The School & Communities First Act qualified for the 2020 ballot with over 860,000 signatures! Watch press conference footage of Oakland Rising’s Laneisha Butler as she connects the dots between SCF and increasing opportunities in our communities.

With the 2020 Census less than two years away, California is at serious risk of an undercount and losing billions of dollars in Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare resources as well as a congressional seat. Submit a public comment by AUGUST 6 to ensure that we all count!

On behalf of all of us at Oakland Rising, we’re outraged by the actions of “Jogger Joe” (real name: Henry Sintay) first throwing the belongings of Drew, an Oakland community member, into Lake Merritt and then assaulting and robbing our friend and activist Matt Nelson when confronted about his abhorrent actions.

Join us on June 28 at the Oakland Progressives Party + Townie Awards as we celebrate the work of Oakland’s social justice warriors – the activists, organizations, and other leaders who advance community-led solutions that lift up the interests of our working-class, immigra

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Our 2018 Vision, Issues and Policy Platform outlines how we and our partners resist, protect and advance in this political moment.

This month our youth organizing work leveled up as we hired three high school students to talk with millennial voters of color about the importance of the June Primary.

“The District Attorney, as a public safety leader, is tasked with protecting families and communities from abuse and draconian practices that specifically harm communities of color.” – Restorative Justice Advocate John Jones III

Building the political power of Oakland’s working-class families of color is serious business, and we can’t do it without the support of our neighbors and friends. With so much at stake this election year, we launched a fundraising canvass to increase our base of supporters and resources to fuel our campaign work.

By Reverend Damita Davis-Howard

We’re in a development boom in Oakland. Cranes and bulldozers clang downtown, building luxury condos, offices, and hotels. More and more people huddle in tents under overpasses, and more of us struggle to keep a roof over our heads.