2015 Project Blogs
Life in the Time of Displacement
My story starts back about five years ago. I lived at my last address for 18 years, but lived in Oakland for 36. While living there, I paid my taxes and sent my children […]
Mustafa Solomon
2015 Project Blogs
Gun Tracing Pilot Program Approved by Public Safety Committee
The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee on November 10 accepted a $1 million gun tracing proposal as a pilot program to be funded for two years, with a review and assessment scheduled thereaafter. Following […]
2015 Project Blogs
A Cultural Divide – Not the Oakland I Know
What I’d like to talk about is the attitude that has changed in the city of Oakland. In our neighborhoods—East Oakland, West Oakland, North Oakland—in all of our neighborhoods there seems to be a new […]
2015 Project Blogs
From East Oakland to Tunis, Tunisia, Part I
I have a very interesting story I want to tell my readers. I was blessed to participate in the 2015 World Social Forum, held in Tunis, Tunisia. The Forum is an annual gathering of civil […]
2015 Project Blogs
A True Trailblazer in Oakland
Stan Dodson is the executive producer of the film, “Trailhead.” He is also the manager of La Farine Bakery in the Dimond District and past board member of the Dimond Improvement Association and Friends of […]
2015 Project Blogs
Hope Collaborative
Hope Collaborative is a collective of Bay Area organizations and community residents that works to help families and youth work towards healthy living in East and West Oakland. Officially, it has been around for 7 years, […]
2015 Project Blogs
The Dimond – We Have it All
I want to start out by saying that I live in the Dimond District of East Oakland. I’ve been a very fortunate person to live in this neighborhood. It has everything. As a grassroots activist, I […]
2015 Project Blogs
My Mother, My Best Friend
I want to tell you a story about my best friend who just happens to be my mother. Her name was Marjorie Anne Solomon, but everyone called her Midge. Midge was a feisty woman, but […]