The heart and soul of Oakland is at stake, and the Coliseum City development will dramatically change our city. Hundreds of acres of public land in East Oakland are being developed with millions of dollars of public funds. You may have heard about new stadiums, but the development will also

Join us for EBASE’s Fired Up in ’15 fundraiser on September 24th! Let’s celebrate the spark within all of us to transform our economy, our workplaces, and our communities. Join us as we recognize the miles we’ve all marched in the streets, our powerful voices that have echoed in the

As the Warriors take court, thousands of people will gather in the Oakland Coliseum area to cheer for a home team victory! Many of us will also be hoping for a community victory as we shoot for the East Oakland Coliseum City development project on OUR terms. The future of Oakland

Recently, a ground-breaking Caravan to Free the People embarked in the early morning dampness from the Oakland jail and headed to the Mesa Verde Detention Center in the parched city of Bakersfield where immigrants are also being warehoused. The caravan was led by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration

Here at EBASE, we’re getting fired up for our fall celebration, Fired Up in ’15! Mark your calendars, because we hope you’ll join us on September 24th from 5:30pm-8:30pm. We all have a spark within us to transform our economy, our workplaces, and our communities. We’ll be coming together,

Emeryville has transformed from a gritty industrial city to the “Mall of the East Bay.” And it is now the inspiring beacon of hope for low-wage workers as the City Council voted unanimously to raise the minimum wage to $12.25 with a path to $16, making it the highest in

Rabbi David Cooper, A FAME Steering Committee member, reflects on the importance of raising the minimum wage in context of a biblical mandate: Every seven years in ancient Israel, the country was supposed to go on a nation-wide sabbatical. This was called the shmittah year. The Torah (in Deuteronomy

For those of us belonging to marginalized groups, the world can often feel like an unwelcoming place. However, I think back to my first week as EBASE’s Community Engagement Coordinator, when the EBASE staff huddled around a computer to watch President Obama’s immigration reform speech. That day, I began