Apr 12, 2018
This year we entered our 10th year of building community power and winning big. As a collaborative of nine racial, economic, and environmental justice organizations, we operate from our values of inclusion, fairness, transformation, love and liberation. Over the last...
Apr 9, 2018
We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Movement Technology Fellowship (MTF). In partnership with the socially-oriented tech firm Devlabs, this 9-month long program is training organizers from two of our collaborative partners who understand their...
Mar 21, 2018
With sky-high housing costs and the rapid displacement of many of our long-time Oakland families, government services like childcare stipends are the lifeline for many as they work to provide for their families. This June, we have the chance to pass Measure A –...
Mar 20, 2018
Imagine having access to medical care despite your income level or employment status. Imagine our youth thriving by having California schools rise up from near last (41st!) in the country back to the top 5 in student investment. Imagine the potholes of our streets...
Mar 8, 2018
As a movie fanatic, I finally encountered a movie — Black Panther — that validates some of my thoughts as a Black individual in the U.S. While some enjoy movies focused on the brutalities of slavery, I’ve grown frustrated with films like 12 Years a Slave...
Jan 31, 2018
By Reverend Damita Howard-Davis, Political Director As a member of the California Calls alliance, we along with the California League of Women Voters and Reverend Ben McBride from PICO California filed The Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2018 – a...