We are building a stronger California in 2022 and we want you to be a part of this large people-powered movement to get true representation in the office and push to prioritize the issues that matter the most to our communities. We are Oakland and we are California....

Today, OR’s Executive Director, liz suk, spoke with Oakland Rising’s New Deputy Director Jon Bean. We got to learn about the vision he has for the org and what brought him back to us. Join our canvassing and phone banking volunteer days by going...

Oakland Rising is working with allies including Common Cause and Bay Rising as part of the Bay Area Political Equality Collaborative to educate and mobilize voters in support of bringing campaign finance reform to Oakland in the form of Democracy Dollars. Such voucher...

Right now we need to raise an additional $15,000 by November 16 so we can immediately expand our programs and build power for the coming election year. Will you step up and help us reach our goal?

As a We Are California partner, our campaigns are part of a larger statewide movement to build our political power and strategy throughout the state. In order to win big change, up and down the state groups like Oakland Rising are mobilizing thousands of Californians...

Oakland Rising is working with allies including Common Cause and Bay Rising as part of the Bay Area Political Equality Collaborative to educate and mobilize voters in support of bringing campaign finance reform to Oakland in the form of Democracy Dollars. Such...

Clarissa Doutherd from Parent Voices Oakland joined OR’s Executive Director, liz suk to talk about what’s been going down in Oakland to #SaveHeadStart and continued support of offering Head Start public childcare so families can...

You have the power to decide the future direction of our state on September 14, 2021. Californians will vote on whether or not to recall Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s important for the results of the election to reflect ALL of our communities.  Act now to make sure...

Today, Mike Hutchinson, OUSD D5 Board Member and organizer from the Oakland Public Education Network, joined OR's Executive Director, liz suk, to talk about the ways you can get involved with how OUSD and the School Board have responded to the return to in person...

August 26, 2021 Dear Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland City Council,  We are writing as a community-labor partnership and growing coalition of organizations who are collectively building power in the pursuit of an agenda that centers racial, gender, and economic...