Oakland Progressives Party

Join Tracey Corder and Calvin Williams 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.

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CO-HOST & SPONSOR INFO:

Ready to sponsor or co-host? Contact [email protected]

Thanks to our 2020 Sponsors and Co-hosts:

Warrior
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
The San Francisco Foundation

Change-Maker
Bay Rising
East Bay Community Foundation
IFPTE Local 21

Leader
Donna Bransford
Causa Justa::Just Cause
Ella Baker Center
FairVote California
Bilen Mesfin
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Shiree Teng
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Working Partnerships USA

Partner
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Cat Brooks
Margi Clarke
DevLabs
Keyvan & Andrea Lee
Dee Rosario

Ally
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
Californians for Justice
Sup. Keith Carson
Fun with Financials
In-Advance
SF Rising
Urban Habitat

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