I have heard many people refer to the current times that we’re living in as a convergence of crisis. I would like to re-think this moment in our country as a convergence of multiple opportunities. This is an opportunity to reframe our economy as one that focuses on creating careers… Read more
Join us in Sacramento on Saturday, January 21, for a rally on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.
The Citizens United ruling has increased the influence of corporate money in our elections and expanded corporate political power by ending a century-old ban on… Read more
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This blog originally appeared in the Spring issue of Just Causes. We repost now as we are about to enter another big election year where discussions of Ranked Choice Voting (also known as IRV or RCV) will be debated. |
On November 3, 2011, the day after the General Strike in Oakland, city residents packed a special City Council meeting to discuss Councilmember Nadel’s proposal to “unequivocally embrace” Occupy Oakland (“OO). I reluctantly attended the meeting because I knew that hours spent at City Hall equaled hours I didn’t spend… Read more
There are 72 encampments across the nation supporting the movement Occupy Wall Street. Here in Oakland, a vibrant city where political activism is often visible, 145 tents were in occupation of Oakland City Hall. Until this morning.
Two weeks after Occupy Oakland began, the City of Oakland gave an eviction… Read more
Late this summer, a survey was released by the Public Policy Institute of California finding that two-thirds of Californians approve of AB 32 – a landmark state law that calls for reductions in global-warming pollution. Mearly 60 percent favor taking action to improve air quality and get… Read more
Yee’s S.B. 9 Juvenile Sentencing bill is set to a final floor vote this week – August 29th to September 2. SB9 would change California’s laws around sentencing youth to Life With Out Parole (LWOP). SB 9 gives youth sentenced to life a degree of dignity and a motivation to… Read more
I’m sorry but if you weren’t a part of Throw Down for the Town: The Oakland Service Festival last weekend, you really missed out. I mean you really missed out (kind of like throwing away a winning lottery ticket).
What I thought would just be a fun day in the… Read more
“I have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream.”
–Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963 March on Washington
The Ella Baker Center is proud to be a partner of Rebuild the Dream. We are inspired and hopeful at this national movement to ensure that… Read more
The following guest post is brought to us by the good folks at VolunteerMatch who highlighted our Soul of City Campaigns Oakland Service Festival “Throwdown for the Town” in a recent blogpost on their blog, Engaging Volunteers
VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier… Read more
