2018 - Page 4 of 6 - Oakland Voices

Local Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) Commemoration and Demonstration

May 23, 2018 Katharine Davies Samway

A Palestinian Nakba commemoration/demonstration was held on May 15 outside the Israeli consulate in San Francisco. Over 1,000 Palestine supporters turned out to mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba (the Catastrophe), when over 750,000

Oakland Vigil for Palestinian Teen

May 18, 2018 Katharine Davies Samway

“Happy birthday, dear Ahed, happy birthday to you!” sings a crowd of over 100 people that has gathered outside the Ronald Dellums Federal Building in downtown Oakland. It is late January and they have come

Oakland residents find solace, adventure mountain biking trails

May 9, 2018 Sergio Martinez

And you thought you were hip to the Town’s culture. Currently most people know Oakland as a city struggling with affordable housing, displacement of working class people: a city riddled with tent cities; a big

Fret Nothing, Eastmont Town Center Has You Covered

May 3, 2018 Tonya Shipp

Eastmont Town Center, located on 73rd and Bancroft, is a hub for all one’s needs or, at least a big stepping stone. Firstly, on the first floor you will find the Self-Sufficiency Center, known as

Strengthened by ICE

April 26, 2018 Ryan Barba

One’s journey through grade school is supposed to be a time that builds children into young adults with the opportunity of a brighter future. But in today’s American society, it appears to be anything but

CityCamp banner at entrance to Oakland City Hall.

CityCamp this Saturday – Help Oakland build a better Future

April 19, 2018 Howard Dyckoff

Oakland’s annual CityCamp this Saturday brings together residents and technologists to plan and inspire Oakland’s future. The event is free and sponsored by the City of Oakland, the Kapor Center and OpenOakland – the city’s

Let’s Get Physical

April 16, 2018 Tonya Shipp

I’ve had a membership at Planet Fitness’ East Oakland branch located on 4055 MacArthur Boulevard for several months; however, I haven’t stepped foot in it since joining. What prompted me to sign up, was a

Trash Can Mosaic Art

April 12, 2018 Tony Daquipa

On a cloudless but cold Saturday morning, two volunteers wearing fluorescent vests kneel in front of trash receptacles on the sidewalk along East 14th Street in Oakland’s Fruitvale district. Roberto Costa is attaching tile borders

We All Belong

April 10, 2018 Patricia Contreras-Flores

I am a dispatcher for Street Level Health Project for the ACILEP (Alameda County Immigration, Legal and Education Partnership) rapid response network. I believe all work is meaningful and has dignity, yet aside from the

A Dream Deferred?

March 23, 2018 Hannah Moore

Class was almost over; we were finishing up when Mario jumped out of his seat. “Awww shit,” he sighed with a look of disdain on his face. “What’s up, you ok?” I walked over