Aug 18, 2011
Oakland Tribune Learn more about . By Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, Posted: 08/17/2011 06:29:06 PM PDT, Updated: 08/18/2011 05:56:25 AM PDT The Oakland City Auditor has found that Oakland Rising, a nonprofit organization, did not misuse public funds it received to...
Jun 10, 2011
Ella’s Voice By: Nwamaka Agbo The June 30 deadline is fast approaching for Oakland City Council and Mayor Jean Quan to pass a budget that closes the $58 million budget deficit looming over the city. And organizations and staff of the Oakland Rising are pressing...
Nov 16, 2010
Oakland Rising’s Executive Director, Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont was recently honored with the Robert Redford Center’s Art of Activism Award. The Art of Activism is an Award and Event that “celebrates the work of extraordinary leaders.” It is...
Nov 13, 2010
Mitchell Kapor Foundation Blog Learn more about . Jean Quan made history this week by becoming the first female and first Asian-American mayor of Oakland, CA. Her victory, decided by less than 2,500 votes (out of 106,000 votes cast), came as a result of Instant Runoff...
Jun 16, 2010
Oakland Local Wow, was this a great night! Oakland Rising’s Young Progressive Benefit Party displayed the many communities in Oakland who are excited about empowering one another for a better city in a vibrant Wednesday night party filled with happy people....
Jun 9, 2010
SWOP Blogger On the heels of New Mexico’s June 1st Primary Election, Tomás Garduño, SWOP’s Director of Mass Base Political Organizing and Michael Montoya, SWOP’s Mass Base Political Organizer hopped on a plane to head out to Oakland, California to lend a hand in...
