Jun 17, 2014
Jun 12, 2014
With just 6 days until The Oakland Progressives Party & Townie Awards, we are well on our way to raising the $10,000 fundraising goal that we need to power our voter outreach and civic engagement campaigns this year! Thanks to the 27 social justice, labor and...
May 8, 2014
SAVE THE DATE! The 2015 Oakland Progressives Party & Townie Awards are just around the corner and you do not want to miss this year’s event! Thursday, June 18th from 5:30-8:30pm at the Kaiser Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside Dr. Tickets are $40 each, PURCHASE...
Apr 22, 2014
For the last few months, Oakland Rising has been working diligently with Urban Strategies Council, The League of Women Voters Oakland, Judy Cox, and Councilmembers Libby Schaaf and Dan Kalb to craft a potential ballot measure that would take the redistricting...
Apr 21, 2014
JOB DESCRIPTION:Voter Outreach WorkerWe are currently seeking to fill positions on our paid outreach team. Voter outreach workers will be responsible for contacting thousands of Oakland residents by phone and door-to-door contact. Schedule: Canvassers will work 6...
Nov 22, 2013
By: Jessamyn Sabbag, Deputy Director, Oakland Rising Early in 2013 as the city started to think about how it would undergo this redistricting process, the original proposal was to hire a consultant to look at just 3 districts, and not have much of a public input...
