We're celebrating 5 years of our voter engagement & GOTV programs in East & West Oakland with our 2013 Young Progressive Party & Townie Awards on Wed. June 19th from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the Kaiser Lakeview Terrace.

Today, Oakland native daughter and Oakland Rising's Executive Director, Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, received the annual "Making Democracy Work" award from the League of Women Voters. Our work to increase authentic local democracy by building the civic participation of low-income, immigrant, and voters of color in our cicy has included...

Mayor Quan released her proposed 2013-2015 city budget earlier this week, on Wednesday, April 17th.  Over the next couple of months, Oakland residents and our elected representatives must work to provide input, present alternative proposals, and pass a balanced budget by June 30th, 2013.

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The budget process is the formal way that the City establishes its goals, program priorities, and service levels for the next two years, and identifies the funds needed to achieve them. Essentially, it is a process through which policies are made, programs are articulated, and resources are identified in order to put them into effect...

ELECTION RESULTS: We won big!

Oakland Rising and our partners around the state were the margin of victory for both...

St. Mary's Center

The most crucial issue facing Oakland today is our disconnect from one another.  When we see ourselves as contrast, our city...

 "The Family Independence Initiative is a national center for innovating and testing approaches to economic and social mobility that strengthen social networks, respond to initiative, and respect lowincome families’ ability to lead their own lives". For more information contact: Paola Hernandez,...

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Desde el pueblo de Oakland al pueblo Boliviano.

Oakland Rising is looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working Field Director to direct our collective civic participation activities. The ideal candidate will have working knowledge and experience with electoral organizing and a commitment to social justice and equity for low-income, immigrant and communities of color.

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