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Fighting Fires With People: Seven Oakland Firefighters Talk About the Work They Do (Part 1)

April 20, 2022 Debora Gordon 1

This past summer, two Oakland firefighters came to my apartment building to get a replacement key for the knox box, which is outside all multiple unit buildings, to allow firefighters to access the building in […]

Feature

Fighting Fires With People: Seven Oakland Firefighters Talk About the Work They Do (Part 2)

April 20, 2022 Debora Gordon 1

This past summer, two Oakland firefighters came to my apartment building to get a replacement key for the knox box, which is outside all multiple unit buildings, to allow firefighters to access the building in […]

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COVID-19

COVID Zooming, Blooming, and Mostly Not Dooming

March 1, 2022 Debora Gordon 1

“In some ways, phone, email, text and Zoom have increased my contact with friends.” […]

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Education

Oakland Youth Artist Daria Belle Shares Her Artistic Process

January 18, 2022 Debora Gordon 0

Daria Belle exhibits her social justice and politically-themed art around the Bay Area, such as her recent participation with Artivate’s “Feminism Now.” The 16-year old high school sophomore lives in Oakland and attends school in […]

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Feature

One Oakland Woman’s Journey From the Streets to Being an Advocate for the Unsheltered

December 23, 2021 Debora Gordon 1

On any given night, over half a million Americans experience homelessness. A 2019 count indicated more than 4,000 unhoused residents live in Oakland.  Resheemah White, also known to friends as “RoRo,” was one of them […]

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Home

Violence in Oakland: ‘We Can Fix This’

December 8, 2021 Debora Gordon 1

There is a maxim in journalism, “If it bleeds, it leads,” and there have been seemingly endless stories of violence both far and near. Here in Oakland, there is a seeming daily litany of violence […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: Perspectives from a Kindergarten, 3rd Grade Teacher, and Librarian

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon 1

This article is part three of a three-part series sharing OUSD administrator and teacher perspectives to the start of in-person learning, including many lessons learned during 18 months of distance learning during COVID. (Read parts […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: High School Teachers Consider the Changes from Zoom to Classroom

October 13, 2021 Debora Gordon 2

from kindergarten through high school, share their experiences and perceptions, from classroom to Zoom and back again. […]

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COVID-19

Back to School in Oakland: A Board Member, Two Principals, and a Union Executive Board Member Share Their Perspectives

October 5, 2021 Debora Gordon 3

What back-to-school has been like so far this semester […]

News

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Dana Bergen Shares an Anti-Zionist Jewish Perspective

June 10, 2021 Debora Gordon 0

We felt the need for it to be clear that not all Jews support or defend what Israel does and those organizations don’t speak for all of us. […]

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Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization 

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On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two […]

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History and Mission

Debora Gordon is a writer, artist, educator and non-violence activist. She has been living in Oakland since 1991, moving here to become a teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. In all of these roles, Debora is interested in developing a life of the mind. “As a mere human living in these simultaneously thrilling and troubled times,” Debora says, “I try to tread lightly, live thoughtfully, teach peace, and not take myself too seriously.”
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