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Alma Blackwell’s love and dedication to equity for Oaklanders shines like a true Social Justice Warrior. So much so, that this year we made a new category for our Townie Awards – Social Justice Warrior Read more…
Our elected officials will vote on how to spend 10’s of Millions of our tax dollars this month. Right now, the Mayor’s budget would spend the majority of our money on police and police overtime. We Read more…
We are proud to honor Stop Urban Shield with the Volunteer Townie of the Year Award on June 20. (Join in the celebration!) Through years of organizing resulting in victory, Stop Urban Shield struck a Read more…
Join us in celebrating this year’s recipient of the Townie of the Year: The Oakland Education Association (OEA)! OEA represents public school teachers who teach 37,000 students in 86 schools within the Oakland Unified School Read more…
By liz suk, Leadership Development Manager A few weeks ago when the Oakland Education Association announced that teachers would strike, I spoke at their press conference asking other parents of Oakland public school students to join Read more…
Last week, courageous Oakland teachers struck for living wages, smaller class sizes, more support services for our students, and a stoppage of school closures. This came on the heels of LA teachers who took to Read more…
Our public school teachers are gearing up for a historic strike, and they need community members to join in the fight for quality public education for all Oakland youth. There is a lot to do Read more…
Crosspost from Bay Rising Action. Battles between corporate and progressive Dems will only get more pitched between now and 2020. By María Poblet Our newly elected representatives just took their oaths of office. But for many Read more…
2019 is kicking off on the right foot as a record number of unapologetically progressive women of color step into power. From Oakland to the halls of Congress, women answered the call to public leadership and Read more…
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