Help Shape Oakland’s Local Economy

Help Shape Oakland’s Local Economy

You’re invited to join us at Real Peoples’ Fund Small Businesses & The City of Oakland on Monday, March 13, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for the final installment of our 3-Part #BuildBetter Series. This virtual session will focus on the city’s budgeting process and...
Reflecting on Tyre Nichols and How We Move Forward

Reflecting on Tyre Nichols and How We Move Forward

I’ve been thinking about Tyre Nichols for weeks. I’m guessing you have too. It’s been a little over a month since the video of Tyre’s murder was released, and we are still waiting for real accountability. In my mind, full accountability looks like a complete...
03.06.23 Monday Meals: Accountability with OPD

03.06.23 Monday Meals: Accountability with OPD

Deanne Liu, Oakland Political Coordinator of APEN Action, George Galvis, Executive Director of CURYJ, and Davey D, Professor and Journalist joined us to talk about about Building Accountability with Oakland Police Department. Learn more about Mayor Thao’s...
KTVU.COM: 4th person to die at Santa Rita Jail in 6 weeks

KTVU.COM: 4th person to die at Santa Rita Jail in 6 weeks

Note from Oakland Rising: Regardless of people’s past choices and lifestyles, it does not give police and prisons the right to kill someone. We acknowledge how framing in the media is complicit in dehumanizing Black, Indigenous, People of Color in order to...