Black Students

11.15.21 Monday Meals: Reparations for Black Students

Thank you Sizwe Andrews-Abakah from Spearitwurx for joining OR’s Executive Director, liz suk, to talk about Reparations for Black Students in Oakland Unified School District. So many gems were dropped throughout the conversation – you’ll...