Oakland Rising

After the A’s announced they were leaving Oakland, a group of fans started a pro baseball team of their own: the Oakland Ballers.

"“There’s a story to tell here about a different way to build a sports team,” [...] The story is mostly about community and resilience [...] Before first pitch on Opening Day, Paul and Bryan took the field to address the crowd. “We started this team because we were heartbroken.”"

📰 Read more at: www.theringer.com

"Oakland Native and Professional Basketball Hall of Famer Jason Kidd, and NBA All Star and Finals MVP Jaylen Brown, have announced the launch of The XChange, a national initiative to bridge the racial wealth gap by generating $5 billion in net wealth for historically marginalized communities. [...] Jason and Jaylen are bringing generational wealth-building solutions to Oakland in partnership with Oakstop, a prominent community anchor organization."

📰 Read full article at: www.prnewswire.com/

Join and the Care First Community Coalition TODAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6th @ 2 PM, at the Board of Supervisors Offices to demand that Care First, Jails Last becomes reality in Alameda County.

Last month the Board of Supervisors told community members that they supported Care First Jails Last. It's time to get the job done: the BOS must adopt and fully fund the Care First Recommendations! 💲

Join us in-person at 1:30 PM to hear the 2 PM Set Matter on Care First Jails Last! To show your support for Care First in person, come through wearing YELLOW 🟡

📣 Can’t come in person? Email your Supervisor! Every comment counts!⁩ tinyurl.com/carefirstjailslast

To receive public comment updates, join the Care First Community Coalition Signal thread: bit.ly/CFCCsignal.

Break time! ✌️We'll be taking a break this week and next from Monday Meals and be back in August with more discussion. To watch our recent clips, check out us out on YouTube at Oakland Rising.

See you soon! 💥

Some highlights from last night! 🎉 Thank you to the volunteers, our partners, awardees and community members for joining us and making OPP + Townie Awards 2024 a success! We are so proud to call Oakland home, and to be shaping our collective future with all of you.

More highlights coming soon!

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Can't join us in person for the party? Check out our livestream to hear our full program of speakers and awardees! ✨

Thursday, July 18th
6 PM PST on IG live 📡

Today's the day! We're excited to celebrate a night of all of our movers and shakers of the Town this evening. Join us for speakers, food, music, dancing + more!

When: Thursday, July 18th at 5:30 PM
Where: Oakstop Broadway Event Hall

⬅️ Swipe for more information on COVID protocols! 😷

🎟 Tickets at: OaklandRising.org/OPP

Just ONE more day until our annualcelebration of all that is Oakland 🙌

Come with us as we celebrate community organizers, liberators, and champions with a night of music and good vibes!

✨ Thursday, July 18th
✨ 5:30 PM
✨ Oakstop Broadway Event Hall Oakland

🎟 Join us: OaklandRising.org/OP

We're still looking for a couple more volunteers to join us this OPP! Volunteers are welcomed to enjoy the open bar (21+), yummy food, DJ and great company.

Sign up! ✍️ www.tinyurl.com/oppvolunteers

✨ Date: July 18, 2024
✨ Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
✨ Location: Oakstop Broadway Event Hall, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

Honoring: Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook, Urban Peace Movement, Palestinian Youth Movement, Kinfolx, and The Anti Police-Terror Project.
Free Child Care: Provided by the Bay Area Childcare Collective
COVID Protocols: Negative test within 24 hours required, free tests available until July 17. Masks encouraged.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an unforgettable evening celebrating the power of community and advocacy.

🎟 Grab your tickets and join us for a night of inspiration, connection, and celebration: OaklandRising.org/OPP

Today! We have our Executive Director, Evelyn Torres, hosting a Monday Meals live discussion on all that is OPP 2024. Let's get ready for the party of the summer and celebrate our Town's movers & shakers! 🎉

Tune in at 1 PM PST on Instagram live 🔊

"Between 2014 and 2018, half of the contributions to Oakland candidates came from people living outside of Oakland. Of the money that comes from within Oakland, donors are concentrated in Oakland’s wealthiest and whitest zip codes. Less than 1% of Oakland residents overall contribute money to local candidates running for local offices."

🔍To read full article visit: oaklandrising.org/blog

Call for volunteers! 🔊 We're looking for a few more helping hands for next week's celebration! Enjoy the open bar (21+), yummy food, DJ and great company 🎉

📌 Thursday. July 18th at 5:30 PM
📌 Oakstop Broadway Event Hall Oakland

🔗 Sign up to volunteer: tinyurl.com/oppvolunteers

Have you reserved your spot for the party of the summer? Save the date and get your ticket today for the Oakland Progressive Party + Townie Awards on Thursday, July 18th! 🥳

Join us as we celebrate the movers, shakers, organizers, and changemakers that are doing the work to create a better Town for all Oaklanders.

Date: July 18, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Oakstop Broadway Event Hall, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

🎟 Purchase your tickets today: OaklandRising.org/OPP

✨"How are we actually building consistent power? How are we building consistent leaders and changemakers in our community? That is at the core of having an integrated voter engagement strategy in our work. These are people who know us, who trust us and are ready to take action with us." -Cynthia Morfin, IVE Manager

✨ "[...] remembering our history, remembering our legacies of resistance, remembering our legacies of wanting to fight despite being faced with violence -- whether active or systemic. We have that strength within us because the previous generations had that strength as well." -Stevie Gaona, Volunteer Organizer

In case you missed it, check out our last Monday Meals where we welcome a new member of our team, Stevie Gaona, OR's new Volunteer Organizer! Joined by Cynthia Morfin, IVE Manager, the team shares about what's happening on the ground with our integrated voter engagement and core leaders program.

07.08 Monday Meals: Building Core Leaders "How are we actually building consistent power? How are we building consistent leaders and changemakers in our community? That is at the core of having an in...

Today! Monday, July 8th - We're back with another Monday Meals to welcome a new member of our team, Stevie Gaona, Volunteer Organizer with Oakland Rising. They'll be joined by Cynthia Morfin, IVE Manager at OR to share more about what's happening on the ground with our integrated voter engagement and core leaders program.

Grab some lunch and tune in TODAY to learn more at 1 PM PST! 🥪

Our fellows will be out tabling next Friday, July 12th at Town Nights! Come say hi and learn what we're up to this summer 🙌

Town Nights #2 - Multi-culti Family Fest

We’re bringing back our two crowd favorites; Multi- Culti Night and Family Fun Fest. Featuring live performances by Mio Flores All Star Band, Bateria Batuki, Kumikilos- Pilipino Power + Solidarity Teatro Group, DJ Prime Frequency, and more. Also featuring our largest kids zone yet with bouncy houses, games, and another crowd favorite; Pinky La Payasita. Plus a local vendor market, food, prizes, and a special new soccer activity zone in collaboration with Oakland Roots, Street Soccer USA, and more.

Don’t forget to find us at our new location; Fruitvale Plaza (next to Fruitvale Bart)
Come early for free giveaways and more. See you there!!



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TODAY! Join us for an extra special discussion where we have the honor of introducing our very own Executive Director Evelyn Torres, our the latest addition the Oakland Rising team 🙌

Grab your lunch and tune in on IG live at 1 PM PST to learn more about Evelyn and what's on the horizon for the Town. See you soon!

TODAY! The City is facing a massive budget deficit of $155 million with no easy solutions. The Oakland People’s Budget Coalition believes there are policy alternatives that our Councilmembers should adopt in order to stop cuts and freezes to our essential community programs!

📣 Join the Council meeting on Friday, June 28 at 1:30 pm to give public comment and make your voice heard for a budget that prioritizes the Oakland people’s needs.

WHAT: Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council
WHEN: Friday, June 28th, 1:30 pm
WHERE: City Council Chambers, City Hall

For more information: tinyurl.com/oak-budget

"Residents deserve this opportunity. They approved this opportunity. The decisions ahead within City Council this week are going to lay the foundation for what kind of democracy we're pushing for in Oakland."

This Monday Meals we had David Shor, Money in Politics Program Manager at Common Cause join us alongside Gail Wallace, President of League of Women Voters Oakland. Tune in to hear more about our fight around securing a Democracy Dollars program to ensure our system can be set up to listen to the voices of everyday Oakland voters, not just the wealthy few.

Join us this Friday 6/28 at 1:30 PM at the Oakland City Council budget meeting to ensure we protect funding for this essential program!

06.24.24 Monday Meals: Democracy Dollars This Monday Meals we had David Shor, Money in Politics Program Manager at Common Cause join us alongside Gail Wallace, President of League of Women Voters Oa...

📣 Take action at City Budget meeting TOMORROW, Friday 6/28! 📣

Join us in calling on the council to restore $100k in funding for the democracy dollars software development and invest in the Public Ethics Commission staff position that will carry out the outreach and education work necessary for the successful launch of Democracy Dollars by Jan 2026.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
✅ Please grab a speaker card upon arrival for item 5.
✅ If you are submitting an e-comment you must do so before 1:30 pm Thursday 6/27 (today!) for it to be accepted.

For more information: bit.ly/opbc628

Next Monday Meals! We have a very special discussion planned where we have the honor of introducing our very own Executive Director Evelyn Torres as the latest addition the Oakland Rising team!

Grab your lunch and tune in next week, Monday July 1st at 1 PM PST to learn more about Evelyn and what's on the horizon for the Town 🍽

Oakland Rising, as part of California Calls, and arm in arm with our labor partners, defended our communities from losing over $3 Billion in funding for schools, housing and emergency response services our communities need. The CA Supreme Court has deemed this corporate power grab unconstitutional. We stood together and told greedy corporations not today, not tomorrow, and NOT this November.

Oakland Rising will continue the fight for everyone in California to have an affordable place to call home, quality schools and clean air and water.

When we stand united against corporate greed, we can win things our communities need for a better life.

On Friday, June 28th, Oakland City Council will hear amendments and vote to adopt the midcycle budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25. The City is facing a massive budget deficit of $155 million with no easy solutions. The Oakland People’s Budget Coalition believes there are policy alternatives and amendments that our Councilmembers should adopt in order to avoid the cuts and freezes being proposed.

📣 Join this Council meeting on Friday, June 28 at 1:30 pm to give public comment and make your voice heard for a budget that prioritizes the Oakland people’s needs.

WHAT: Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council
WHEN: Friday, June 28th, 1:30 pm
WHERE: City Council Chambers, City Hall

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

✅ Submit an E-Comment on Agenda Item __ before 1:30 pm Thursday 6/27 using the talking points below to support budget adjustments to prevent layoffs and service cuts
OR
✅ Attend the June 28th meeting in person!

For more information: tinyurl.com/oak-budget

TOMORROW! 📣 The Care First, Jails Last recommendations are here and we must make these a reality. Join the Care First Coalition for a Press Conference, Rally and public comment during the Public Protections and Health Committee meetings! Let's make noise and demand community-based resources for safety now.

Wednesday June 26th at 9 AM
📍1221 Oak St Oakland, CA

Check out bio for more information on how to join!

Today! We have David Shor, Money in Politics Program Manager at Common Cause joining us alongside Gail Wallace, President of League of Women Voters Oakland. We'll be taking a greater look into our fight around securing a Democracy Dollars program to ensure our system can be set up to listen to the voices of everyday Oakland voters, not just the wealthy few.

David (he/him) is the Money in Politics Program Manager with California Common Cause. In this role he works to make representation more equitable and empower communities across the state, by ending the tyranny of big money and special interests in the political arena. This includes building support for, passing, and implementing public campaign financing programs throughout California.

Gail began her legal career as a clerk on the Colorado Supreme Court and continued to a decade of practice in commercial litigation in San Francisco and Monterey. During that time she also taught several courses in legal ethics. Gail pivoted from legal practice to educating her two children through high school. Since they departed for college, Gail served on the board of Luna Dance, a local arts organization serving families and public schools in the East Bay, before joining LWVO as co-chair of the Action Committee.

Tune in today, June 24th at 1 PM PST! 💬🥗

Oakland has the opportunity to become only the second city in the US to establish a program that will help usher in a new age of fair and transparent elections. Democracy Dollars, approved by voters back in 2022, would provide vouchers for everyday Oakland residents to financially support candidates.

On June 12th, the Oakland City Council met to discuss restoring $100k+ that was removed from the original budget for this program. City Council decided to postpone the decision until June 26th.

Let's keep up the pressure and let them know that Democracy Dollars must be implemented without further delay!

🌐 Use our social media toolkit to help spread the word: tinyurl.com/dem-dollars

📨 Send a letter to Council and the Mayor today: tinyurl.com/demdollarsletter

With your help, we can bring about a more fair and transparent electoral process, giving access to Oaklanders that have been traditionally overlooked and disenfranchised. Let's get Democracy Dollars funded!

Double feature next week! We have David Shor, Money in Politics Program Manager at Common Cause joining us alongside Gail Wallace, President of League of Women Voters Oakland. We'll be taking a greater look into our fight around securing a Democracy Dollars program to ensure our system can be set up to listen to the voices of everyday Oakland voters, not just the wealthy few.

Tune in next Monday, June 24th at 1 PM PST! 💬🥗

For too long, our criminal justice system has harmed young people and their families through draconian punishments, extreme fines and fees, and a failure to treat kids as kids.

In ’s newest video, elected prosecutors from across the country are joined by youth justice experts to explain why we must reform our approach to youth justice to build stronger and healthier communities.

Investing in Children Promotes Public Safety for All The U.S. criminal legal system has failed effectively to address the unique challenges faced by children and teenagers for decades, devastating countless liv...

Oaklanders, it's time to keep taking action! Demand Mayor Thao and the City Council fund staff and restore startup funds for Democracy Dollars. Let's fight big money now! 📣

Your action can make a real difference in bringing more transparency and accountability to our electoral process. Together, we can ensure that the will of the people is upheld and that Oakland remains a leader in democratic reform.

📨 Send a letter today: https://bit.ly/or-protectdd

🔔 Job Opportunity! 🔔

The Alameda County District Attorney Accountability Table (ACDAAT) is looking to hire a temporary, part time, communications specialist. The person in this position will be expected to work 40 hours a month July 2024 - March 2025. They will be responsible for managing all ACDAAT social media accounts, traditional media, and paid media.

📍Bay Area location preferred.

DM for more information!