Learn more about . It’s time again for the national Census. Oakland Rising is working with it’s coalition partners (East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Causa Justa::Just...
Learn more about . In the next 7 months Oakland Rising will be contacting at least 20,000 voters in the flatlands to talk with them about Ranked Choice Voting (also known as Instant Runoff Voting). In November 2010, voters will be using Ranked Choice Voting for the...
Oakland Local Learn more about . Today, OaklandSeens’ Aimee Allison posted a note on her Facebook site that said that Councilmember De la Fuente, and his senior policy analyst and possible City Council candidate Libby Schaaf were trying to defeat IRV at...
Learn more about . On Tuesday, 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 election of candidates,...
Organizing Upgrade This article shares the perspectives of 5 organizers who answer the question: How does electoral work support or undermine grassroots organizing efforts? It includes incredible contributions from: Mattie Weiss, Wellstone Action and Erik...
