03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101

Our latest Monday Meals! Do you know how our city budget is passed? Understanding the basics of the city budget process is key to shaping our community’s future. By familiarizing ourselves with how funds are allocated, we’ll be ready to engage and advocate...
3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

3.03.25 Monday Meals: Keeping Our Immigrant Communities Safe

Tune into our Monday Meals discussion with Monique Berlanga and Abby Sullivan Engan from Centro Legal de la Raza, along with Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez of Somos Familia to discuss recent efforts around immigration defense and keeping our immigrant communities safe. As...
Monday Meals: Black History Month

Monday Meals: Black History Month

“It’s the Bay. In one weekend. If there was ever a weekend to demonstrate the Town and the Bay’s contribution — this was the weekend. We can have fun, we can do HBCU, we can do the NBA All Stars, and we can protest. All in one weekend.” -Pecolia Manigo Listen back to...
02.03.25 Monday Meals: What is the Role of the District Attorney?

02.03.25 Monday Meals: What is the Role of the District Attorney?

As we prepare for a newly appointed Alameda County District Attorney, we invite guest speakers Norma Orozco (Ella Baker Center), Alyssa Victory (ACLU) and Jess Inson (Oakland Rising) for a discussion on the role of the District Attorney, the work of the DA...
01.28.25 Monday Meals: Who Is Oakland Rising?

01.28.25 Monday Meals: Who Is Oakland Rising?

This Monday Meals, Chaney Turner, Voter Engagement Director of Oakland Rising, was joined by members of our very own program team who shared about who we are, what we do, why we do it, and what we accomplished last election season. Featuring: Stevie Gaona, Volunteer...