Oakland

With one-day strike for $15 an hour, fast-food workers shut it down!

Fast-food workers turned off the grills, closed the cash registers and walked off their jobs on Aug. 29 to demand…

September 5, 2013

Support for California prison hunger strike

At a short rally before the march to Oakland’s city jail, Janetta Johnson, representing the Trans GenderVariant Intersex Justice Project,…

September 4, 2013

Bay Area Rapid Transit workers, community join in solidarity

Oakland, Calif., Aug. 4 — Gov. Jerry Brown intervened at the 11th hour and called for an investigation into the…

August 7, 2013

Rise up for Trayvon!

Protests across the U.S. July 15 — The ongoing anger of the oppressed African-American masses and all anti-racist, justice-loving people…

July 17, 2013

Labor/community alliance in Oakland tells City Council: ‘We need jobs, not more cops’

A labor/community alliance is growing in Oakland, Calif., as city leaders pour more money into one of the most contentious…

July 2, 2013

Oakland, Calif., vigil for police victim

Oakland, Calif. — More than 150 people came out to honor the memory of young Alan Blueford on May 5,…

May 19, 2013

March for jobs and justice from Baltimore to D.C. May 11-12

The following is a May 9 national press release.   Baltimore, Md. — On Saturday, May 11, 2013, community, civil…

May 9, 2013

Livable wage assembly launches fight for $15 campaign starting with May Day action

Inspired by the struggles of low-wage workers in Chicago and New York, the Livable Wage Assembly in Oakland has launched…

April 26, 2013

Community BBQ highlights Alan Blueford case

East Oakland, Calif. — The Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition held a free barbecue in Oakland’s Arroyo Viejo Park on April…

April 16, 2013

Solidarity with Kimani Gray

The Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition held a rally of about 150 people in Oakland, Calif., on March 21 in…

April 1, 2013