Oakland Rising Blog

5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget
“We’re saying, “hey, we want this funding to be spent on the things voters said they wanted to spend it on.” We’re trying to protect these funds for what they are.” -Tash Nguyen, Restore Oakland

05.05.25 Monday Meals: 510 Day
“There is no Town without the fabric of the people that make it.” -Leon Sykes, Co-Founder of 510 Day

04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101
For our final discussion of our 101 series, we discussed the role of the School Board – who is the School Board? What is the Board responsible for? How can we make our voices heard to impact the changes we’ like to see in our school district?

04.14.25 Monday Meals: Get Out The Vote!
Listen back on our discussion on the importance of voting in local elections ahead of the Oakland Special Election on with our guest Sloane Noel-Johnson!

4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101
“The critical role of mayor is to bring together people under a vision for how to improve Oakland, how to make Oakland the city we all love and cherish.” -Pecolia Manigo, ED of Oakland Rising

03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101
Do you know how our city budget is passed? This discussion features Larisa Casillas, Program Director of Leadership Development & Advocacy at Urban Habitat with host Chaney Turner on the budget process, impact of budget cuts on community services and ways to tap into budget advocacy.

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.

Resources and Services for Undocumented Immigrants
Comprehensive guide to resources and services for undocumented immigrants

Monday Meals: Black History Month
“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

02.03.25 Monday Meals: What is the Role of the District Attorney?
“We would like to see our youth not charged as adults. We would like to see access to rehabilitation. A second chance at a first class life as our former DA would say.” -Alyssa Victory, ACLU

5.12.25 Monday Meals: The State of the Budget
“We’re saying, “hey, we want this funding to be spent on the things voters said they wanted to spend it on.” We’re trying to protect these funds for what they are.” -Tash Nguyen, Restore Oakland

05.05.25 Monday Meals: 510 Day
“There is no Town without the fabric of the people that make it.” -Leon Sykes, Co-Founder of 510 Day

04.21.25 Monday Meals: School Board 101
For our final discussion of our 101 series, we discussed the role of the School Board – who is the School Board? What is the Board responsible for? How can we make our voices heard to impact the changes we’ like to see in our school district?

04.14.25 Monday Meals: Get Out The Vote!
Listen back on our discussion on the importance of voting in local elections ahead of the Oakland Special Election on with our guest Sloane Noel-Johnson!

4.7.25 Monday Meals: Mayor 101
“The critical role of mayor is to bring together people under a vision for how to improve Oakland, how to make Oakland the city we all love and cherish.” -Pecolia Manigo, ED of Oakland Rising

03.10.25 Monday Meals: City Budget 101
Do you know how our city budget is passed? This discussion features Larisa Casillas, Program Director of Leadership Development & Advocacy at Urban Habitat with host Chaney Turner on the budget process, impact of budget cuts on community services and ways to tap into budget advocacy.

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.

Resources and Services for Undocumented Immigrants
Comprehensive guide to resources and services for undocumented immigrants

Monday Meals: Black History Month
“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

02.03.25 Monday Meals: What is the Role of the District Attorney?
“We would like to see our youth not charged as adults. We would like to see access to rehabilitation. A second chance at a first class life as our former DA would say.” -Alyssa Victory, ACLU
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