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Bill Joyce

Bill Joyce is a retired Berkeley teacher and 2016 alumnus of Oakland Voices.

Bill's Latest Articles

Oakland legal clinic educates immigrant families about rights

Immigrant families learned about what to do in the event of ICE encounters.

an outdoor catwalk with an audience in folding chairs outside
Creative Growth Shines at 50 Years-Old With a Vibrant Fashion Show 

Creative Growth Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary with a vibrant outdoor fashion show at the Valdez Street Vibes Festival. Featuring unique wearable art by artists with disabilities, the event highlights the center's impact on the art world and disability culture.

a table with gardening tools, along with a vase of red and orange flowers
Beating Swords into Plowshares in East Oakland
a mariachi band plays under a tent that says "CIL" on the top
The Center for Independent Living’s Taco Truck Festivities in the Fruitvale
a close up of a scoreboard that says "McClymonds Warriors" in orange type. A field lamp post is shining at dusk next to it
The Spirit of Bill Russell Kicks Off McClymonds’ New Season
Several smiling people stand casually in front of a colorful mobil bus.
Serving up Literacy with the Currys—Eat. Learn. Play. BUS and the Oakland Literacy Coalition
An African American woman puts stamps at the dining table.
The Road Leads Back to You, Georgia

Activists from Oakland are letter-writing and phone-banking in hopes of a Democratic senate takeover in Georgia, which would give Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote in Congress.

A man wears a cap, glasses, and a black mask
Confessions of a Maskhole

I learned there’s now a term to describe people like me who are undisciplined mask wearers — maskholes. You know the type: we slop them on like an old sock.

An African American woman wearing a rainbow colored dress stands in front of a storefront in Oakland.
Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story

Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses.

A young African American man, Akil Riley, stands in front of a fence for a photo.
Oakland Voices: Youth activists leading the Black Lives Matter Movement

Oakland Voices interviewed five young leaders who have taken the Black Lives Matter Movement by storm and reminded us that not only are our youth the future, but they are also the present.