Oakland educators are currently in the midst of negotiations with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to secure funding that will improve working conditions for teachers and create better learning conditions for students. The ultimate goal is to provide every...

You’re invited to join us at Real Peoples’ Fund Small Businesses & The City of Oakland on Monday, March 13, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for the final installment of our 3-Part #BuildBetter Series. This virtual session will focus on the city's budgeting process and...

I’ve been thinking about Tyre Nichols for weeks. I’m guessing you have too. It’s been a little over a month since the video of Tyre’s murder was released, and we are still waiting for real accountability. In my mind, full accountability looks like a complete...

Deanne Liu, Oakland Political Coordinator of APEN Action, George Galvis, Executive Director of CURYJ, and Davey D, Professor and Journalist joined us to talk about about Building Accountability with Oakland Police Department. Learn more about Mayor Thao's decision to...

Last week I moderated the first discussion in The REAL People’s Fund's 3-Part Build Better Series. REAL stands for revolutionizing our economy for all local people. We're talking about a regenerative economy because we are taking on the extractive capitalist system...

Frankie Ramos, Deputy Director of Campaigns and Organizing of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice and Jose Bernal, Organizing Director of Ella Baker Center joined us this Monday Meals to talk about the Alameda County Landscape. Learn more about the power...

The Oakland Progressive Alliance (OPA) is a community-labor coalition of over 12 community, labor, housing and youth organizations, representing thousands of Oakland residents and the greater Bay Area.  OPA and our undersigned allies strongly condemn the increasingly dangerous, politically motivated attacks on Black women in leadership, including Councilmember Carroll Fife and community leader, Cat Brooks.

The REAL People’s Fund invites you to join us for a 3-Part Build Better Series focused on building political power with our small business community in Oakland to learn how to participate in city decision-making that impacts all of our lives! Register Now I’ll be...

Oakland Rising Voter Engagement Director Jon Bean joined us this Monday Meals to talk about campaigns we're working on this year. Learn more about our plans with budgets for both the City of Oakland and Alameda County, implementation of the Democracy Dollars program,...

Are you passionate about building political power for and with BIPOC, immigrant, low-income, and formerly-incarcerated folks in Oakland and Alameda County? Want to build alliances with like-minded forces? Then you might be the perfect fit for Oakland Rising! We...