Tag Archives: community organizing

It’s not just about cleaning up a creek.

by Hayes Morehouse on Apr 19, 2011

I feel really fortunate to live in Oakland. It’s a place that has challenges, but it’s also a place that exhibits a remarkable resilience and ability to come together to solve its problems.

Like last Saturday, when in honor of Earth Day, I joined about 20 other people to wade… Read more

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Saying No to the Gang Injunction- Video

by Meredith Fenton on Apr 19, 2010

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Check out this video from our Heal the Streets campaign with Christina Gomez who lives in the neighborhood covered by the proposed injunction.

Saying No the Gang Injunction – A new Video Blog about the impacts of the proposed gang injunction on folks of color in the community.… Read more

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Standing Up for My Neighborhood

by Crystallee on Apr 17, 2010

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Next week, Oakland could become the first city in the country to stop a proposed gang injunction from being put in place. City Attorney John Russo filed the proposed gang injunction in February which covers over 100 blocks of North Oakland, where I live. The injunction would make… Read more

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