Jan 18, 2022
(Oakland, California) – In a continuation of its push for equitable political districts in Oakland, Oakland Rising, a collaborative of nine community organizations representing thousands of BIPOC and working-class residents of Oakland, today called for the...
Jan 11, 2022
Meet amazing Oakland Rising staff – Jon Bean, Deputy Director; LJ Butler, IVE Manager; and Nora Smith, Volunteer Coordinator/Admin Assistant. They check in with liz suk about how they nourish themselves, discuss 2021 highlights and what to look forward to in...
Jan 7, 2022
liz suk spoke with Charisma Acey, Founder and Principal at Outreach by Design, LLC and Elena Serrano, Founding member of Eastside Arts Alliance about redistricting in Oakland. Both have been deeply involved in the process, and answered questions before the Independent...
Jan 7, 2022
LISTEN ON KPFA WEBSITE HERE Fast forward to 48:30 liz suk (@liz_suk), Executive Director of Oakland Rising, joins Cat Brooks to discuss what’s at stake with Oakland’s redistricting process. liz explains how redistricting impacts who represents us and who is...
Dec 8, 2021
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...
