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10.30.23 Monday Meals: Fall Civic Engagement Program (CEP)
This Monday Meals we had our very own Pecolia Manigo, OR Political Director and Vernetta Woods, OR IVE Team Leader share about our Fall Civic Engagement Program (CEP), focused on hearing from Oakland flatland voters on how they are being impacted by rising costs of living, along with education on how recalls are being used to undermine our democracy.

Our Fall 2023 Campaign Begins Now
This week marks our official campaign launch! We’re on a mission to transform Oakland and Alameda County into a more inclusive and transparent city and county by building up our people power! We envision a future where our neighbors in East and West Oakland, as well as in unincorporated and south Alameda County, have an affordable place to call home, schools that provide quality education, and programs and services that serve our community’s needs. We’re reaching out to low-turnout voters and engaging them in the political process to help create a more inclusive democracy, led by communities who have historically been left out of the decision-making process.

09.25.23 Monday Meals: State of Working East Bay Report
Thank you Isaiah Toney with East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) and Savannah Hunter with UC Berkeley Labor Center for joining and sharing about the State of Working East Bay 2015-2019 report. We talked about the ways working class people carry the burden of our economies by being paid low wages and paying high cost of living. We looked at some data and talked about the false narrative about grifting lazy renters and who works hard.
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Letter to Presiding Judge Smiley on Alameda County’s Eviction Crisis
November 7, 2023 Hon. Charles A. Smiley III, Presiding JudgeDepartment 1Alameda Superior CourtRene C. Davison Courthouse1225 Fallon StreetOakland, CA 94612 Dear Presiding Judge Smiley: As tenant organizations and legal services providers, we write because of concerns...

Press Release: Oakland City Council Passes Urgently-Needed Public Financing Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 8 MEDIA CONTACT: Jocelyn Cansino [email protected] 510-712-4339 Oakland City Council Passes Urgently-Needed Public Financing Reform Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council took important steps forward to phase in the...

SFCHRONICLE.COM: Progressives under attack from right — and left
For more than 25 years, Liz Suk, executive director of Oakland Rising and Oakland Rising Action, has worked as a nonprofit leader and grassroots organizer focused on addressing issues facing Black, brown and Indigenous people. “Progressive” became popular decades ago...
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