Our Mission
Oakland Rising educates and mobilizes voters in the flatlands to speak up for and take charge of the issues impacting our lives. We are a multilingual, multiracial collaborative with deep roots in East and West Oakland’s…
Our Vision
We envision an Oakland that realizes our shared dreams of health, happiness, safety and opportunity for all. A Town that stands for progress and sustainability, that models what is possible in American cities of the 21st century.
The Collaborative
We connect progressive organizations and activists, community members, leaders, labor and faith-based institutions to Oakland’s progressive political electoral and movement building work.
What’s New?
Register Now for 2020 Oakland Progressives Party
We’re so excited to have Tracey Corder and Calvin Williams as co-emcees of Oakland Rising Action/Oakland Rising’s annual Oakland Progressives Party. Hear from: - adrienne maree brown, - Cat Brooks, - Lateefah Simon, - Councilmember Nikki Bas, - Jahmese Myres, -...
Seeking our next bold leader
These unprecedented times call for us all to come together to build a collective vision for a progressive Oakland. We’re quickly approaching the new year which means new phases of leadership - nationally and locally - and that includes at Oakland Rising.As we prepare...
Are you the next leader?
Are you or someone you know ready to lead an organization that: 1) Makes immediate direct impacts towards racial and economic justice;2) Builds the power of the people over the long term; and 3) Synergizes like-minded organizations to be greater together than...
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Community Survey Finds Overwhelming Support Across Oakland for Defunding OPD and Investing in Housing, Mental Health Services
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE COALITION FINDS STRONG SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER BAS’S PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE ANOTHER $11.4M FROM OPD’S BUDGET THIS YEAR AND FORM A TASK FORCE OF IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAN NEXT YEAR’S $150 MILLION CUT TO THE DEPARTMENT...
Defund OPD Townhall
“All budgets are reflections of our city’s values and what our city prioritizes in giving our money to. It’s really about showing what we care about.” Thank you to everyone who came out to last night’s Defund OPD Townhall! We had over 350 people join us as we went...
OaklandNewsNow.com – Oakland City Council Votes To Send New Business Tax Structure To November 2022 Ballot
POSTED BY: ZENNIE ABRAHAM JULY 15, 2020 Oakland – The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to send a new Oakland business tax structure law into motion by placing a measure on the November 2022 ballot. Oakland’s business tax structure has not seen a major overhaul...
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