Help Wanted! Volunteer to Renovate the Uhuru House

Sunday, May 6, 2012. 4:00pm

QUALIFICATIONS:  * Socially Conscious  * Experienced in any phase of construction  * Phone donations campaign  * Or desire to learn

SPECIFIC SKILLS : * General or stucco contractor  * Phone/online donations  * Plumber, carpenter, electrician  * Roofer  * Mechanical Engineer

The goal: To bring together the resources, skills and materials to complete the renovation of the Uhuru House in East Oakland.

UHURU JIKO (FREEDOM KITCHEN): The campaign to renovate the Uhuru House will create a cutting edge meeting space as well as a licensed commercial kitchen accessible to the African community.

The project is addressing the conditions, such as the fact that 75 cents of every retail dollar leaves East Oakland.

UHURU HOUSE: The Uhuru House represents more than 30 years of campaigns led by the Black Power Movement to win African community control of the economy, housing, health care, education and police. The Uhuru House represents the interests of the working class African people, putting in place programs for self-reliance and community economic development.

Uhuru House 7911 Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94605-3361

The Uhuru House is the site of the Uhuru Community Garden!

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