Jan 18, 2018
With the legalization of marijuana in California this month, we believe that those who have systematically been criminalized by the war on drugs should be the first to benefit from this budding new industry. It’s time to replace what was once a weapon to harm...
Jan 16, 2018
As we turn ten years old in 2018, our staff is continuing to expand. With excitement, we hired a well-seasoned Oakland organizer and relationship builder as our first ever Political Director, Reverend Damita Davis-Howard. You may know Rev. Damita most recently from...
Jan 15, 2018
By Laneisha Butler, Youth Organizer A legacy can never be forgotten when it influences our everyday lives. Proving that our youth are game changers for a revolution, it was a young Martin Luther King Jr. who started to tackle inequality and demand change. From his...
Dec 14, 2017
Last month, we received a flurry of media covering the results from our latest survey asking Oakland voters where they stand on the A’s stadium redevelopment. The team’s preferred relocation site is near Laney College and Chinatown. With displacement running rampant...
Dec 13, 2017
By Laneisha Butler, Youth Organizer Voters of color matter and make the difference, especially in close races, as election results in Alabama reminded us this week. In a state plagued with voter suppression, Black voters overcame various disenfranchising barriers and...
Dec 8, 2017
By Laneisha Butler, Youth Organizer Last month’s Youth Power conference hosted by the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing, a collective dedicated to “promot[ing] the leadership of low-income young people and young people of color in social justice organizing,”...
