Dec 14, 2021
As the year winds down, so too does our work as we enter a time of planning and reflection. Your support of Oakland Rising helped us to advance community-led solutions, strengthen Oakland’s racial, economic and environmental justice movement building work, and build...
Dec 8, 2021
Hear from Chaney Turner, Chair of the Oakland Cannabis Commission, founder of Townbiz Oakland and Beyond Equity who joined liz suk to talk about Oakland’s cannabis industry and the impacts of recent robberies, and what you can do to support. We learned so much...
Nov 22, 2021
Jessica Dominguez from National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and Keith Brown from Alameda Labor Council and Oakland Education Association joined liz suk today to talk about the contract negotiations and strikes currently happening at Kaiser...
Nov 15, 2021
Thank you Sizwe Andrews-Abakah from Spearitwurx for joining OR’s Executive Director, liz suk, to talk about Reparations for Black Students in Oakland Unified School District. So many gems were dropped throughout the conversation – you’ll...
Nov 8, 2021
Victor Suarez from California Calls and liz suk discuss the We Are California political power building project. Learn how we’re building power locally and across the state so that we can win bigger in 2022 and beyond. If you believe that returning to the way things...
Nov 4, 2021
Our community experienced a tragic loss yesterday as Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan was fatally injured. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family. The loss is reverberating throughout the community as her leadership and commitment to environmental health,...
