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We Must Center Black Women
March 29, 2021
Shirley Chisolm, the first Black women elected to congress, famously advised those who do not have a seat at the table to bring a folding chair. I challenge us to do better this Women’s History Month and beyond.
We need to start centering Black women’s voices and those who are directly affected by policies, not just provide a seat at the table as an afterthought, but at the beginning, middle, and end. It is those voices that are the experts. They cut through the noise, and when they do, we redistribute power, and free people from the violence of poverty,...Read More
Housing is a Human Right
March 29, 2021
It’s been a little over 100 years since women won the right to vote, and today, we just take that for granted. 100 years from now, I’d like to say that that women won housing for all, and that it...Read More
Oakland: Protect Essential Service Workers Now!
April 16, 2020
We are all depending on service workers during the shelter-in-place. By protecting them, we protect the public. Oakland City Council is set to vote in April. Urge them to VOTE YES to expand paid sick days for ALL with NO ...Read More
COVID-19 Resources for Workers
March 23, 2020
RESOURCES FOR WORKERS
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You may qualify for a program that can cover a portion of your lost wages due to COVID-19.
- My hours are reduced because of COVID-19.
Moving Towards a Moral Budget in Oakland
September 6, 2019
Moving Towards a Moral Budget in Oakland
The Town came closer than ever to passing a People’s Budget in 2019“A city’s budget is not just an economic or political document. It’s a moral document, a statement of our values...Read More
Concord Housing Justice Fight Continues!
August 22, 2019
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Tenants and workers gather to protest high rents in May Day rally Hundreds of Concord residents poured into the streets for the annual May Day rally and march on May 1.Their message was that the City Council must
Join Us for Venceremos 2020!
May 22, 2019
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Venceremos 2020 is on its way!
Please join us in celebration the evening of Thursday, September 10th from 6:00-9:00pm.
To Sponsor the event, please fill out and return one of these forms:
$2,500 and ...Read More
White People Must Fix White People
October 27, 2017
Between the political attacks on our communities from the Trump administration and the fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes, there is hardly anyone that hasn’t woken up feeling flattened in the past year. The hate and racism that people have experienced throughout history has been magnified. We are in the fight of our lives. But to say that this hate is new is coming from a place of privilege.
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Ban the Box for Racial Justice
October 27, 2017
When we met in 2014, I was canvassing to raise Oakland’s minimum wage, and John was working as a Burger King security officer. He had recently been released after spending one-third of his life in prison and was focused on...Read More
Immigration Wins in Contra Costa County
October 27, 2017
A few months ago, a friend was visiting her parents and placed a Black Lives Matter sign in her old bedroom window. Her family lives in the heart of Contra Costa County, but given their liberal values, she thought they wouldn’t mind it. Yet when she recently returned, it was gone. As someone who grew up in that part of the East Bay, I recognize the dynamic: people are liberal, yet not willing to stand up for racial justice....Read More