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BART– the Land Baron: Displaced Coliseum Connections Tenants
The following is reprinted from Speak Out Now’s workplace newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit …
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Oakland Teachers’ Strike — A Balance Sheet
On May 4 teachers in Oakland, California, went on a seven-day strike that ended with …
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Rockridge Trader Joes and the Difficulty of a Contract
Workers at the Rockridge Trader Joe’s in Oakland, California, voted on April 20 in favor …
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The Black Panther Party: A Brief History and Lessons for Today
The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded in the fall of 1966 in Oakland, California, …
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Tenants and Workers: Similar Issues
This article is from the Speak Out Now newsletter at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). …
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Oakland Schools Saved From Closure…For Now…
On Wednesday, January 11th, the School Board for the Oakland Unified School District voted to keep the five schools open that were originally under plans to be shut down at the end of this school year. …
Education
Oakland: The Fight Against School Closures Grows
The struggle to keep the school doors open may not be easy, but it is winnable. But it will take an even larger, more organized and continued mobilization by Oakland parents, students, teachers and staff to win this fight. …
Education
Update from an Oakland teacher: “Our safety depends on us”
It is now almost the middle of October, and we’ve been back at school since …
Education
Oakland: Joy and Terror on the First Day Back at School
The school I work at and love was experiencing hardship long before the pandemic. We almost never had soap or paper towels in classrooms or bathrooms. And now things are worse. …
Frontlines
Rent Forgiveness & the Unforgivable Concept of Rent
Rent is a new concept in human history and one of our modern era’s biggest crimes. Let’s end rent! …
Frontlines
An Ode to Capitalism
Poetry from an Oakland Kaiser Worker …