2015 Project Blogs
2015 Project Blogs
2015 Project Blogs
The Impact of Impact Fees
Having prayed outside City Hall for the “soul of the city and an end to the housing crisis,” about 60 low- income Oakland residents, housing advocates and clergy filed into the packed March 22 meeting […]
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 […]
2015 Project Blogs
Focus on Affordable Housing
Oakland Voices held their second forum “Focus on Affordable Housing” on April 7th at the 81st Avenue Branch Library in East Oakland and panelists highlighted the policies and strategies that can preserve affordable housing in […]
2015 Project Blogs
The Tree of Life: “Come Close”
The six- feet high, 30- foot long The Tree of Life mural-on-canvas sweeps across the entrance of the Oliver Art Center at the California College of Art (CCA). A vibrant tree forms the center of the […]
2015 Project Blogs
A Trip Down International Blvd.
[slideshow_deploy id=’10496′] Going from one place to another is a basic necessity that we all have to deal with everyday in our urban lives. We can either ride a bicycle, purchase a vehicle or use […]
2015 Project Blogs
Bay Area Coalition fights human trafficking
Last month, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office hosted the Bay Area Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Watch Coalition’s first meeting of the year to discuss the demand for human trafficking. The idea is to […]
2015 Project Blogs
Angela Davis talks about Black Lives Matter, Beyoncé and feminism
I always thought that Angela Davis was a member of the Black Panther Party. To celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, CA, I decided to go see Dr. Davis […]
2015 Project Blogs
Where do we go from here?
I was motioned into the sanctuary by a large, smiling man in a dark blue suit with one hand, as he held the door open with the other. As I stepped inside, a grey- haired […]
2015 Project Blogs
Love Is What Matters
Mercy Retirement and Care Center, the highly regarded residence and service provider for senior citizens for nearly 110 years in the Fruitvale District, is not a likely venue for a book- signing. It is an […]