By Shanthi Gonzales, Leadership Development Director On December 15th, 2016, Oakland Rising hosted our first ever Issues and Policy Briefing for all elected officials in the county whose districts touch Oakland. We had participation from most of the elected offices in...
by Tracey Corder & Beth Gunston “Our post-election healing retreat was so powerful and beautiful. A colleague used to say: ‘The work will never love you back.’ In many ways that’s true. But today? Today, it loved me back. And it felt damn good.” –...
by Tracey Brieger, Bay Rising From initially limiting voting rights only to white male property-owners, to the creation of the electoral college, to modern day legalized voter suppression through voter identification laws, democracy in the U.S. has been hardwired...
Jessamyn here, wanting to share my thoughts: The #Ghostship fire has me in deep despair. I’m mourning the loss of so many people…creatives and friends of friends. The loss continues to grow as we learn more. As I grieve, I’m remembering our old...
Millennials – people age 18 to 34 – now make up the largest and most diverse age group in California. With 4 million potential young voters, we have the power to propel forward issues that really matter to us and our communities. This election cycle, we experimented...
