Oakland Local Wow, was this a great night! Oakland Rising’s Young Progressive Benefit Party displayed the many communities in Oakland who are excited about empowering one another for a better city in a vibrant Wednesday night party filled with happy people....
SWOP Blogger On the heels of New Mexico’s June 1st Primary Election, Tomás Garduño, SWOP’s Director of Mass Base Political Organizing and Michael Montoya, SWOP’s Mass Base Political Organizer hopped on a plane to head out to Oakland, California to lend a hand in...
Oakland Rising is teaming up with Oakland’s Young Progressives to usher in a new era of political power that is committed to building an Oakland for everyone. Oakland has a long history of progressive activism and, like you, we want to see our legacy grow. We...
Learn more about . It’s almost Election Day and we’ve gotta make sure everyone VOTES! Oakland Rising is running 2 GOTV walks – on Saturday, June 5th and Tuesday, June 8th (Election Day). We’ll be knocking on the doors of voters in the...
Learn more about . On Tuesday, January 5th, 2010, Oakland’s City Council finally voted to start using Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). This means that Oakland will no longer have June Primary Elections for local elected officials, but rather a ranked choice...
