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10:00 am Community Mobilization to Raise the Wage in Berkeley @ Blue Door Cafe
Community Mobilization to Raise the Wage in Berkeley @ Blue Door Cafe
Mar 5 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Bay Area is an expensive place to live and Berkeley is even higher, yet a majority on City Council are sitting on their hands, while families are forced to work and work and work yet can’t make ends meet. People in Oakland, SF and Emeryville have successfully pushed the wages higher. It is our turn now. We are gathering signatures to get an initiative on the November Ballot that will:  Raise Berkeley’s minimum wage to $15 by October 2017  Raise it further each year by 3% + … Continued
4:00 pm Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 4 @ First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Taking Power for the People: A New Electoral Strategy for the Oakland Left Part 4 @ First African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mar 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
For far too long, our political leaders have failed to represent Oakland’s true values. It is time for the Oakland Left to unite, recruit our own candidates and build political power to achieve meaningful change. At our last meeting we discussed: 1) Ballot initiatives as an organizing strategy – tenant protections, living wage and police accountabiity 2) The process for selecting candidates, 3) Developing a progressive campaign platform 4) Which races to focus on At our last meeting we also announced the formation of a new coalition with members including … Continued