2023 End-of-Year Highlights!

2023 End-of-Year Highlights!

2023 marked 15 years of Oakland Rising building a true progressive voice and a progressive political landscape in Oakland! And while neo-liberals and others have co-opted the word progressive, let’s be clear: we stand for community-led solutions that center racial,...
A Huge THANK YOU to All Our Supporters!

A Huge THANK YOU to All Our Supporters!

We’re still buzzing from the incredible energy at our 15th Anniversary celebration earlier this month at 7th West. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this an unforgettable night and one for the books! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Movement Friday...
12.04.23 Monday Meals: Ceasefire

12.04.23 Monday Meals: Ceasefire

This week we had Executive Director of Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Lara Kiswani, join us for another Monday Meals discussion. Watch to learn more about the ceasefire resolution passed by Oakland City Council last week, along with next steps on how to...
10.30.23 Monday Meals: Fall Civic Engagement Program (CEP)

10.30.23 Monday Meals: Fall Civic Engagement Program (CEP)

This Monday Meals we had our very own Pecolia Manigo, OR Political Director and Vernetta Woods, OR IVE Team Leader share about our Fall Civic Engagement Program (CEP), focused on hearing from Oakland flatland voters on how they are being impacted by rising costs of...
Our Fall 2023 Campaign Begins Now

Our Fall 2023 Campaign Begins Now

This week marks our official campaign launch! We’re on a mission to transform Oakland and Alameda County into a more inclusive and transparent city and county by building up our people power! We envision a future where our neighbors in East and West Oakland, as well...
09.25.23 Monday Meals: State of Working East Bay Report

09.25.23 Monday Meals: State of Working East Bay Report

Thank you Isaiah Toney with East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) and Savannah Hunter with UC Berkeley Labor Center for joining and sharing about the State of Working East Bay 2015-2019 report. We talked about the ways working class people carry the...