Jul 28, 2023
Pecolia Manigo, policy director for the political advocacy group Oakland Rising, said she learned firsthand the potential benefits of a strong public campaign financing option when she ran for a seat on the Oakland School Board last year. Manigo said...
Jul 24, 2023
Check out our Monday Meals segment on Police Accountability with Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice Organizer, Amanda Blanco, and Decarcerate Alameda County Organizer Cynthia Nunes. We discussed police accountability in both Oakland and Alameda County,...
Jul 5, 2023
Thank you for your unwavering support and active participation in shaping Oakland’s City Budget for the upcoming 2023-25 fiscal year. And we thank our allies with whom we strategized and worked side-by-side in the Oakland People’s Budget Coalition, the...
Jun 26, 2023
“ Our Political Director, Pecolia Manigo, spoke with special guest, Nola Kesia Brantley, CEO of Nola Brantley Speaks and Co-Founder of M.I.S.S.S.E.Y., who joined us to discuss the critical issue of protecting Black kids in Oakland. Recently, there has been a...
Jun 22, 2023
In collaboration with our partners and allies It was 15 years ago that Oakland Rising emerged after planning by leadership from APEN, Ella Baker Center, EBASE, and Urban Habitat who recognized the need for an electoral strategy to complement the base building and...
