Oakland Progressives Party


Join Tracey Corder and Calvin Williams at 5PM TONIGHT, Wednesday Dec. 2, as they emcee our virtual Oakland Progressives Party. Hear from adrienne maree brown, Cat Brooks, Lateefah Simon, Nikki Bas, Jahmese Myres, Dominique Gipson and others as we say farewell and pay tribute to Jessamyn Sabbag after 12 years of visionary leadership. We’ll spend the hour honoring her and debriefing the election results. Be in community with the Town’s social justice organizers, political leaders and community members as we celebrate and reflect.
Registration is closed, but you can view the event live here at 5PM.
Thanks to our 2020 Sponsors and Co-hosts:
Ultimate Champion
Quinn Delaney
Warrior
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
The San Francisco Foundation
SEIU 1021
Change-Maker
Bay Rising
East Bay Community Foundation
IFPTE Local 21
Leader
AFSCME Council 57
Donna Bransford
California Federation of Teachers
Causa Justa::Just Cause
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
Ella Baker Center
FairVote California
Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan
Allistair Mallillin
Mechanics Bank
Bilen Mesfin
Miller & Olson, LLP
Parent Voices Oakland
Jean Quan & Floyd Huen
Lateefah Simon
Sen. Nancy Skinner
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Shiree Teng
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Working Partnerships USA
Partner
ACLU of Northern California
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Bay Area PLAN
Block by Block Organizing Network
Cat Brooks
Myra Chow
Margi Clarke
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
DevLabs
Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas
Yolanda Hippensteele & Dave Chiu
Justice Funders
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Keyvan & Andrea Lee
Luke Newton
Resource Generation
EBRPD Director Dee Rosario
Councilmember Sheng Thao
Ally
Louise Anderson
AC Transit Director Jovanka Beckles
Bend the Arc
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
Ecaterina Burton
Californians for Justice
Tessa Callejo
Sup. Keith Carson
Chinese Progressive Association
OUSD Board Member Elect Sam Davis
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Fun with Financials
Kathryn Gilje
Annelise Grimm
In-Advance
Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County
LaNiece Jones
Just Cities
Councilmember Dan Kalb
Susan Lubeck & Richard Weiner
Steven Pitts
SF Rising
Sierra Club Northern Alameda County Group
Councilmember Loren Taylor
Urban Habitat
Marla Wilson
Behrooz Yeganegi
Ready to sponsor or co-host? Contact [email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS from the 2019 Oakland Progressives Party + Townie Awards
2019’s Oakland Progressives Party + Townie Awards was the best yet! [Check out photos!] Thank you for joining us as we celebrated Oakland’s social justice champions – the activists, organizations, and other leaders who advance community-led solutions that lift up the interests of our working-class, immigrant and communities of color:
Oakland Education Association – Townie of the Year
Stop Urban Shield – Volunteer Townie
United Roots, in memory of aManda Greene – Youth Advocate Townie
Alma Blackwell – Social Justice Warrior Townie
Kate O’Hara, Chair of the City of Oakland Community Jobs Oversight Commission – Government Official Townie
Reem’s – Local Business Townie

Oakland Progressives Party + Townie Awards is the premier summer event for movement builders and change makers. Every year, our annual fundraiser brings together social justice organizers, political leaders, and community members committed to working together to build an inclusive and equitable Oakland for everyone.
Thanks to 2019’s sponsors and co-hosts for their generous support:
CO-HOST COMMITTEE
Louise Anderson
Jovanka Beckles
Donna Bransford
Cat Brooks
Myra Chow
Margi Clarke
Quinn Delaney
Alex Desautels
Rona Fernandez
Nancy Friedman
Kathryn Gilje
Annelise Grimm
Yolanda Hippensteele
Lailan Huen
LaNiece Jones
T.Ky-Nam Kwon Miller
Timmy Lu
Derecka Mehrens
Bilen Mesfin
Luke Newton
Steven Pitts
Maria Poblet
Cindi Reiss
Margaret Renik
Dee Rosario
Dan Siegel
Brandon Sturdivant
Shiree Teng
Evelyn Torres
Igor Tregrub & Maritessa Bravo Ares
Amado Uno
Carlos Uribe
Sheryl Walton
Calvin Williams
Marla Wilson
Pete Woiwode
Behrooz Yeganegi
WARRIOR LEVEL
SOLIDAGO FOUNDATION
SEIU 1021
CHANGE-MAKER LEVEL
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Sierra Club
The California Endowment
LEADER LEVEL
ACLU of Northern California
Bay Rising
Assemblymember Rob Bonta
Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan
East Bay Community Foundation
Mechanics Bank
Movement Strategy Center
Miller & Olson, LLP
New Media Ventures
The San Francisco Foundation
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
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PARTNER LEVEL
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
Causa Justa::Just Cause
Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
FairVote California
Fun with Financials
IFPTE Local 21
Justice Funders
PG&E
Senator Nancy Skinner
The Hood Incubator
Working Partnerships USA
ALLY LEVEL
Nwamaka Agbo
Alliance for Community Development
Bay Area Jewish Voice for Peace
Califonia Federation of Teachers
Californians for Justice
Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
In-Advance
Mujeres Unidas y Activas
Oakland Education Association
Parent Voices Oakland
Power CA
Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter & Northern Alameda County Group
Councilmember Loren Taylor
Councilmember Sheng Thao
OUSD School Board Director Roseann Torres
Urban Habitat
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
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