July 2017 - Oakland Voices

Why Do Some People Become Peace and Justice Activists?

July 6, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Why do some people become peace and justice activists, when other people who grew up in the same environment don’t? This question has intrigued me for a long time as I can’t explain my own

Oakland Voices graduates its fifth class

July 5, 2017 Howard Dyckoff

Oakland Voices graduates its first class.

Options Recovery Services Celebrates 20 years of innovation treating substance abuse

July 3, 2017 Katherine Brown

BERKELEY – The atmosphere in the room was thick with happiness and positivity. Everyone was dressed to the nines in full-on 1920’s fashion. Servers carried trays filled with decadent hors d’oeuvres. Attendees scanned the various

Dogs and minimizing force: Oscar Grant. However peace is possible

July 3, 2017 Damu Dailey

Dogs and minimizing force; Oscar Grant. However peace is possible.. June 14th, 2017. “My name is Uncle Bobby, the uncle of Oscar Grant, of course, Oscar’s mother Wanda is my sister.” Cephus Johnson is Uncle

“Why do poor neighborhoods in Oakland have less?”

July 3, 2017 Sandra Tavel

I am sitting at the Fat Lady Restaurant in Jack London Square with two friends. One friend grew up in a middle class family in Vallejo. Her mom is White and her dad is Black. The

Contacting Oakland Unified School District: An Exercise in Frustration

July 3, 2017 Katharine Davies Samway

Have you ever been put on hold for a long time and then been disconnected? Maybe you’ve searched and searched and searched online and can’t find what you’re looking for? Or, perhaps you’ve called and

Volunteer Artists Give Oakland’s Animal Shelter a Makeover

July 3, 2017 Kat Ferreira

If you’re an animal lover, an animal shelter can be a depressing place. For decades, the reputation of Oakland’s mismanaged shelter was no exception. But as is often the case in Oakland, when a city